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October 22, 2007
BY BILL REYNOLDS
Journal Sports Writer
BOSTON -- Before the game Indians' manager Eric Wedge was well aware of the significance of a seventh game against the Red Sox.
''We have a chance to win a pennant tonight,'' he said, ''and there's almost a sense of peace about that. One way or the other it will end. And when you talk about Game Seven, that says it all.''
But it wasn't to be for the Indians' manager.
''Any time you go a seventh game in a series like this, you know it's going to go back and forth,'' he said. ''We won three in a row, then they won three in a row. We talked about it even prior to today's game because obviously the score was much closer than it edned up being.
''You knew that whoever took advantage of opportunities, or if mistakes were made, that was probably going to be the difference, and I think it probably was today.''
That being said, Wedge was obviously disappointed, especially after having been up 3-1 with the fifth game in Cleveland.
''I'm disappointed we weren't able to finish it off,'' he said. ''But I'm proud as I could be of our players. I've told them it's been my honor and privilege to manage this baseball team.
''The respect that they show for the game, what it means to be a great teammate, and how they play the game means more to me and to us as the Indians' organization than anything. We fell short, but I think we learned a great deal in this postseason.''
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