Francona Fails to Manage MartÃ­nez
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Seldom has a man so deftly handled 24 players, as Terry Francona has managed the Boston Red Sox within striking distance of a World Series championship, while grossly mismanaging a 25th, as he has Pedro MartÃ­nez.
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Red Sox manager Terry Francona said after a closed-door meeting with Manny Ram&#xED;rez yesterday that ``there's a chance" Ram&#xED;rez, who has been diagnosed with patellar tendinitis in his right knee, will not play the rest of the season.
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BOSTON - Boston ace Curt Schilling will not start Game 5 of the AL championship series Sunday because of an injured right ankle. Derek Lowe will start in his place, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Thursday...
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The five innings that Pedro MartÃ­nez were encouraging but inconclusive. He held the Marlins without a hit until the fifth, but then allowed four runs in that inning before departing.
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One pitch. Bernie Williams figured Pedro MartÃ­nez gives hitters one pitch per at-bat that is not as nasty as the others and that they might be able to smack for a hit.
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The New York Mets have dropped Julio Franco, a move that could spell the end of the 48-year-old infielder's formidable career.
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Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he held off on making the announcement in case he needed to use Clay Buchholz out of the bullpen during last night's 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays, but after the game he announced that the 23-year-old rookie righthander will start against the Blue Jays tomorrow night.
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Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu is expected to miss at least two weeks after straining his right oblique during batting practice Monday, an injury general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Torre said won't cause the team to make a new push for Bernie Williams to report.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez has served as a catalyst for the rebuilding of the Mets but, now will be unable to participate in the product of his presence in the postseason.
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Boston's Pedro MartÃ­nez put his past four starts behind him Wednesday night to post a redemptive 8-3 victory over the Anaheim Angels.
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NEW YORK -- Making wholesale substitutions as the Yankees piled on the runs yesterday, Red Sox manager Terry Francona removed Jason Varitek. The catcher and de facto team captain promptly removed his equipment from the dugout and went to the clubhouse. He did not need to witness New York put the finishing touches on a 14-4 victory. He had seen ...
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Red Sox manager Terry Francona wouldnât give away too many of the teamâs postseason roster plans, but he did indicate what seemed
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When Kyle Snyder finally turned his phone on, he found missed calls and text messages. Indications of an interest, at least, in contacting him. So around 4 p.m. Tuesday, he called manager Terry Francona; only the news wasn't what he expected.
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Terry Francona remembers the dull ache of hopelessness, the sad feeling of managing a team that was destined to go nowhere in October but home. He guided the Phillies through four miserable Septembers in his only experience as a big league skipper before the Red Sox handed him the keys to their team -- and their dreams.
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There have been no official decisions yet. No changes to the lineup on an optional workday that, manager Terry Francona said, was supposed to be an offday. But that doesn't mean there might not be a different name in the lineup tonight when the Red Sox return to Fenway Park for Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. Like, ...
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Although Omar Minaya, the Mets' general manager, has not extended a contract offer, he is competing with the most prominent teams in baseball for Pedro MartÃ­nez.
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The Mets lost for the sixth time in eight games, but that seems to be irrelevant. There are two goals for the rest of the regular season: avoid injuries and nurse players like Pedro MartÃ­nez back to full strength.