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Former Sox Playoff Team

Here is a team I constructed of former Boston Red Sox players that are on teams that made the 2006 Major League Baseball playoffs:

Manager: Grady Little (LAD)

C - Josh Bard (C – SD)
1B – Todd Walker (2B/1B/3B - SD)
2B – Mark Bellhorn (3B/2B/1B - SD)
SS - Nomar Garciaparra (1B - LAD)
3B – Bill Mueller (3B- LAD)
LF – Dave Roberts (LF/CF - SD)
CF – Johnny Damon (CF - NYY)
RF – Jay Payton (LF/CF/RF - OAK)
DH – Cliff Floyd (LF - NYM)

SP – Derek Lowe (LAD)
SP – Pedro Martinez (NYM)*
SP – Jeff Suppan (STL)
SP – David Wells (SD)

RP – Mike Myers (NYY)
RP – Todd Jones (DET)
RP – Scott Sauerbeck (OAK)
RP – Darren Oliver (NYM)
RP – Chad Bradford (NYM)
RP – Rudy Seanez (SD)
RP – Alan Embree (SD)
RP – Cla Meredith (SD)

*Injured

Wow - San Diego really likes Boston players!

–Joe

Yeah, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein used to work for the Padres, so there is a connection there. The Sox have traded some key prospects (including Josh Bard) that they would probably want back if they had the choice.

Anyway, go Tigers!