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October 27, 2007
By JOE McDONALD
Journal Sports Writer
DENVER -- The outfield at Coors Field is very expansive. Obviously the ballpark here doesn’t have the same kind of quirks as Fenway Park, but Red Sox manager Terry Francona feels the club’s outfielders are prepared to cover a lot of real estate.
''It’s Denver, not Mars,'' Francona said. ''It would be a problem if we didn’t have guys who could run.''
Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez is a lot better defensively in left field than some fans give him credit for. Both speedy center fielders Jacoby Ellsbury, who is starting again tonight, and Coco Crisp can track anything down. Right fielder J.D. Drew is very solid defensively and also covers a lot of ground.
Center fielder at Coors is 415 feet, while it’s 350 down the right-field line and 347 to the left-field corner. Francona said this afternoon the Red Sox plan on sticking with the scouting reports on each Colorado hitter, and won’t change the outfielders’ positions.
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