A look at Red Sox third basemen in the John Henry era

Photo by J Rogash/Getty ImagesThe combination of a day game on Monday and an off day on Tuesday finally gave me the chance to watch The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox. What a journey. So many memories.

When they got to June 30, 2004, against the Yankees, there’s a clip of Nomar throwing to Big Papi at first, who can’t scoop the ball. David Ortiz did fill in at first during interleague games. And he was in the mix in 2003 with Kevin Millar and Jeremy Giambi. But by 2004 he was the DH.

Which leads to the question of “where Was Kevin Millar?” Oh yeah, he was in right field because Trot Nixon was DHing after missing time. And Pokey Reese was at second. And the guy diving next to Nomar was…