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April 7, 2010 Updated: April 8, 10:03 AM ET Francona stands
behind Big Papi  By Gordon Edes  BOSTON -- Red Sox manager Terry
Francona said he found out that slugger David Ortiz was upset
the night before because he heard it being discussed on the
clubhouse TV Wednesday afternoon.  "Did he curse?" asked
Francona, feigning innocence. The manager held steady on his
conviction that two games into the season was no time to be
making changes in the Sox lineup, especially one as drastic as
platooning the besieged Ortiz against left-handers. The lineup
card posted in the clubhouse was the same as the one for the
first two games of the series. Against Yankees' left-hander Andy
Pettitte, Ortiz was batting fifth and serving as DH. Mike
Lowell, a potential right-handed alternative to Ortiz, remained
on the bench.  Francona The thing I've learned here that is hard
is you've got to be patient, and when you don't want to be
patient you need to or you can really s