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'Upset' Varitek moves on without Mirabelli
FORT MYERS - When the Red Sox announced last week that longtime backup catcher Doug Mirabelli was being released to make room for Kevin Cash, Jason Varitek thought it best...
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Boston Herald: ‘Upset’ Varitek moves on without Mirabelli
BBTF's Baseball Primer NewsblogBoston Herald: ‘Upset’ Varitek moves on without Mirabelli Wow!...This is the biggest disaster since Ellie “and his .147 average...taught the Red Sox how to win in ‘67” Howard got released after ‘68! Yesterday, weighing in for the first time, the Sox catcher/captain said he was “upset” by the move. “I needed a few days, because I was upset,” said Varitek, who took morning batting practice at City of Palms Park but did not accompany the team to Bradenton for its Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “I’m not going to say I was boo-hoo crying, but there are ...

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