Which former Red Sox would you most like to see on the team this year?

• Nomar Garciaparra
• Pedro Martinez
• Manny Ramirez
• Curt Schilling
• Derek Lowe
• Johnny Damon

Once again, more a hypothetical exercise than reality.  But given the recent homecomings of Lowe and Nomar, I wanted to pick at the heartstrings a little to gather public sentiment.

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Who is more important for the Red Sox to extend past their current contracts?

• Jason Bay
• Josh Beckett

It's very likely that both JB's could end up staying in Boston past their current contracts, but if you were held feet to the fire and forced to choose just one right now, who would it be?

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With Smoltz ready, Buchholz antsy and Daisuke struggling, where do the Red Sox turn?

• Smoltz starts in the pen with Bard being sent to AAA
• Smoltz to the rotation, Dice K to the DL or the pen (Bard to AAA)
• A Penny deal will go down this week making room for Smoltz
• Whatever the plan was...Buchholz takes priority. Rock the boat and get him to Boston
• Wake's a potential All-Star, but he can go to the pen right?

Terry Francona will give us some news today.  Will he show the Red Sox hand dictating their overall rotation strategy going forward or will today's announcement just be a baby step?

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Who will end the year with greater offensive production?

• David Ortiz (currently -11.2 Runs Above Average)
• Julio Lugo (-1.9 Runs Above Average)
• George Kottaras (-3.1 Runs Above Average)

We'll be using Fan Graph's Park Adjusted Batting Runs Above Average based on wOBA as our measuring stick.  In season ZIPS projections have Ortiz ending the season at .244, 21 HR, 89 RBI.  If he can get there, I think he'll take this race.  But is that too optimistic a projection based on what our eyes are telling us today?

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Which of the following is least likely to occur over the upcoming six game homestand?
- Red Sox sweep the Blue Jays and Mets
- Daisuke returns and pitches a gem (7 IP, 2 ER or less, 7+ K)
- Our SS tandem of Green and Lugo goes errorless
- David Ortiz breaks out (hits one or more HR with a .300+ average)

Let's get real here...Who really stays up until the end of every weekday west coast game?
- I'll catch the first few innings of each game
- I'm in it to the end no matter what
- Only if its close at 11:00 PM on the east coast
- I live on the west coast, so its no sweat for me

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Who will be the odd men out of the rotation come mid-July? Between a rehabbing Smoltz, a streaking Wakefield, Penny, Masterson and Buccholz, pick two to saddle up with Beckett, Lester, DiceK.

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With April nearly in the books, who has been the Red Sox Most Valuable Player for the first month of the season?

- Kevin Youkilis (.414 average, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 1.252 OPS)

- Jason Bay (.344 average, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 1.211 OPS)

- Mike Lowell (.319 average, 4 HR, 22 RBI, .966 OPS)

- Tim Wakefield (2-1, 1.86 ERA, .97 WHIP)

- Justin Masterson (2-0, 2.70 ERA, 1.26 WHIP)

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How important is an early season series with the Yankees?

The Yankees and Red Sox are scheduled to meet nineteen times and possibly more over the course of the 2009 season. How important are these first three games in the grand scheme of things?

- Yankees vs. Red Sox is always important

- The first series between the two sets the tone for the season

- It's just another early season series

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What to do with the Sox caught "Short" handed?

With Jed Lowrie out until at least the All Star break and possibly longer, what should the Red Sox do at SS this season?

- Nick Green all the way to October

- It's Julio Lugo's job to lose for 2009

- Lugo/Green split time until Lowrie gets back

- Bring in Bobby Crosby, or someone else from the outside

- Maybe Hanley's still available (for laughs only please don't vote for this unless your baseball IQ is < 1)

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