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Game 4 pregame: Part 3

Posted in Red Sox on Oct 16th, 2007 Comments

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 batting [...]

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Game 4 pregame, Part 2

Posted in Red Sox on Oct 16th, 2007 Comments

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 different [...]

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Game 4 pre-game: A little wet, but night should be fine

Posted in Red Sox on Oct 16th, 2007 Comments

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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A few thoughts on last night’s Game 3

Posted in Red Sox, Uncategorized on Oct 16th, 2007 Comments

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 play off [...]

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