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October 28, 2007
BY JIM DONALDSON
Journal Sports Writer
DENVER -- How'd you like Big Papi, gloving Julio Lugo's short-hopped throw to first base in the second inning?
Good thing he did, otherwise the Sox wouldn't have gotten out of the inning, which began with a leadoff double by Todd Helton, unscathed.
As every Red Sox fan knows, it was difficult for Terry Francona to take Kevin Youkilis out of the lineup. But, since there's no designated hitter in the games played at N.L. parks, and Francona wanted David Ortiz's bat in the lineup, "Youk" hasn't started Games Three or Four at Coors Field.
It didn't make sense to shift Youkilis to third base, in place of Mike Lowell, because not only did Lowell lead the Sox in RBI this season, with 120, but he also is very good defensively. If Youkilis played third base, and Ortiz first, that would weaken the infield at two positions, rather than one.
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