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August 22, 2007
-- Manny Ramirez, as expected, is not in the starting lineup. He was aware three or four days earlier that tonight would be his opportunity to sit out, at least at the start of the game. Ramirez has played in a team-high 123 games of the 126 so far, and if needed, he'll be sent up as a pinch hitter tonight.
-- Tim Wakefield threw a side session this afternoon and reported there were no issues with his back. On Monday night, Wakefield's back stiffened up so he was pulled after only 77 pitches and seven shutout innings. He'll start again Saturday night in Chicago.
-- Jonathan Papelbon unveiled a new pitch he said he invented called the "slutter" -- a combination of a slider and a cutter -- in notching his 30th save of the season on Tuesday night. Manager Terry Francona doesn't care what he calls the pitch "as long as he gets people out."
-- Curt Schilling, a free agent after this season, intimated on a radio show in Boston yesterday that he wouldn't be averse to signing and pitching for the lowly Devil Rays. Francona's take on Schilling's comments? "As a blanket statement I'd much rather us win games and let free agency come when it's supposed to."
-- Steven Krasner
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