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April 2007 Archives
5:41 PM Mon, Apr 30, 2007 | Permalink |
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George Steinbrenner has spoken: For now, Joe Torre has his backing to turn around the Yankees following a start the owner termed “clearly not acceptable.” Torre was joined by general manager Brian Cashman on the team's charter flight to Texas......
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3:59 PM Mon, Apr 30, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
We've just posted Tom Meade's latest audio edition of HotBytes. Today, Tom interviews Capt. Thom Pelletier, skipper of the charter boat ThomCat and maker of ThomCat Fluke Rigs; and Capt. Jim White, skipper of White Ghost Charters and author of......
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11:51 AM Mon, Apr 30, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Over on the SoxBlog, we've just posted today's edition of projo SoxTalk. Today, Steve Krasner addresses the panic in the Bronx, why Alex Cora might not be destined for the regular starting lineup, and Manny Ramirez's improving swing.......
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8:13 AM Mon, Apr 30, 2007 | Permalink |
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Some fun stuff and some not-so-fun stuff on today's spin around the baseball world on projo.com's Sox Blog.......
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8:06 PM Sun, Apr 29, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Chris Venditto Email
Taylor Twellman’s goal in the 13th minute was all the New England Revolution needed to beat FC Dallas 1-0 on Sunday at Fisco, Texas. Twellman fired a half-volley from 12 yards away into the right corner of the net for......
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7:08 PM Sun, Apr 29, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Chris Venditto Email
With a 2-0 win in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader with Yale, the Brown baseball team (20-18 overall, 14-6 Ivy) clinched first place in the Red Rolfe Division for the first time in team history and a spot in......
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6:53 PM Sun, Apr 29, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Chris Venditto Email
Kason Gabbard pitches six scorless innings, allowing just four hits with one walk and five strikeouts in his fifth start of the year, but the Pawtucket Red Sox drop a 6-0 decision to the Buffalo Bison.......
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12:53 PM Sun, Apr 29, 2007 | Permalink |
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Follow today's Red Sox-Yankees games, and get reaction from Pawtucket on the shocking death of Cardinals (and ex-PawSox) pitcher Josh Hancock in a car crash, on projo.com's SoxBlog.......
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12:52 PM Sun, Apr 29, 2007 | Permalink |
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All the news from Foxboro, from the selections they make today to the trade for Randy Moss, is available as it happens on projo.com's PatsBlog.......
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10:55 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots just swung another trade with another Northern California team, this time giving the 91st pick to Oakland for the Radiers' seventh-round pick (211th) this year and their third-round pick next year. Oakland spent the pick on offensive lineman......
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10:50 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Patriots are on the clock for the 91st pick, and there are several potentially appealing prospects available, including Florida linebacker Brandon Siler, Cal corner Daymeion Hughes and Ohio State running back Antonio Pittman. ESPN currently has Brown's Zak DeOssie......
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7:15 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The conference call with Brandon Meriweather wrapped up a couple of minutes ago, and among other things, the 23-year old said he no longer owns a gun, but would not answer when asked why he owned a gun in the......
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7:01 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Chris Venditto Email
Salve Regina University clinched its first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA men’s tennis tournament by defeating Colby-Sawyer College 7-2 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference championship match Saturday. It was the sixth straight league title for the Seahawks. Salve Regina (13-7)......
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6:51 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Salve Regina University junior Robbie Norton [Exeter, N.H.] was named men’s tennis Player of the Year and head coach Brian Shanley was named Coach of the Year by The Commonwealth Coast Conference on Saturday. Joining Norton on the all-conference team......
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6:23 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Quarterback Bobby Sewall ’10 (Portsmouth, RI) and running back Jonathan Edwards ’09 (Roanoke, VA) ran the White Team to a 20-7 victory over the Brown Team on Saturday’s annual Spring Football Game at Brown Stadium. After being converted from wide......
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6:21 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Pats' coach Bill Belichick just held a press conference discussing the team's first-round moves -- selecting Miami safety Brandon Meriweather at 24 and trading the 28th pick to San Francisco for the 49ers' fourth-round pick this year (110th overall) and......
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6:04 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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A bases-loaded walk with two out in the top of the 11th inning snapped a 7-7 tie and propelled the Buffalo Bisons to a 10-7 victory, Saturday at Pawtucket. Visit http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/SoxBlog/ for the entire game story.......
