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Francona: Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Clay Buchholz for first three in ALDS

Students from Tokyo who are studying in Boston, from left, Marina Arai, Hiromi Kuki, Emiri Imanishi and Sakiki Ikeda, try to get the attention of Boston Red Sox players during warm-ups before the start of a baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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about 1 month ago: Students from Tokyo who are studying in Boston, from left, Marina Arai, Hiromi Kuki, Emiri Imanishi and Sakiki Ikeda, try to get the attention of Boston Red Sox players during warm-ups before the start of a baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Red Sox, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Terry Francona just announced that the Red Sox will start Jon Lester in game one of the ALDS, Josh Beckett in game two and Clay Buchholz in game three.

"There are a lot of options open to us that we're interested in exploring," Francona said.

Francona has yet to announce the playoff roster.

"We'll assess everybody's health (to determine the postseason roster)," Francona said.

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Meh.

It’ll allow me to get all my homework done on Thursday night, and then go out and goof off for a while before getting in a car to try to get across the state on Friday night.

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Oct 5, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

game 3 starter

Tito needs to re-think his game 3 starter. I’m thinking roll the “dice” for game 3 and not Buchholz. any other thoughts out there?

by Marc K on Oct 5, 2009 2:51 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he earned it

he’s been absolutely essential to our team getting to the playoffs. He’s won when he needed to, and he deserves to be given a chance in the spot for the playoffs.

Plus, Buck pitching at 100% is better than Dice-K at 100%. And there’s no way to see how he’ll deal with the playoff pressure if we don’t just throw him in.

by wolf9309 on Oct 5, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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