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 he is not entertaining the thought of restoring Julio Lugo to the top of the lineup, even though Lugo is batting .500 (15 for 30) in an eight-game hitting streak, including three three-hit games. Last night in a 6-5 loss to the Royals, Lugo had a bases-loaded, two-run double while batting in the ninth ...
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Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona was ejected from Saturday night&#39;s game against the New York Yankees for arguing with the umpires about fan interference on a double that allowed the tying run to score in the sixth inning.
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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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CHICAGO -- Terry Francona was asleep during what may have been a signature moment in the American League East race. Given that it took place in the middle of the night, hours before the Red Sox' 14-2 victory yesterday made it three straight blowout wins over the Chicago White Sox, he was not alone.
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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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The latest Manny Ramirez mystery surfaced Monday when teammate Julian Tavarez said his close friend would arrive late at spring training and Boston manager Terry Francona said that may not be true.
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DETROIT -- Manny Ram&#xED;rez was not in the starting lineup yesterday, which immediately led to speculation that the left fielder was once again preparing to pull a ripcord on a scheduled All-Star appearance. It didn't help that manager Terry Francona , because of an organizational sensitivity to medical privacy issues, was vague before the game about what ailed the 35-year-old, ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he&#39;ll use a four-man pitching rotation in the playoffs. But that&#39;s all he&#39;s saying right now, leaving a lot of unanswered questions about who will pitch and when.
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Manager Terry Francona , who has not watched either of Daisuke Matsuzaka's bullpen sessions, acknowledged yesterday that the Japanese pitcher, who is accustomed to doing considerably more throwing than his American counterparts in spring training, will continue to do so here.
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As the Mets have moved toward a postseason spot, Pedro MartÃ­nez has been one of their most vital players, but right now he is their biggest question mark.
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com. As manager Terry Francona put it before this American League Championship Series began: &quot;These guys just like to play ball.
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On a night when Carlos BeltrÃ¡n played for the first time in a week and the Mets lost their last regular season home game, Pedro MartÃ­nez was the focus of attention.
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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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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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When he finally flopped into bed well after 2 in the morning, naturally Red Sox manager Terry Francona couldn't sleep. His brain kicked into overdrive as soon as he lay down, and as the details of Game 1 of the World Series whirred through his head at near warp speed, he remained stuck on one particular juncture of the victory ...
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Pedro MartÃ­nez, who has reveled in his role as a villain to the Yankees while pitching and chirping for the Boston Red Sox, met with George Steinbrenner yesterday in Tampa, Fla.