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Tony's Top 5 reasons to root for a Sox-Dodgers World Series
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The Nomar Garciaparra angle. In 1997-98, he began his career by following a Rookie of the Year Award with a second-place finish in the MVP balloting. Is it just me or does this sound a lot like the Dustin Pedroia story?
4
The J.D. Drew angle. He signed a five-year, $55 million contract with the Dodgers, then opted out after the third season. Now he could be on the verge of a second world title in as many years. Look at it this way: He's their Manny.
3
The Derek Lowe angle. For all the attention heaped upon Pedro Martinez following the 2004 season, Lowe was the bigger loss. Now headed for free agency, he has a career 3.31 ERA in the postseason. Cha-ching.
2
The Joe Torre angle. So let's get this straight: The New York Yankees fired him because the team was getting complacent. Now Torre's back in the LCS and the Yankees missed the playoffs. Nice to see you again, Joe.
1
The Manny Ramirez angle. Are you kidding? It's the best story in baseball right now. The Dodgers are happy about the trade. The Red Sox happy about the trade. How about a seven-game series to settle this once and for all?
Tony's Top 5
Red Sox spring training story lines
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Shortstop Apparently, it's reached the point where the Red Sox have to trade their shortstop to trim payroll. Anyone feel good about that?
4
Carl Crawford After a poor debut season in Boston, he had wrist surgery. And now we know the owner never wanted him.
3
The bullpen No small story here. Jonathan Papelbon is gone and Daniel Bard is in the rotation. Welcome, Mark Melancon and Andrew Bailey.
2
Bobby Valentine The last time the Red Sox changed managers, they won the World Series. Will history repeat?
1
Josh Beckett By the end of last season, Beckett seemed to lose his focus and his fire. Can he bounce back - and stay healthy, too?
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"Embarrassment of riches" is a bit of an overstatement, Mazz, and will be until we're actually outspending the Yankee$ on a regular basis.
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Tony Massarotti is a Globe sportswriter and has been writing about sports in Boston for the last 19 years. A lifelong Bostonian, Massarotti graduated from Waltham High School and Tufts University. He was voted the Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by his peers in 2000 and 2008 and has been a finalist for the award on several other occasions. This blog won a 2008 EPpy award for "Best Sports Blog".
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