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Found September 25, 2009 on Fire Brand American League:
Should Jon Lester start Game 1 or 2?
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox
PLAYERS: Jon Lester
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Today, Rob Neyer talked about the news that Jon Lester was going to be the No. 1 starter for the Sox in the ALDS. While he concedes that on some ends it makes sense, he gave more face time to making the case for Lester starting Game 2. I'm here to disagree. Neyer's two points: One, the Angels are predominantly right-handed. Two, by starting Lester in Game 1 (and theoretically game 2) you lose the chance to have Lester starting in Yankee Stadium twice. In a response to both point...
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