Seeing as Rutherford is on the 40 man, and Eaton is barely a functional OFer right now, I'm surprised we haven't tried to get Eaton on the DL, and let Rutherford fill in for now. Not like Eaton brings tangibles to the team right now, that can't be provided by others.
Go find the archives from the 2005 and 2006 seasons on SoxTalk, that don't exist anymore due to site upgrades. When it was first created, I used to also keep a table showing every poster's record at starting GTs all year, as a 'contest'.
Yeah, typically, once the Sox lose, your GT starting duties are over, for some period of time.
That being said, seeing that lineup, I’m not sure anyone else would voluntarily start the GT, with the odds stacked against them so badly, so let it roll
While I certainly 100% agree that making the lineup right now for TLR, has to be tough, it makes no sense whatsoever, for Adam Eaton, who is clearly hurt AND scuffling at the plate, to be hitting 2nd.