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POSTGAME: Farrell proud of his pitchers

By STEVEN KRASNER
Journal Sports Writer

DENVER -- Pitching coach John Farrell looked like the proud papa as he talked about his pitching staff, which helped lead the Red Sox to their second World Championship in four years.

''The starting pitching did such a great job in this postseason as things played out. Their ability to go through some very good lineups that you find in the postseason multiple times was impressive,'' said Farrell.

And, of course, the Sox had Jonathan Papelbon for multiple-inning situations in the postseason because of the care they took with him during the regular season. Papelbon had saves of three outs, four outs and five outs in the World Series. Last night he worked 1 2/3 innings.

''That's the way it played out,'' said Farrell. ''We wanted to make sure he would be ready to handle this load if we needed him to in the postseason. And he was strong enough to do it. Tonight we asked him to do it again and he was as strong out there as he was all season.''

Farrell, though, side-stepped any questions about his chances to land a mangerial position somewhere. He has been mentioned as a candidate for the Pittsburgh Pirates' managerial vacancy.

''No offer has been made,'' he said. ''But this is a day and night for this organization to celebrate, not about any one person.''

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