blog.masslive.com - 7/6/2009
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Red Sox Monster breaks down the American League All-Star roster.
blog.masslive.com - 7/6/2009
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blog.masslive.com —
APRangers ace Kevin Millwood is one of several
deserving players who were left off the American League
roster for the All-Star Game. With good news for Tim Wakefield comes bad news for All-Star Game hopefuls on other teams. Simple math...
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Plenty of observers irked by Tim Wakefield All-Star ...
boston.redsox.mlb.com - 7/6/2009
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boston.redsox.mlb.com —
By Ian Browne / MLB.com 07/05/09 7:34 PM
ET BOSTON -- An accomplishment that Tim Wakefield will
likely savor well past his playing days -- if he decides to stop playing -- was preceded by a prank. Manager Terry Francona was so ecstatic that Wakefield ...
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Wakefield an All-Star rookie at age 42 | redsox.com: News
fenwaywest.com - 7/6/2009
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fenwaywest.com —
In a very classy gesture, Joe Maddon, manager
of the Tampa Bay Rays, used one of his
picks to name Tim Wakefield to the American League All Star Game Team. Whether perceived or real, a budding rivalry between the Sox and the Rays could have cast a shadow over the possibility of any Sox being ...
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A Tip of the Cap to Joe Maddon
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Weekend Update: All Star Edition
The Bottom Line —
... Youkilis, Jason Bay, Josh Beckett, Jonathan Papelbon and Tim Wakefield were all named to the All Star team this weekend. Pedroia managed to beat out Ian Kinsler for the starting job at second base, but Youk fell to Mark Teixeira in the final hours and was handed a reserve spot. Josh Beckett will get two starts this week to make his case as the starter for the AL, but Roy Halladay and Zack Grienke will also be in the mix. And Tim Wakefield made the squad in his 17th season a a pro. Red Sox Moster think that the Sox probably shouldn't have a league leading ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 7/6
SOX & Dawgs —
... [Providence Journal]
The Rockets’ Red Glare [Justin Masterson - Wicked Good Sports]
Mark Kotsay hits a comfort zone [Boston Herald]
No joke: Wakefield headed to St. Louis [Full Count]
Impressive Sox Stars [Hit and Run with Dan Roche]
Five Things We Learned on a Day When Pedroia Played Like an All-Star [Alex Speier - WEEI.com]
Are six Red Sox All-Star selections too many? [Red Sox Monster] ...
The Red Sox Don’t Deserve Six All-Stars
The Big Lead —
... MLB All-Stars: Six Red Sox were named to the All-Star team. Even a Boston fan is wondering if that number is excessive. Beckett and Wakefield? Really? Jered Weaver of the Angels, Kevin Millwood of the Rangers and even Tigers rookie Rick Porcello could have gotten the nod. [Red Sox Monster, ...
News & Notes: David Wright wasn't much for Philadelphia
Big League Stew —
... NEWS! As you might have heard, several of the YSB editors are packing up and heading out west this week to hold some meetings star as extras in the new Frankie and Annette movie. We'll be trying to keep the Stew as fresh as possible, though be forewarned that our content might be a little on the light side over the next four days. • Even a Red Sox fan thinks six Boston All-Stars may be a bit much ... [Red Sox Monster] • ... Though of course they're all still happy for ol' Wake. [Surviving Grady] ...
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MLB All-Star Game Snubbery —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/6/2009
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