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Ten predictions for the 2012 Red Sox

10. And lose in the ALCS to the eventual champion Rangers. How's this for a scenario? Three AL East teams will make the postseason, with the Angels' overrated lineup beyond Albert Pujols causing them to fall out of contention in the final week. The Red Sox will beat the Yankees in the one-game wild card matchup, then dispatch the Tigers in the Division Series. But the run ends against Adrian Beltre, Yu Darvish and the eventual World Champion Texas Rangers in the ALCS. All in all, not a bad first season for Bobby V., despite the 324 different controversies along the way.
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By Chad Finn/Globe Staff

10. And lose in the ALCS to the eventual champion Rangers.

How's this for a scenario? Three AL East teams will make the postseason, with the Angels' overrated lineup beyond Albert Pujols causing them to fall out of contention in the final week. The Red Sox will beat the Yankees in the one-game wild card matchup, then dispatch the Tigers in the Division Series. But the run ends against Adrian Beltre, Yu Darvish and the eventual World Champion Texas Rangers in the ALCS. All in all, not a bad first season for Bobby V., despite the 324 different controversies along the way.