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It was almost as if the Red Sox spent the last few weeks of Spring Training orchestrating an ideal blueprint for Opening Day, and, without a hitch, orchestrated it to perfection once the curtain was raised.

With seven starting pitchers vying for five spots, the Red Sox had to make some decisions. They did so on Monday, trading right-hander Bronson Arroyo to the Reds for outfielder Wily Mo Pena.

Fuck. Matt Clement whines about not starting in the last Yankees series? Then he goes out and sucks up the place to the tune of 4.1-9-8-4-4 -- while Terry Francona is off napping, and leaves him out there 2, 3, 4 (?) batters too long. By the time Tito woke up, the damage was done and New York led 8-5. And that was enough of a cushion. So fuck you, too, Tito.