After Long Wait, Red Sox Go With a Rookie
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The Red Sox waited and waited, and probably waited too long, before finally inserting center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury into the lineup for the invisible Coco Crisp.
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His teammates no longer regard him as a rookie, especially now that the Patriots have turned the page on their historic 16-0 regular season and set their sights on extending that perfection in the playoffs.
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In spring training, when Jonathan Papelbon was being groomed for a spot in the Red Sox' rotation, he realized how different starting was from the closing role he had filled in his rookie season.
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BOSTON - The Red Sox have a pulse today because they got to Mariano Rivera again. It&#39;s not much of a heartbeat, but enough to give them hope they can become the first team
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With just more than two weeks left in the regular season, the Red Sox have essentially made their first big decision of the offseason.
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SEATTLE - In his quest to lead the Boston Red Sox to their first AL East title since 1995, Curt Schilling might just pick up his first Cy Young Award.
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When the National League Rookie of the Year is revealed Monday, fans will get a glimpse into whether or not the writers favored numbers or intangibles.
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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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Wade Miller wanted to play for a good team. Now he's part of a new-look Red Sox rotation that's deeper and cheaper than last year's.
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Ben Watson's rookie year with the New England Patriots started late and ended early.
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Debuts are rarely pretty, especially for rookies such as Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who will make his first start Sunday.
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Anaheim righthander John Lackey took the mound last night at Fenway Park with an impressive resume. So impressive, the Hall of Fame once asked for his hat. In 2002, when he became the first rookie to win a Game 7 in the World Series since Babe Adams almost a century earlier, Cooperstown called.
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For a team that enters this season with a 15-game winning streak, the New England Patriots' rookies present an interesting juxtaposition.
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Lest there remain any doubt about their resolve, the Red Sox last night were fully prepared to let Pedro Martinez take his remarkable skills elsewhere rather than guarantee him a four-year contract to stay in Boston.
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The Boston Red Sox might have taken a step Wednesday night toward finding the dominating Pedro Martinez of old. By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY.
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The Boston Red Sox obtained pitcher Jason Johnson on Wednesday, a day after the right-hander was designated for assignment by the Cleveland Indians.
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The Boston Red Sox want to start the playoffs right now.