John Farrell
BOSTON, MA - MAY 9: Manager John Farrell #53 of the Boston Red Sox walks back to the dugout after arguing a call at home plate against the Minnesota Twins during the game on May 9, 2013 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
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He was the best candidate internally
John had some good intensity tonight throughout ... He's not thinking about anything that's taken place in the past, either performance-wise or injury-wise, and he's going out and competing at a high level right now.
Jacoby is still working to gain some timing and we were going up against one of the best pitchers in the American League tonight ... I’d like to look at the last four games with Jacoby and the corner is being turned. That’s what we see and you tip your hat to a very good pitcher in Masterson.More quotes »
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Napoli leads Red Sox to 6-4 win over Blue Jays
and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 6-4 on Friday night in manager John Farrell 's return to Toronto .Will Middlebrooks added a solo shot for Boston and Junichi Tazawa (1-0) got the win despite allowing Read more »
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Yankees, Red Sox . . . how far the mighty have fallen
Bronx."Do you think the Red Sox will win more games than they will lose this year?" the reporter asked Boston manager John Farrell .Sheesh. Talk about your low expectations.Farrell, still 24 hours from his first Opening Day in his new job, grinned slightly. Read more »
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Red Sox believe John Farrell will be a positive reminder of Terry Francona
the Red Sox realize they needed Francona again. Or someone as close to Francona as they could get. That man apparently was John Farrell."They have very similar personalities," said Jon Lester , who had Farrell as his pitching coach under Francona before Farrell Read more »
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The Fantasy 413: These players are in a league of their own
Red Sox again for the best starter. With apologies to Justin Masterson, Yu Darvish and others (Patrick Corbin?), manager John Farrell and pitching coach Juan Nieves have Clay Buchholz turned around and off to a 7-0 start (he could easily be 10-0 with a little 6:07 AM from MassLive.com Read more »
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Lackey, Carp spark Sox in the rain
earned run and has yielded just three hits. “The one thing that he’s maintained is his stuff overall,” said Red Sox manager John Farrell. “And considering the surgery he’s come off of, I think it’s a testament to the work that he puts in in between starts. 5:35 AM from Bangor Daily News Read more »
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Victorino still "day to day," unavailable for opener vs. Indians
Sox manager John Farrell said right fielder Shane Victorino continues to improve but was not available for the opener of the four-game home series against the Indians. Victorino, who experienced tightness in his left hamstring and departed in the sixth inning from Boston.com Read more »
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Stealing third a strong indication of David Ortiz's health
felt like it was a chance to gain 90 feet if we have a hard-hit basehit," manager John Farrell said, per the Boston Herald. "We felt like it was an opportunity to move up. I don't know if we'll make a habit of it." Though, it was still an encouraging sign from CBS Sports Read more »
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Jacoby Ellsbury reaches base four times in Red Sox' 6-2 win
the plate in the sixth inning here Tuesday night, his slump had deepened to an 8-for-62 misery that left Red Sox manager John Farrell admitting to thinking about removing him from the leadoff spot. But to hear Ellsbury tell it, his approach at the plate had from Boston Herald Read more »
