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Turning back the hands of time

The introductions are over and the pregame ceremony -- the one honoring members of the 1967 Impossible Dream pennant winners -- has begun.

The Sox set it up to be as dramatic as possible. With Robert Goulet singing the "Impossible Dream" in ther background, the '67 players quietly, and without a public introduction (save for their names and pictures appearing on the center-field scoreboard), walked, in uniform, to their 1967 positions from behind the flag draped over the left-field wall.

But the drama of the ceremony was muted by the contemporary players -- Red Sox and Mariners alike -- who insisted on running their wind sprints and playing catch in the midst of it all.

Come on, boys. You couldn't have waited five minutes? We would have held up the start of the game for you.

-- ART MARTONE

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