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Wednesday Oct 14 | SouthCoastToday.com

Now's the time for Sox

Opening Day at Fenway Park was just six months ago, but feels like it happened in a different season entirely.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jed Lowrie, Baseball Players, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, John Smoltz, St. Louis Cardinals, Major League Baseball

Mon Oct 12, 2009

The Hartford Courant

Red Sox: Pregame Cribbage: Rivalry Central | Red Sox -- Yankees

Hours before the most imporant game of the year, it was just another afternoon in Terry Francona's office.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Dustin Pedroia, Rocco Baldelli

Sat Oct 10, 2009

TheBostonChannel

Red Sox Coast Into Playoffs With 12-7 Win

Jason Varitek, right, pats Jed Lowrie, second from right, after Lowrie's grand slam that brought home Varitek, George Kottaras, second from left, and Joey Gathright, behind center, in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Sunday, Oct.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Cleveland Indians, David Ortiz

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Fox Sports

Roster questions remain

The Red Sox are carrying a lot of baggage - literally - as they get read to open the Division Series here tomorrow night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Baseball Players, Gil Velazquez, Tim Wakefield, Rocco Baldelli

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Over The Monster

Rosenthal says the Angels may run wild. A review of the season series.

Randy posted a link to a Ken Rosenthal article predicting an LA victory in the ALDS.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Brad Penny, Dustin Pedroia

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Boston Red Sox

Baldelli to undergo MRI on hip Monday

Rocco Baldelli went to bed on Friday night hoping for the best. With the playoffs right around the corner, there's no worse time to receive a visit from the injury bug than the final days of the regular season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Rocco Baldelli, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Josh Reddick, Junichi Tazawa, J.D. Drew

Sat Oct 03, 2009

The Day

Playoff Roster Bingo

Peter Huoppi grew up in Connecticut, just a few steps northeast of the Munson-Nixon line.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Tim Wakefield, Baseball Players, Mike Timlin

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Times-Herald

Wednesday's action on the diamonds

Fans react as Toronto Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas dives over the wall to catch a foul pop by Boston Red Sox's George Kottaras during the seventh inning in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday, Sept.

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Related Topix: Sports, Toronto Blue Jays, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Rod Barajas, Boston Red Sox

Over the Monster

GT: Jays @ Red Sox - Sept. 30

We've clinched! Now do these games really matter? Eh, sure. Let's go out with a bang.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Josh Reddick, Baseball Players, David Ortiz, Casey Kotchman, Rocco Baldelli

Fri Sep 25, 2009

The Boston Globe

Sox steer out of skid

It had been shaping up as a terrible trip to the Midwest, a lost midweek series in Kansas City, as the Red Sox dropped their first two games to a Royals team playing far better than its record.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Baseball Players, Josh Beckett, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek

Wed Sep 23, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Boston P Tazawa goes on DL

The Boston Red Sox placed right-handed pitcher Junichi Tazawa on the 60-day disabled list Monday due to a mild left groin strain.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, American League East, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Junichi Tazawa, Tim Wakefield

Mon Sep 21, 2009

Fox Sports

Pro Baseball

It's not that they don't have a clue and it's not that they haven't been around the block a few times, but the Boston Red Sox might have learned something about themselves Thursday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Baseball Players, Jason Varitek, Mike Lowell

Thu Sep 17, 2009

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Halo, goodbye

In baseball, victories are like runs. Not all of them are earned. The Red Sox got one of those unearned wins last night when the beat the Angels, 8-7, in one of the wildest games played at Fenway Park in a while.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Baseball Players, Michael Bowden, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew

Sun Sep 13, 2009

Boston Herald

Plan ahead for October

A 10-game road trip beckons, and even if they can hold off the Texas Rangers, they aren't likely to clinch until the final week.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Victor Martinez, Baseball Players, Jason Varitek

Fri Sep 11, 2009

Fox Sports

Pro Baseball

Terry Francona likes his players just a little feisty, so he was tickled pink with the conversation he had with Victor Martinez Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Victor Martinez, Baseball Players, Baltimore Orioles, Jason Varitek

Wed Sep 09, 2009

The Standard-Times

Sox add insurance players

Two new players - shortstop Jed Lowrie and catcher Dusty Brown - joined the cast and crew of the 2009 Red Sox on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Baseball Players, Dusty Brown, Victor Martinez, Jason Varitek

Mon Sep 07, 2009

The Victoria Star

Play at the plate

Boston Red Sox catcher George Kottaras tags out Tampa Bay Rays runner Gregg Zaun at the plate during the eighth inning yesterday in St.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Tampa Bay Rays, B.J. Upton

Sat Sep 05, 2009

Boston Herald

Tim Wakefield ready to give it another go

After his first comeback from back and calf woes had to be aborted following just one start, Tim Wakefield [ stats ] will give it another try this afternoon against the White Sox.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tim Wakefield, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Junichi Tazawa, Victor Martinez

The Boston Globe

Report: Gathright, Anderson will be among callups

As major league rosters expand starting today, the Red Sox are expected to make a few additions for the stretch run.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Josh Reddick, Baseball Players, Brian Anderson, Jed Lowrie, Junichi Tazawa

Thu Sep 03, 2009

The Standard-Times

Red Sox Notebook: Gathright hopes to rewrite his story

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Joey Gathright is known for many things, and he jokingly wishes more of them were baseball-related. There's his ability to jump over cars, which was captured for posterity in a five-star YouTube video in 2002.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Baseball Players, Kevin Youkilis, Brian Anderson, Junichi Tazawa

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