Sox take commanding position
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Baseball&#39;s most star-crossed franchise is either on the verge of purging its demons or setting this town up for the ultimate tease and fall.
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ANAHEIM -- While the Red Sox remain focused on trying to keep Pedro Martinez in a Boston uniform, they are on the verge of adding another key rotation member.
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The Chicago White Sox are coming up with some impressive offensive numbers against one of the National League&#039;s best teams.
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Jason Varitek doesn&#39;t expect to hit like Carl Yastrzemski or Jim Rice. When it comes to clubhouse leadership, though, he is every bit their equal.
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The Red Sox survived another shaky outing by Daisuke Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka nearly gave away a nine-run lead, but Mike Lowell hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs to lead the Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays 13-10 Monday night.
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Just play. Just have fun. That is what Manny Ramirez has done in leading the resurgent Red Sox within whispering distance of the Yankees.
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Baseball's young guns take their place in the rotation
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Dustin Pedroia bounded into the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday afternoon in the same manner he has since he made the big league club last year: head high, eyes alert, swagger intact.
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The Red Sox have the best record in baseball and a commanding 6 1/2-game lead in the AL East. But don't think for a moment they're going to get complacent. On the contrary &#151; they're showing plenty of fight.
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Going into game six of the American League Championship Series on Saturday, the Red Sox, fresh off a victory, are acting a lot looser.
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The Boston Red Sox beat Anaheim, 9-3, and have the look of a team intent on making things easier for themselves this year.
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Though manager Terry Francona wasn't willing to discuss his playoff rotation in the wake of last night's 7-3 win over Oakland, he did allow that there is some wiggle room in the way things are currently set up, with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Curt Schilling following Josh Beckett .
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Backed by a surprising show of defense, the Boston Red Sox are one victory away from sweeping the baseball team that led the majors in wins this year and capturing their fist World Series since 1918.
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If there's a lesson the Red Sox can take from their 11-9 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals last night in Game 1 of the World Series, it's probably this:
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Curt Schilling and the pitchers are clicking. Little Mark Bellhorn and the hitters are delivering. Manager Terry Francona is making all the right moves. And despite a defense that can't quite seem to catch the ball, the Boston Red Sox are halfway to capturing something that's slipped just out of reach since 1918 &#151; the World Series trophy.
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SEATTLE -- It was a Manny Moment. Chests bumping, hearts thumping, the full-of-confidence Red Sox were ready to beat Seattle yet again yesterday. It was the top of the first inning and Johnny Damon was on third and Manny Ramirez on second with only one out when Jason Varitek smoked a liner to fairly deep right field. The Sox were ...
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Jason Varitek has a new four-year deal, three new starting pitchers to catch and a new title: captain of the Boston Red Sox. The catcher&#39;s new deal with the