Traded to San Diego in December, Doug Mirabelli was brought back to Boston to reprise his role as Tim Wakefield's personal catcher. In reality, though, Mirabelli was brought back to make the passed balls that plagued the befuddled Josh Bard a thing of the past for the Red Sox. (Full article: 707 words)

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