
They’d better. Boston’s passionate and demanding rooters could have little patience for a continued early-season slide for the second straight year.
New manager Bobby Valentine says he thinks that the Red Sox have the greatest fans in the world and that the team will find that out.
The Red Sox were 1-5 on their first road trip to Detroit and Toronto. Today, they begin a tough nine-game homestand.
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