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Friendly hello, but no good luck

In 2001, Boston manager Terry Francona served as a special assistant to Cleveland Indians general manager John Hart.

Mark Shapiro was an assistant general manager back then, soon to be named GM, with Hart leaving for the Texas Rangers. While with the Indians, Francona grew close with Shapiro, which makes this weekend interesting on personal and professional levels for Francona.

Boston entered Sunday's game hoping to hold off Cleveland for the wild-card playoff berth.

``I called (Shapiro recently) and talked to his secretary,'' said Francona jokingly. ``I told her to tell Mark I called. She chuckled. I said `I didn't say I was wishing him luck, but just to say hello,' ''

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