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April 17, 2008
Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis is in the lineup, a day after fouling a ball off his left big toe.
Youkilis fouled a ball off the top of his show in the sixth inning last night and came out in the eighth inning when the toe began to throb.
But though the toe was sore when he woke up this morning, he called Terry Francona and told the manager to put him in the lineup -- or else.
Or else?
``Or I would annoy him all game (in the dugout),'' said Youkilis.
``It's sore,'' said Youkilis. ``But as long as I can put my shoe on and be able to stand on my toes, I'm good. It's not painful when I walk.''
Youkilis recalled palying through a situation in spring training 2005 when he did the same thing against former teammate Derek Lowe in Vero Beach, Fla. That time, it turned out, his toe was broken. X-rays taken Wednesday night here revealed no break.
``I'm just going to play my game,'' Youkilis said, ``and play hard. If I'm a step slow...''
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