Sox First Baseman Won't Give Up Ball
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Red Sox fans have seen the video over and over again. A ground ball to pitcher Keith Foulke. He tosses it underhand to backup first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, who raises it high as Boston celebrates its first World Series championship in 86 years.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Doug Mirabelli left no doubts as to his preference yesterday. In short, he loves being on the Red Sox.
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Regardless of whether he would be handing the ball to Daisuke Matsuzaka today or bidding him adieu until next season, Red Sox manager Terry Francona was persuaded that Matsuzaka was not permanently scarred by his Game 3 start against the Indians, in which the righthander lasted just 4 2/3 innings.
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His name still isn't on his locker -- the only member of the Red Sox to hold that distinction -- but Jacoby Ellsbury continued making a strong case to be a mainstay in the clubhouse as he picked up his first major league extra-base hit and RBI yesterday.
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obby Madritsch, a rookie pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, was full of confidence Thursday night - even against the streaking Boston Red Sox.
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Before last night's game against the Red Sox, Tampa Bay's Lou Piniella didn't want to talk about speculation that he will
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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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Fenway Park erupted last night at the sight of Josh Beckett walking to the bullpen in the middle of the second inning. With the Red Sox breaking open a tight game by scoring eight times in their last two at-bats, Red Sox manager Terry Francona never had to summon him during the game. But Beckett still got last call when ...
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One in an occasional series about the Boston Red Sox and their 86-year quest to win it all. BOSTON - It comes up just shy of bloodcurdling, but this one man, this one sports-radio czar, has
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CHICAGO -- It's hard enough trying to hit a 5-ounce sphere hurtling toward the plate at 90-something miles an hour. For David Ortiz , it's even harder trying to do it batting fourth in the Red Sox lineup, although he didn't have much trouble last night.
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ou have a friend who is a Boston Red Sox fan. A good, loyal friend. A confidant you can pity. Boy, you say to him, the Sox are strong this year.
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The season is nearly two months old and already the White Sox have played like defending World Series champions. They have an improved offense with Jim Thome and a starting staff that is still one of the best in the majors.
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Doug Mientkiewicz has the ball . The Red Sox want it back. Stay tuned. Certainly you know which ball we're talking about. By now you've seen the video a couple million times.
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Julian Tavarez claimed he didn't feel any pressure in last night's start, though the Red Sox righthander's season might be reaching a tipping point.
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Carlos Pena was all hellos, handshakes, and hugs before facing the Red Sox last night at Fenway Park. Leaning over the waist-high wall by the visitors' dugout, he greeted friends and family members. All the early arrivals seemed to have some connection to the Detroit Tigers' first baseman through either his hometown of Haverhill or his alma mater, Northeastern.
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For a player whose first pitch in Major  League Baseball was smashed out of the ballpark, Boston's  Hideki Okajima has a lot to smile about.
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BOSTON - Kevin Millar and Orlando Cabrera each drove in two runs, and former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz made his first career start at second base in the Boston Red Sox's 8-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.    In an unusual move by manager Terry Francona to load Boston's lineup with left-handed hitters, Mientkiewicz played second for the second time since coming to the majors in 1998...