Red Sox Notebook

Sign given on Crisp return

Middle of May is target date

Jason Varitek, who wasn’t happy with his swing yesterday, tried to get on base via a bunt in the fifth. He was erased easily. The Red Sox captain did single and score in the ninth, however. (Reuters Photo) Reuters Photo

By Chris Snow

Globe Staff / April 24, 2006

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TORONTO -- Terry Francona yesterday came as close as he's come to issuing a timetable for Coco Crisp's return, saying the Sox leadoff hitter should be back ''somewhere in the middle of May, give or take a few days. That would probably be pretty close." (Full article: 1100 words)