Francona out 2 games for in-law's death (AP)

Ah, The Cultural Rewards Of Major League Baseball [Reliable And Floating Crap Games]
deadspin.com 5/13/2008 — The life of a Japanese player, when assimilated into a Major League Baseball clubhouse, can be difficult. You have to learn parts of other languages, deal with cultural differences you hadn't anticipated and, mostly, deal with the odd duck that is ...

Francona To Miss Baltimore Series
soxanddawgs.com 5/13/2008 — The Boston Red Sox just announced that manager Terry Francona will miss the series in Baltimore due to the death of his wife Jacque’s mother, Mary Ann Lang. He has already left for Tucson with his family.

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 5/13
soxanddawgs.com 5/13/2008 — Clay Buchholz’s up-and-down season continued last night as he struggled with his command for the second outing in-a-row. With Bartolo Colon looming on the horizon for the Boston Red Sox, it’s clear that it could be Buchholz who loses his spot in the rotation when the Sox bring up Colon. The only pitch that was really working for him was his curveball last night. He had trouble .

Francona to miss Baltimore series
thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com 5/13/2008 — Red Sox manager Terry Francona will miss the 2 game series in Baltimore due to a death in the family.

Francona to miss O's series
boston.com 5/13/2008 — The Red Sox sent the following email announcing that manager Terry Francona will miss Boston's short series with the Orioles due to a death in his family: Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona will miss Boston's 2-game series on Tuesday and ...

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Red Sox manager Francona to miss two games — ESPN.com - MLB 5/13/2008
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona will miss two games starting Tuesday night following the death of his mother-in-law.

Francona to miss 2 games after mother-in-law's death — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 5/13/2008
BALTIMORE - Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona will miss two games starting tonight following the death of his mother-in-law. Bench coach Brad Mills will run the Red...

Francona to miss 2 games after family death — FOXSports.com News for MLB 5/13/2008
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona will miss two games starting Tuesday night following the death of his mother-in-law. Bench coach Brad Mills will run the Red Sox during their series at Baltimore. Mary Ann Lang, mother of Francona's wife, ...

Francona out after mother-in-law's death — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 5/13/2008
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona will miss two games starting Tuesday night f...

Francona out 2 games after mother-in-law's death — Boston.com -- Baseball News 5/13/2008
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona left the team and will miss the first two games of his team's series at Baltimore following the death of his mother-in-law.