Vice presidential debates, by definition, are a second-string event.
Remember, he suffered a hairline rib fracture early in training camp and had been considered the third string option, slotted behind both Bradford and pricey free agent acquisition Chase Daniel.
Pennington was the Jets' third-string option that day, but he has not forgotten Lambeau Field, or the emotion, or watching the famous No. 4 operate an offense.
And Yates is a third-string quarterback.
One is a third-string quarterback, Ray Lucas.
France will put out a second string side.
One is a third-string quarterback, Chandler Harnish, Mr. Irrelevant in 2012, and the other is the third-string tight end.
What you must not do is add a fourth string.
As a starting knuckleballer, he generally paired with the second-string catcher, Doug Mirabelli, a nanny for the wanton pitch, but removing the powerful Varitek from the lineup was not an option here.
The index finger will be on the second fret of the A string (second string from the bottom) and the ring finger will be on the fourth fret of the string above it, the D string.
Goaltender Byron Dafoe, whom the Boston Bruins to free agency over the off-season, was a possible option to back up Dan Blackburn, the Rangers' second-string goalie, in Richter's absence.
