A Boston Bachelor For Meredith?

The Inside Track reports that Chris Ritter was almost Bob The Bachelor:

``A couple of girls in my office sent in my name and I made it to the final round of interviews before they decided to go with Bob,'' he said. ``But then they called back and asked if I'd do `The Bachelorette.' I guess it was a demotion. The next stop would be `Average Joe!' ''

The Bachelorette starts back up tonight.