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5:36 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Apparently, the 49ers really wanted Joe Staley -- they gave New England their fourth-round pick tomorrow (110th overall) PLUS their first-round pick next year. With the acquisitions San Francisco has made this offseason as well as the development of quarterback......
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5:34 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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As we expected, the Patriots traded away the 28th pick, giving it to San Francisco, which used it to get Central Michigan offensive lineman Joe Staley. The details of the trade have not yet been announced.......
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5:17 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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This article mentions describes the shooting incident Brandon Meriweather was involved in last year. Meriweather and another Hurricanes teammate, Willie Cooper, noticed a car outside the off-campus house they shared with other teammates. One of the men in the car......
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4:46 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell just selected Miami safety Brandon Meriweather with the 24th pick. Though Meriweather is considered a talented player, there are concerns about some issues that he has had. In the Miami-Florida International brawl, Meriweather was spotted stomping......
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4:32 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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The moment is here. Safety Brandon Meriweather, defensive lineman Alan Branch, linebacker Jon Beason, defensive end/linebacker Anthony Spencer, corner Marcus McCauley are all still available. Speaking at the team's draft party, Robert Kraft told fans that if he was a......
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4:18 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Brady Quinn can look at this one of two ways: one, he missed out on a boatload of money by being passed over by Cleveland with the third pick. Or two, he can thank Romeo Crennel and Phil Savage for......
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3:49 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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The first player that both seemed likely to appeal to the Patriots and would be available to the team when its pick at 24 came out is now off the board. Texas safety Michael Griffin, who started alongside his brother,......
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2:45 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Eric Mangini and Mike Tannenbaum are putting their lessons to good use. Both men are branches on Bill Belchick's extensive coaching tree, and Belichick and Scott Pioli have made draft-day trades into an art form. With defensive lineman Alan Branch......
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2:05 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Houston Texans' just made 19-year old Amobi Okoye the youngest player ever chosen in the NFL Draft. Okoye, who was born in Nigeria, graduated from high school at 16 and earned his degree from Louisville in 3 1/2 years.......
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1:38 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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So Miami picking Ohio State Ted Ginn Jr. elicited a gasp from here in the press box; with no quality quarterback on the Dolphins' roster, it was believed that they would pick Notre Dame's Brady Quinn. (Friend and colleague Jim......
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12:42 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Former Pats' defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel, the coach of the Cleveland Browns, has made the first surprise pick of the day, selecting left tackle Joe Thomas of Wisconsin. It was thought that the Browns might take Ohio native and Notre......
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12:31 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Well, Matt Millen has inexplicably kept his job this long despite several bad early draft choices, so apparently he's not worried about Lions' fans' response to him picking yet another receiver in the first round. Detroit selected Georgia Tech's Calvin......
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12:20 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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As expected, the Raiders selected LSU's JaMarcus Russell. Russell is a good fit for the offense that Oakland typically runs, an air-it-out style, and Russell has a huge arm. It has been reported that he can thrown 80 yards flat-footed.......
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12:10 PM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Oakland Radiers are officially on the clock, with 15 minutes to make the first pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. The belief has been that owner/general manager Al Davis would pick LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, so either Davis and......
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11:38 AM Sat, Apr 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Hey all -- We just got to our seat at Gillette Stadium (we're not in New York City!) and are ready and waiting for the start of the NFL Draft. On our way in here, we were listening to WEEI......
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11:06 PM Fri, Apr 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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7:22 PM Fri, Apr 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Shalise Manza Young will be working the PatsBlog from New York City throughout both Saturday and Sunday. Check back often for the latest news on what the Patriots are up to. Barring any draft-day maneuvers, New England has the 24th......
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6:30 PM Fri, Apr 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Thom Cahir Email
With a solid wind swell, the annual Newport Surfing Championships will go off as planned Saturday, April 28. The contest is set to take place at First Beach, in Newport; right on Memorial Boulevard. Sign-ups are from 9:30 to 10:30......
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6:25 PM Fri, Apr 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Providence - Head coach Phil Estes and the Brown Football team will culminate 11 days of spring football practice with the Annual Brown vs. White Spring Football Game tomorrow, Saturday, April 28th at Brown Stadium, beginning at 1:00 p.m.......
