For Francona, Decision Is Child's Play

 
Boston Manager Terry Francona may be hailed as a tactical savant after inserting rookie Jacoby Ellsbury into the lead off spot for Game 3. [link]

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Ellsbury's 4 hits spark Sox to 3-0 Series lead over Rockies

Mile high or sea level, nothing is stopping the Boston Red Sox. Even when the Rockies rallied late, their chance to get back into the World Series vanished into Coors Field's thin air.
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Red Sox Rookies Lead Them To 10-5 Win in Game 3

Jacoby Ellsbury had four hits with 2 RBIs, Dustin Pedroia had three hits with 2 RBI’s and Daisuke Matsuzaka gave the Red Sox 5⅓ strong innings as they defeated the Rockies 10-5 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the World Series. Dice-K also helped himself with a 2-RBI single in the 3rd inning. Mike Lowell chipped in with two hits and 2 RBIs as well for the Sox.
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Sox score first

As Dustin Pedroia has apparently added speed to his game over the past 24 hours... After Jacoby Ellsbury took a chance and headed to second base, where he was nearly cut down by a strong throw from Matt Holiday in left, on a double to lead off the ...
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Remarkable Ellsbury like nothing this club has seen

D ENVER - On Jacoby Ellsbury s fourth and final hit of the night, the scene was everlasting: As the Red Sox [ team stats ] were pulling away from the Colorado Rockies, the man who will give the Red Sox an entirely new dimension seemed to be chasing ...
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Factoids Leading Up to World Series Game 4

More trivia than you can shake a stick at.
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