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The Boston Red Sox are on the cusp of winning their third World Series in the last 10 years. They currently have a 3-2 series lead against the St. Louis Cardinals. This is the fourth...

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With Joel Hanrahan on the DL and Andrew Bailey blowing games left and right, there is a cause for concern when it comes to closers in Red Sox Nation. But fear not Sox fans because...

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The midway point of the MLB season is quickly approaching, and many players have emerged as surprise award candidates (Hello, Max Scherzer and Paul Goldschmidt!), some teams have become surprise contenders and other teams have...

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Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon is the latest athlete to speak out about the events in Boston earlier this week. Papelbon was the beloved closer in Boston for years, so the tragedy at the marathon strikes...

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When Ben Cherington signed Joel Hanrahan to pitch for the Sox, it seemed the extremely brief Andrew Bailey era was over. Hanrahan was the closer for the Pittsburgh Pirates for the past two seasons, where...

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There are many aspects of last September’s collapse that have continued for the Red Sox throughout this season. The Sox still lack a consistent starting rotation, still can’t find that clutch hit, and still can’t...

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