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October 31, 2007
AP photo / Elise Amendola
Jason Varitek at a ceremony this morning outside the Massachusetts State House.
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox’s celebration goes into extra innings on Beacon Hill.
Cheered on by hundreds of fans, catchers Jason Varitek and Doug Mirabelli took to the steps of the State House to thank Red Sox Nation for their support. Without it, they say the team could never have captured their second World Series championship in four years.
Governor Deval Patrick says the team has given the city and the state a lift with their comeback American League pennant win and World Series sweep of the Colorado Rockies.
Red Sox president Larry Lucchino also promised a statewide tour of the twin World Series trophies.
It was the second rally for the Red Sox in as many days, though the Statehouse
version was much calmer than Tuesday’s parade from Fenway to downtown Boston that drew tens of thousands of fans.
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