Art Martone: Baseball Today

Projo Sox Blog found this 5/20/2008 on joyofsox.blogspot.com [flag]

Providence Journal Sports Editor Art Martone's "Baseball Today" link-o-rama should be near the top of your list of must-visits every day. Here are some of the bits from this morning : WELL, THAT EXPLAINS IT: We all know the Red Sox have won two World Series in the last four seasons and we all know the roles Ortiz and Manny Ramirez have played in hanging those two flags. Makes sense, then, that ... [link]

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Baseball Today: Tuesday, May 20
Published 5/20/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
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