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Scenes from the clubhouse

Numerous Red Sox players are honoring Virginia Tech by wearing the school’s baseball hats around the clubhouse and during BP, including Kevin Youkilis, Coco Crisp and Jonathan Papelbon. In fact, Sox captain Jason Varitek came up with the idea of wearing a patch on the uniform sleeve to honor Virginia Tech. Major League Baseball gave the OK and the Red Sox were sporting a black VT patch on the left sleeve of their green jerseys. Boston wore the green tops to honor Red Auerbach.

Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd is in the house tonight. The Can starred on the mound for Sox from 1982-1989 and is always an interesting guy to talk to.

Fox Baseball broadcaster, and former major-leaguer, Tim McCarver was having an interesting conversation with Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky. Pesky, who always holds court in front of his locker stall in the corner of the clubhouse pulled McCarver aside when the walked into the room and asked where his locker was when he played in Boston (1974-75).

“Right next to Yaz,” responded McCarver.

Red Sox utility infielder Alex Cora said his right knee is just fine after he was belted by the Jays’ Lyle Overbay during a double play on Thursday in Toronto. Cora made a tremendous play and while in the air Overbay slid into him. Cora took exception to the take-out slide and just to make sure he was fine, he worked out at Fenway yesterday morning.

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