Boston Red Sox - Papelbon takes closing argument - The Boston Globe

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Sweet 16
Published 3/23/2007 by Chris Kelly at The Nationals Enquirer
... I guess this means Chad Cordero won't be traded to the Red Sox. Sadly for Jim Bowden, that means no package deal involving Wily Mo Pena.

Pap to the pen: A good move?
Published 3/23/2007 by Seth Mnookin at The Feeding the Monster Blog -- In which the author discusses Boston, the Red Sox, the media, and very occasionally popular music.
... So much for Papelbon’s short-lived career as a starting pitcher: yesterday, as everyone living within 500 miles of Boston undoubtedly knows, Jonathan Papelbon was named the Sox’s 2007 closer. At first blush, it’s hard to argue with this decision: Papelbon, a fourth round pick in the ‘03 draft, was,

A Fox Among the Chickens
Published 3/23/2007 by Eric at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston
... It's official: Jonathan Papelbon will be the closer for 2007, ending weeks of speculation about the future owner of the job, the health of Papelbon's shoulder, the foolishness of the Sox for moving him out of the position, the need for a closer, etc., etc., etc. While I'm glad the wait is over, because I was getting really sick of every sportscaster feeling the need to add their opinion to the mix, that doesn't mean I don't have some mixed feelings about seeing Paps back in the pen. Being the logical, organized type, I've laid out the pros and cons of making this transition.

A Fox Among the Chickens
Published 3/23/2007 by Eric at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston
... It's official: Jonathan Papelbon will be the closer for 2007, ending weeks of speculation about the future owner of the job, the health of Papelbon's shoulder, the foolishness of the Sox for moving him out of the position, the need for a closer, etc., etc., etc. While I'm glad the wait is over, because I was getting really sick of every sportscaster feeling the need to add their opinion to the mix, that doesn't mean I don't have some mixed feelings about seeing Paps back in the pen. Being the logical, organized type, I've laid out the pros and cons of making this transition.

Papelbon Prospectus
Published 3/23/2007 by Nate Silver at Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered
... Gordon Edes also mentions Papelbon’s meetings with Francona and

OK
Published 3/23/2007 by Mike Miliard at Sox Blog
... If Papelbon’s OK with it...