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Tom Caron: Despite run of success, loss still hurts

February 7, 2012

The Patriots are still on the clock. After Sunday’s disheartening loss to the Giants, the Patriots are still the Boston team that has gone the longest since its last championship. Tom Brady might be 0 for 2 in his last two Super Bowl appearances, but it’s still hard to get disheartened in a city that […]

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Sox manager not prepared to pick shortstop

by The Associated Press January 31, 2012

Bobby Valentine says he’ll use spring training to choose Marco Scutaro’s replacement.

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Tom Caron: Sox deal makes cents

by TOM CARON January 24, 2012

It’s hard not to wonder what’s next. Over the weekend, Red Sox GM Ben Cherington sent Marco Scutaro to Colorado for Clayton Mortenson, a 26-year old righthander who has yet to find any consistent success at the major league level. Mortenson, a former first-round pick, has a career mark of 4-8 with a 5.12 ERA. […]

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Crawford may miss the start of baseball season

by The Associated Press January 18, 2012

Carl Crawford undergoes wrist surgery and the Red Sox can’t say when he’ll be able to play.

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Tom Caron: Sox falling behind Yanks again

by TOM CARON January 17, 2012

BOSTON – The New York Yankees are back in business after a pair of moves that bolstered the pitching rotation. General Manager Brian Cashman delivered a one-two punch to his AL East foes Friday, trading for Michael Pineda and signing Hiroki Kuroda. Just like that, New York’s rotation is one of the deepest in the […]

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Steve Solloway: Fans eager to see how Valentine steers ship

January 14, 2012

SOUTH PORTLAND – Say you had five minutes alone with Bobby Valentine on Friday night. More than enough time to shake his hand and pop one question. What would you have asked the new Red Sox manager? Kevin Smith of Falmouth wanted to know how Valentine would handle the team’s veteran players. Will he show […]

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Tom Caron: It’ll all come down to pitching

by TOM CARON January 10, 2012

BOSTON — In fewer than six weeks, pitchers and catchers will report to JetBlue Park as the Bobby Valentine era begins for the Red Sox. If the Sox have any playoff hopes, they need to get better pitching. The final pitch of 2011 is also the lasting image of Boston’s historic collapse. Robert Andino’s winning […]

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Tom Caron: Great time for Boston sports fans

by TOM CARON January 3, 2012

BOSTON — For New England sports fans, there has never been a time quite like this. All four major sports teams are in a position to contend for a deep playoff run, the continuation of a decade of dominance that we have never seen in these parts. There has been plenty of debate over the […]