« WORKOUT DAY: Lowell backs Drew
Main
WORKOUT DAY: Biding his time »
October 26, 2007
BY STEVEN KRASNER
Journal Sports Writer
DENVER -- Much is being made about the fact that the Red Sox are going to have to sit a key player on the bench for the games in Coors Field in the World Series because the designated hitter is not used in the National League parks in the Fall Classic.
What that means for Boston is that among vital offensive cogs David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis and Mike Lowell, only two can start without making wholesale lineup changes and weakening the team in several positions.
But Lowell, who will start at third base in Game Three at Coors Field, says he isn't necessarily in favor of making either the DH permanent in both leagues or getting rid of it altogether.
''I don't think it should be eliminated. The union wouldn't allow it because it means a (loss of) too many jobs,'' said Lowell.
''The National League teams build their teams differently. They don't go out and get a big bopper like they do in the American League. It's just a totally different philosophy in the American League. I don't think you want to use the DH one year (in the World Series) and not the next. To be honest, though, I don't think about it too much. I'd rather have an extra wild-card team than worry about the DH,'' said Lowell.
Posted by Steven Krasner 
at 4:42 PM | Permalink
