Or perhaps not.

One day after the trade deadline, the Red Sox and Indians will take the field looking much the same as they did the day before. There will be no Ubaldo Jimenez until the Indians head elsewhere, and the Red Sox debut of Erik Bedard won't come until the last game of the series.

We're the same as we were yesterday, generally, but it's been a bit longer since these two teams have met on the field. Back then, the Sox had just barely clawed their way over .500, and the Indians were on top of not just the league, but all of baseball. But the Sox took 2-of-3, and that's basically how things have been going since then. Now the Sox are the ones in the conversation for the best of all baseball, and the Indians hover just over .500, hoping that their acquisitions will keep them in the weak A.L. Central race.

Let's hope the Sox can put a damper on their post-deadline glow.

Boston Red Sox (66-40)

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
5. David Ortiz, DH
6. Carl Crawford, LF
7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
8. Josh Reddick, RF
9. Marco Scutaro, SS

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John Lackey

#41 / Pitcher / Boston Red Sox

Height: 6-6

Weight: 245

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Oct 23, 1978

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	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2011 - John Lackey	9-8	17	17	0	0	0	0	97.1	123	69	67	13	30	66	6.20	1.57

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Josh Tomlin

#43 / Pitcher / Cleveland Indians

Height: 6-1

Weight: 190

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Oct 19, 1984

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	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2011 - Josh Tomlin	11-5	22	21	0	0	0	0	134.2	122	62	60	18	16	73	4.01	1.02

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Go Sox!