In the spirit of the thread's namesake… Leading off for the visiting New York Mets is the swift center fielder, Brandon Nimmo. Brandon is always such a happy young man. Batting second, at first base, is the man they call the Polar Bear, Pete Alonso. Pete delivered a laser of a home run to left field last night, way over the Green Monster, his 34th of the year. Pete has such impressive power. Batting third is the shortstop, Francisco Lindor. Francisco has really turned it on in the second half. The cleanup hitter, at second base, is Javy Baez. I have to tell you, there may not be a more all-around entertaining player in all of the big leagues. J.D. Davis batting fifth as the designated hitter. You know manager Luis Rojas is delighted to have an extra bat in his lineup in the American League park, particularly one as potent as J.D.'s. Playing third base and batting sixth is Jonathan Villar. Jonathan has been such a big surprise for the Mets this year, one of the best unheralded pickups made by Sandy Anderson's front office in the offseason. Batting seventh and in left field tonight is Jeff McNeil. You have to love this young man's versatility. Around in right is the number-eight hitter for manager Luis Rojas, the veteran Kevin Pillar, playing tonight in place of Michael Conforto. Luis is always looking for an edge, and against the tough lefthander Chris Sale, Kevin can really get it done. And batting ninth is the catcher, James McCann. The pitchers just rave about James' game-calling skills. Tonight, the native Californian — he has such a beautiful family — will put those abilities to good use catching starting pitcher Taijuan Walker. The big righthander represented the Mets in Denver this summer at the All-Star Game, though has had some trouble getting untracked in the second half, but has lately looked very sharp. For the Boston Red Sox, managed by old friend Alex Cora…