ok, not the worst poster ever. sorry, forgot to take my meds. no chance in hell that owens STARTS this season... let alone makes it up here for anything more than September callups. The sox signed Mack for this reason. If Pods is down, Mackowiak plays left field. It's as simple as that.
PS, for how "awful" Podsednik has been playing (remember, no spring training) he's still hitting better than Brian Anderson... so if anyone gets replaced, its him.*
*not saying that I think Anderson won't turn it around, bc I would be willing to bet he finishes this season around .250-.260.