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Jonathan Papelbon is a relief pitcher for the MLB's Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by the Red Sox right out college in 2003. In 2007, Papelbon became the first Red Sox pitcher to earn at least 30 saves in 2 different seasons (35 in 2006 and 37 in 2007). On March 6, 2008, Papelbon agreed to a deal with the Red Sox for $775,000, the most for a closer not eligible for salary arbitration. Papelbon is married to Ashley Jeffries.
Jonathan Papelbon is a relief pitcher for the MLB's Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by the Red Sox right out college in 2003. In 2007, Papelbon became the first Red Sox pitcher to earn at least 30 saves in 2 different seasons (35 in 2006 and 37 in 2007). On March 6, 2008, Papelbon agreed to a deal with the Red Sox for $775,000, the most for a closer not eligible for salary arbitration. Papelbon is married to Ashley Jeffries.
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Yankees avoid complete disaster
On the Yankees beatThe series didn't go as the Yankees hoped, but they averted a complete meltdown by beating the Red Sox 3-2, courtesy of Jason Giambi and Mike Mussina. Mussina got a no-decision, allowing two earned runs in seven innings. Giambi was......Tags: Josh Beckett, Mike Mussina, Joe Girardi, Jason Giambi, Basketball
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Maybe the Yankees aren't done yet
kat.obrien@newsday.comThe final regular-season game - and likely the final game - between the Yankees and Red Sox at the current Yankee Stadium was worthy of all the classic rivalry games played there over the years. The Yankees labeled this series as must-win before it...Tags: Josh Beckett, Mike Mussina, Joe Girardi, Jacoby Ellsbury, Derek Jeter
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Red Sox lose tough one, then lose Beckett's start
caitlin.strang@newsday.comDespite taking the series from their division rivals, the Red Sox had reason to feel disappointed leaving Yankee Stadium - most likely for the last time ever - after the team's 3-2 loss yesterday. "I don't care about the first two games. This one hurt,"...Tags: Josh Beckett, Jason Giambi, Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek
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Yankees Defeat Red Sox On Giambi's 3 RBI
Courant Staff WriterFor just a moment, poetic justice pulled rank on the current playoff race and the state of the teams involved. And the Yankees got the final word. "It was supposed to end like this," said Jason Giambi, who homered as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning...Tags: Mike Mussina, Joe Girardi, Jacoby Ellsbury, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi
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Giambi rescues Yankees with big hits late
Jason Giambi saved the New York Yankees, coming off the bench to hit a tying homer in the seventh inning and a game-winning single in the ninth for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. Desperate to get back in the playoff race, New York...Tags: Cliff Floyd, Atlanta Braves, Jason Giambi, New York Mets, Mariano Rivera
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A Little Luck, Again, Goes Yankees' Way
Courant Staff WriterThere are no tip drills in baseball. If there were such a thing, Jason Varitek said Thursday, industrious bullpen coach Gary Tuck would have taught it to catchers long ago. Instead, Varitek can only squeeze his glove on those split-second foul tips and...Tags: Jason Giambi, American League, Baseball, Ivan Rodriguez, Jon Lester
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Gameday Live 131: Yankees vs. Red Sox
On the Yankees beatAlright Yankees fans, it's down to crunch time. With 32 games remaining (including tonight's), the Yankees (70-60) find themselves five games behind the Red Sox (75-55) in the wild card. Tonight the Bombers welcome Boston to town for the first......Tags: Tim Wakefield, Major League Baseball, Alex Cora, J.D. Drew, Baseball
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Yankees Beat Red Sox 3-2
Newsday Staff WriterJason Giambi gave the Yankees a last hurrah to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Red Sox. Giambi hit a game-winning single off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon with the bases loaded to give the Yankees a 3-2 win. Giambi didn't start the game, but came...Tags: Mike Mussina, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Giambi, Alex Cora, Ivan Rodriguez
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Bay Says All Games Have Been Sox-Yanks
Courant Staff Writer— After emerging from years of playing in baseball purgatory — otherwise known as Pittsburgh — Jason Bay said he feels like every game he's played the past four weeks has been a Red Sox-Yankees game. So when the real thing began Tuesday...Tags: Manny Ramirez, Football, Boston Red Sox
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Blaming A-Rod seems perfectly acceptable
ken.davidoff@newsday.comWe often talk about the game finding a particular player. But last night, it felt like this whole 2008 Yankees season hoisted itself from its hammock and staggered around, tossing aside empty whiskey bottles and half-eaten bags of Cheetos, until it...Tags: Sidney Ponson, Joe Girardi, Bobby Abreu, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi
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A-Rod goes 0-for-5 in Yankees' 7-3 loss
kat.obrien@newsday.comSo much for those sweep dreams. The Yankees talked big about the importance of these games against the Red Sox to their playoff aspirations. But they whiffed on the field in a 7-3 loss to the Red Sox last night. No one embodied the shortcomings more...Tags: Joe Girardi, Bobby Abreu, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, American League
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A-Rod top culprit as Yanks fall to Sox, 7-3
kat.obrien@newsday.comSo much for those sweep dreams. The Yankees talked big about the importance of these games against the Red Sox to their playoff aspirations. But they whiffed on-the-field in a 7-3 loss to the Red Sox. Nobody symbolized the shortcomings more than...Tags: Bobby Abreu, Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, American League, David Ortiz
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