Tito: No room for excuses

 
As far as manager Terry Francona is concerned, this is the vital equation as the Red Sox prepare to take on the Detroit Tigers today in the 2008 home opener at Fenway Park: ... [link]

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Bartolo Colon placed on disabled list with side strain - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

BOSTON (AP)— Bartolo Colon had a setback in his attempt to return to the big leagues with the Boston Red Sox . The 2005 Cy Young Award winner, who is pitching for Triple-A Pawtucket, strained his right side. He was placed on the seven-day disabled ...
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Plenty of pomp at the park slated today at Fenway | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal

08:39 AM EDT on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 By JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer BOSTON — Red Sox manager Terry Francona sat in his newly renovated office in the clubhouse at Fenway Park yesterday and didn’t have to say a word because the pictures on ...
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The Bottom Line: A Boston Red Sox Blog: G8 Preview: Opening Day at Fenway; What's wrong with the Tigers?

Fenway festivities and a breakdown of today's Tigers v Red Sox matchup at The Bottom Line.
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Red Sox get World Series rings, send Tigers to another loss

There was red-white-and-blue bunting hanging from the stands, a Green Monster-sized American flag on the left-field wall and an Air National Guard flyover punctuating "The Star-Spangled Banner." After opening with a three-country trip of nearly 16,000 miles, the Boston Red Sox returned to Fenway Park, received their World Series rings and beat the winless Detroit Tigers 5-0 Tuesday behind ...
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2008 Detroit Tigers Statistics and Roster - Baseball

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- IRodriguez 141 16 16 96 6 1 4 .990 2 6 8 3 BInge 17 2 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 1 0 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- ...
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