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Tom Caron: Ex-Sox employees could fill role

October 9, 2012

BOSTON — This time, the Red Sox didn’t waste any time. It only took about 12 hours from the final out of the 2012 season for the team to tell Bobby Valentine his services wouldn’t be needed next year. That’s good, because the past six months felt like they dragged on forever. Surely Valentine wasn’t […]

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On Baseball: Hope for next season, in Boston and Portland

October 7, 2012

More than a few observations after a season of despair (Boston) and one of promise (Portland): For all of the talk of Boston needing new players, it still has four starting pitchers returning: Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey and Felix Doubront. If they fail, the Red Sox don’t win. Ben Cherington’s No. 1 priority […]

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No relaxation for Red Sox GM

by The Associated Press October 6, 2012

Ben Cherington needs a new manager and replacement players – and fast.

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Farrell leads list of Red Sox manager candidates

by HOWARD ULMAN The Associated Press October 5, 2012

Boston officials hope to make a quicker – and more fruitful – decision than they did with Bobby Valentine.

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Red Sox eye Farrell for vacant manager’s job

by The Associated Press October 5, 2012

John Farrell sat in the visitors’ dugout at Fenway Park a month ago and discussed a key to successful managing . . .

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Red Sox ‘need to start anew’

by The Associated Press October 4, 2012

Bobby Valentine’s tumultuous one-year reign ends after the team’s worst record in almost 50 years.

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Red Sox get prospects to complete trade with LA

by The Associated Press October 4, 2012

The Red Sox sent pitcher Josh Beckett, outfielder Carl Crawford and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to the Dodgers this summer, which cleared $250 million from their payroll.