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Archive for October 16th, 2007

Game 4 pregame: Part 3

It wasn’t the sight that 100 or so media members wanted to see, but the Red Sox clubhouse was near empty for the 30-minute interval set aside for media access before tonight’s game. During the playoffs, there is no media access in the clubhouse before a game. But that rule was lifted because everything, especially [...]

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Game 4 pregame, Part 2

Here is Terry Francona’s response to the question about if he considered replacing Tim Wakefield with Josh Beckett for tonight’s game: “I can’t believe somebody asked me that,” said Francona. “Yeah, I think what we considered was trying to put our ballclub in the best position to win the series, and there’s a lot of [...]

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I arrived here about an hour ago, at 4:30 p.m., and the early story is the weather. It has been overcast the entire day. A few sportswriters made the 60-mile trek to Canton, Ohio, to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (more on that later). It was dry the entire trip until we got back [...]

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Here are a few observations from last night’s Game 3: 1. Even though the game was close, it felt like a blowout. Sox hitters were behind on the count almost all night. It made a 4-0 and 4-2 lead appear insurmountable, which it isn’t. 2. Just like the Red Sox do in Boston, the Indians [...]

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