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The Soxaholix found this 3/23/2007 on www.boston.com [flag]
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- No harm, no foul. The Red Sox, who named Jonathan Papelbon closer yesterday, did their due diligence throughout spring training. They kicked the tires to see if someone could emerge as the closer, whether it was Joel Pineiro, Julian Tavarez, Brendan Donnelly, or Mike Timlin. They tried desperately to monitor the rest of baseball, employing a scout at virtually every venue ... [link]

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Published 3/23/2007 by Hart Bracken at The Soxaholix
... There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.

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Published 3/23/2007 by Mike Miliard at Sox Blog
... If the coaching staff and doctors and front office are OK with it...

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