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May 6, 2008
-- Bartolo Colon (oblique), who threw 19 pitches in an extended spring game and then another 16 pitches in the bullpen on Monday, reported to the Sox today. He'll throw another side session in a day or so with the Sox and then will be sent out for his rehab assignment to Pawtucket.
-- Manager Terry Francona will be managing the All-Star Game in New York on July 14, his second such assignment, thanks to Boston's American League pennants in 2004 and 2007. While it's too early to talk about specific players and how the process of picking players will play out this year, Francona said he's trying to find a way to get all of his coaching staff, including strength and conditioning coach David Page and performance enhancement coach Don Kalkstein, to the game in official capacities as a reward for their efforts to the team's success.
-- Julian Tavarez is the forgotten man in the Red Sox bullpen. He hasn't pitched in 11 days, since a one-inning outing at home against the Angels on April 24. He has been mentioned in Colorado as a reliever the Rockies might be interested in. Francona said today he needs to get him in a game soon. The manager was referring to scraping the rust off the right-hander's arm, but if the Sox are looking to move him, Tavarez would need to pitch to show other teams what he can do.
-- Steven Krasner
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