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2:39 PM Fri, Apr 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Here, belatedly, is the list. Reschedule dates are in parentheses, where known. Baseball Toll Gate at Tiverton Coventry at East Providence West Warwick at Lincoln Hendricken at Rogers Warwick Vets at Moses Brown (tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.) North Kingstown at La......
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11:50 AM Fri, Apr 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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Over on the SoxBlog, we've just posted the latest edition of Projo SoxTalk. Today, Steve Krasner joins us to discuss the Yankees' pitching woes, Wily Mo Pena's one-night redemption and Josh Beckett's 5-0 start.......
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9:29 AM Fri, Apr 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Boston Globe reports today that tight-end David Thomas, a rookie during the 2006 season, broke his foot while participating in the team's offseason workout program. The report says that Thomas is expected to make a full recovery, but that......
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7:14 AM Fri, Apr 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Over on Tom Meade's HotBytes blog, you can now listen to Tom's interview with charter-boat skipper and flounder-fishing expert Ron Mouchon, who reveals his hot spots and tactics for winter-flounder season, which opens Saturday.......
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10:46 PM Thu, Apr 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Thom Cahir Email
NEW YORK — Phil Hughes received a rough welcome to the big leagues from the hard-hitting Blue Jays and a valuable lesson in power pitching from A.J. Burnett. Toronto's hard-throwing right-hander dominated the struggling Yankees and outclassed their prized young......
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10:25 PM Thu, Apr 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE — Nigel Dawes scored a power-play goal midway through the second period and Al Montoya made it stand up as the Hartford Wolf Pack beat the Providence Bruins, 1-0, and took a one-game lead in the teams' Atlantic......
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5:56 PM Thu, Apr 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Corey Bourassa Email
The Boston Bruins signed goalie Hannu Toivonen to a one-year contract extension Thursday. “We feel that Hannu has shown the dedication and the proper attitude the whole year,” general manager Peter Chiarelli said. “Hannu has the right head, the right......
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1:17 PM Thu, Apr 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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Read the comments of Dr. Bill Morgan on projo.com's Sox Blog.......
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10:54 AM Thu, Apr 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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8:05 AM Thu, Apr 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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An interesting day in the world of baseball as related by Art Martone on projo.com's Sox Blog.......
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7:31 AM Thu, Apr 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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The TV play-by-play man for the Baltimore Orioles said during last night's broadcast that Red Sox catcher Doug Mirabelli told him that it was paint, not blood, on Curt Schilling's sock during Schilling's fabled Game 6 performance in Yankee Stadium......
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10:29 PM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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5:25 PM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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Boston Bruins forward Phil Kessel had a goal and two assists to help the United States beat Sweden 5-3 on Wednesday night in a warmup for the world championships. Linemates David Backes and Adam Hall added a goal each for......
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5:04 PM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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The New England Patriots signed long snapper Tony Case on Wednesday. Case, who originally signed with Buffalo as an undrafted free agent in April 2004 out of Adams State in Colorado, has not played in the NFL. The Bills released......
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2:23 PM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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1:15 PM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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On Tom Meade's HotBytes Blog, we 've just posted Tom Meade's latest audio piece. Today's guest is Capt. Jim White, author of the book How to Fish Plastic Baits in Saltwater. White talks about go-to lures, favorite colors, and how......
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12:35 PM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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The Pawtucket Red Sox' matinee game today at Rochester has been postponed. The game will be made up as part of a double-header July 6. Left-hander Jon Lester was supposed to have made one of his two scheduled AAA rehab......
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11:19 AM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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Today's guest on Projo SoxTalk with Art Martone is baseball writer Steve Krasner. He talks about Jon Lester's rehab, Wily Mo Pena's struggles with the glove and at the plate, and what tonight's rainy forecast in Baltimore could mean for......
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9:52 AM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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Boston College women's hockey coach Tom Mutch, the reigning Hockey East coach of the year, has resigned amid a scandal surrounding explicit text messages from a 19-year-old player, The Boston Herald is reporting today. Mutch is married to fromer Providence......
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7:46 AM Wed, Apr 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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A computer glitch wiped out a lot of it, but there's still some interesting stuff in Art Martone's daily look at the baseball world on projo.com's Sox Blog.......
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10:24 PM Tue, Apr 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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