According to a tweet by Nick Cafardo (is it just me, or should the words "tweet" and "Nick Cafardo" never appear in the same sentence?), Jaocby Ellsbury will be the Red Sox lead-off hitter in 2011. The word comes from none other than Manager Terry Francona. Now, can the advocates of J.D. Drew leading off please crawl back under your rocks?
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