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dugoutcentral.com - 10/10/2008
Speaking of the Rays and Red Sox…
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Great notes as always from Bill Chuck filled with interesting info. The Rays may have a great home record with big crowds at the Trop but I would think in this series there will be plenty of Sox fans in the house as well. I am really interested to see what the Tampa crowd will be like this series.
dugoutcentral.com - 10/10/2008
The Matsuzaka Plan: ALCS Game 1 Preview
— dugoutcentral.com — Interesting perspective on Dice K. I agree there are some advantages to Dice K's approach but he... better be careful. You asking for trouble if you become to careful working to batters. He could face problems with walks which could lead to the big inning. Also the Sox bullpen is not a strength. (more) The Matsuzaka Plan: ALCS Game 1 Preview

Comments vote down EricLip@DugoutCentral EricLip@DugoutCentral posted 10/10/2008posted this
Save the champagne celebrations for a real title, please - Columnist
sports.espn.go.com - 10/10/2008
Save the champagne celebrations for a real title, please - Columnist
— sports.espn.go.com — Tampa Bay Rays celebrate Jamie Squire/Getty Images J.P. Howell, James Shields and Carlos Pena turned a division... series win into New Year's Eve. Commissioner Bud Selig can talk all he wants about the "phenomenal success" of the 2008 season, but make no ... (more) Save the champagne celebrations for a real title, ...

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boston.com - 10/11/2008
Sweet nothings
— boston.com — There is time for David Ortiz. In between at-bats, in between trips to the cage, the designated... hitter has time to observe the game, and his teammates. His opposition. And that was where he saw the differences. This was no longer the regular season, ... (more) Sweet nothings

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