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ORLANDO, Fla. - Having been around baseball virtually his entire life, Terry Francona understands the politics involved in winning a Gold Glove. A young player usually has to pay his dues for a couple of years before he breaks through the barriers established by the veteran players who win year in and year out based on both merit and reputation. That's why the Red Sox manager was pleasantly ... [link]

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Error-Free Performance is Enough to Win a Gold Glove
Published 11/7/2007 by Denton at FanHouse
... won it with Texas in 2005 and 2006, but was traded mid-season to the Braves. Terry Francona spoke about Youk's accomplishment on Boston.com: ...

Hello, I must be going…
Published 11/9/2007 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.
... In the frenzy of planning, I also haven’t had a chance to congratulate the Gold Glove voters on getting at least one position right this year (Youk at first) or castigated them on ridiculously blowing what should have been a no-brainer (Coco in center). (Another aside: if, indeed, Coco ends up patrolling center for some other team next year, which wouldn’t surprise me, I will, as most of you likely know, be disappointed. I really love watching that little dude patrol the outfield…and ...

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