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The Daniel Bard train gains momentum
The Daniel Bard train gains momentum
Every few days you see another article like this about Daniel Bard in the Boston media: There's little doubt that with his potential, Bard could conceivably be a big-league closer right away. He has an overpowering fastball that regularly hits...
End of the Line
End of the Line
myteamrivals.typepad.com — To say the Red Sox' season came to a screeching halt would be a huge understatement, and... now, with the hot-stove looming, the World Series starting, without them, it's time to look forward, but first, how about a quick look back at 2009. 2009 was, for me, basically a lost season. ... (more) End of the Line
Coming Soon: Jonathan Papelbon's Dubious Taste In Cinema [Dark Side]
Coming Soon: Jonathan Papelbon's Dubious Taste In Cinema [Dark Side]
deadspin.com — " Dark Side of the Locker Room" series is a compendium of journalists' bizarre, amusing and previously... undocumented encounters with athletes (and often athletes' genitalia). Got a story? Send it to darkside@deadspin.com . Today's story is from ... (more) Coming Soon: Jonathan Papelbon's Dubious Taste In Cinema ...
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My Morning in exile
The Hardball Times — ... Should the Sox trade Papelbon and install Bard as closer? Hell, ain't my team. They can sign Willie Hernandez for all I care. ...

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