This is the sound of change. The hum of trade talk, the caws from a Boston media that says each shutout inning means a better outfield bat coming to Fenway, the rumble of Pawtucket's bus carrying John Smoltz to his last rehab start in Syracuse. The whoosh of a redeveloped fastball, the click of a speed gun that reads 98, ... (Full article: 387 words)

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