Red Sox, Yankees unite for AL cause

 
NEW YORK - Excuse Jason Varitek if he needs to scribble directions to the home clubhouse at Yankee Stadium on his hand. But give the Red Sox catcher a quick pop quiz, and... (link)

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Papelbon ready to step aside for "Godfather of closers"... almost

With the All-Star Game set to kick off tonight, the debate rages on about who should close the game... The Bottom Line has Jonathan Papelbon's thoughts.. .as well as a few other angles.
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Jonathan Papelbon says he should close All-Star Game instead of Mo

While the rest of baseball heaped praise on Mariano Rivera for his Hall of Fame career during Monday's All-Star media day, Jonathan Papelbon declared that he deserves to be the AL's ninth-inning man at Yankee Stadium Tuesday.
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For night, Sox are on other foot

Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez are going to experience something new Tuesday - being surrounded and outnumbered by Red Sox in their own clubhouse at Yankee Stadium.
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Please Get Over Yourself You Delusional Punk

The punk I speak of is Red Sox closer Jonathan Paplebon, and it turns out that this arrogant douchebag thinks he deserves to close tomorrow. From Peter Abraham : “If I was managing the team, I would close. … But I’m not managing the team,” he said today. Sam Borden and some of the other writers there asked Papelbon whether Mariano Rivera had earned the right to close. “I think we both ...
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Boston Red Sox - Door might already be shut on AL closer in All-Star Game - The Boston Globe

Many argue the AL's Mariano Rivera should close tonight's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Many argue the AL's Mariano Rivera should close tonight's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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