Red Sox are ready to take their position
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The Red Sox, losing to the Devil Rays yesterday, had their division lead sliced to 1&#189; games by the Yankees. With a week left in the regular season, the AL East race is far from over.
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The Boston Red Sox have looked at the postseason from both sides now. Their next task will be to prevent the other guys from joining them in the epic comeback category.
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At first glance, all was bliss yesterday at Fenway Park. The day after the Red Sox clinched a berth in their second straight American League Championship Series, principal owner John W. Henry happily prepared to play catch on his famous lawn in the Fens. Manager Terry Francona, as calm as he possibly could be as one of the most scrutinized ...
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Since his arrival in Boston at the trading deadline, Doug Mientkiewicz has bought into the Red Sox' team concept, accepting his role as a defensive replacement.
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Jon Lester had what was described as a "strong side session" yesterday at Fenway in front of pitching coach John Farrell and manager Terry Francona . The Red Sox wanted to watch him throw and then map out a plan for the foreseeable future.
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When he arrived at Fenway Park yesterday morning to prepare for the finale of the Red Sox' homestand against the Texas Rangers, Johnny Damon was expecting to be back in Terry Francona's lineup. Gabe Kapler wasn't expecting to start.
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The Red Sox manager pieced together another makeshift lineup last night at Fenway Park, in a game that no longer has significant ramifications for his team.
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The Boston Red Sox are gaining ground on the New York Yankees in the AL East, and they're brimming with confidence.
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The Red Sox won, 4-2, and will meet the Yankees on Wednesday night with a World Series berth on the line.
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Maybe this is all you need to know about the determination on Yawkey Way to overtake the Yankees in the American League East: Nearly a month before the regular season ends, Red Sox starters were told to prepare to wage an all-out effort in the four-game series that ends the season in Baltimore.
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They probably have done all they can do. As much as players on the bubble to make the roster for the Division Series may want to enhance their chances with powerful closing performances, the Red Sox almost certainly have seen all they need to see before they make their final decisions this weekend.
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Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin&#39; to go. Baseball fans are ready, too. The shadows are getting longer, the leaves are starting to turn and pumpkins are showing up.
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Boston was tingling with anticipation on Saturday as the Red Sox prepared to host Game One of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals and take a step toward ridding themselves of a hex that has hung over the team for eight decades.
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The Boston Red Sox have three corner infielders and only two corners to put them in.
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BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox put themselves in great position for a run at the AL East-leading New York Yankees with a great homestand.
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Boston was tingling with anticipation on  Saturday as the Red Sox prepared to host Game One of the World  Series against the St. Louis Cardinals and take a step toward  ridding themselves of a hex that has hung over the team for  eight decades.
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In a surely inevitable ALCS rematch, the Red Sox are confident this time they have the edge. By MARC TOPKIN, Times Staff Writer. BOSTON - They&#39;ve been intertwined for most of the past 12 months, since Aaron