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		<title>Nomar&#8217;s return brings goosebumps to Fenway</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/07/07/heidi-watney-nomars-return-brings-goosebumps-to-fenway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 25th, 2004 was the last game Nomar Garciaparra played at Fenway Park in a Red Sox uniform. Nearly five years later, the shortstop made his return to the field he loved, and the fans loved him back.
Nomar received an extended standing ovation when he walked to home plate for his first at-bat Monday night.
He [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=26271&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No need to worry about Smoltz after first start</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Smoltz wants a mulligan. In his much anticipated debut as a member of the Boston Red Sox, Smoltz stumbled out of the starting gate. He hit the second batter he faced and gave up four runs in the first inning. But after that less-than-spectacular inning, Smoltz was able to settle down, pitching four more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=24204&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wakefield an All-Star on and off the field</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes an All-Star pitcher? A great win-loss record? A low ERA? Quality starts?
What about a guy who consistently gives his team quality starts, eats up innings &#8212; especially when the bullpen is in need of a break &#8212; and is one of the most dependable pitchers in a strong rotation.
If so, then 42 year-old [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=22928&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stairs: &#8216;I&#8217;m a big hockey fan&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/06/13/stairs-im-a-big-hockey-fan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Recchi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Stanley Cup finals ending Friday Heidi Watney caught up with avid hockey fan and Phillie Matt Stairs.
Stairs, a Canadian native, took the time talk about the Penguins-Red Wings series, his favorite NHL teams, who he predicted to win the Stanley Cup and how the Phillies&#8217; season is going.
&#8220;I&#8217;m a big hockey fan. I&#8217;ve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21866&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Red Sox sweep again, but rivalry far from over</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/06/13/red-sox-sweep-again-but-rivalry-far-from-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A.J. Burnett]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CC Sabathia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Youkilis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[1912: The year Fenway Park opened. Also the last time the Red Sox started the season 8-0 against the rival New York Yankees (the Sox started the season 14-0 against the Bronx Bombers that year).
With a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Yankees on Thursday night at Fenway Park, the Sox improved their 2009 record to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=21800&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Red Sox to face some tough decisions</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/06/05/red-sox-to-face-some-tough-decisions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brad Penny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The Red Sox are about to face some tough decisions in the coming weeks on their pitching staff and at the shortstop position.
Future Hall of Famer John Smoltz is just about ready to make his debut in a Red Sox uniform, and Jed Lowrie is itching to come off the disabled list and get back [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=20246&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mauer in complete control of his own destiny</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/29/mauer-in-complete-control-of-his-own-destiny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 13:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jason Varitek]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Mauer is having a monster season, as the Red Sox witnessed firsthand in Minnesota.
With Boston leading 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning on Memorial Day, Mauer came in to pinch-hit with a runner on and two outs and crushed a Jonathan Papelbon pitch into the right field seats at the Metrodome.
“We knew [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=18958&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Mets meet the Sox</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/22/the-mets-meet-the-sox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 20:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Beattie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Red Sox kickoff their interleague action by welcoming in the New York Mets of the National League East.
The Sox and Mets split two games in the final weekend of the preseason, which also happened to be the first two Mets contests at their brand new Citi Field in Queens. New York sits just 1 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17746&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Red Sox pitchers hit the cages for interleague play</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/22/heidi-watney-interleague-play-brings-red-sox-pitchers-to-the-cages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bartolo Colon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With interleague play upon us, Red Sox pitchers have been getting in some extra work in the cage.
It started last weekend in Seattle. Josh Beckett, Brad Penny and Jon Lester all sent the batting practice balls into the stands at Safeco Field. While they were having a good time doing something they don&#8217;t normally do, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17708&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farrell busy with pitching staff</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/22/farrell-busy-with-pitching-staff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 05:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managing the Red Sox&#8217; pitching staff is never easy, and with a starting ERA at 5.51, John Farrell has his hands full.
He caught up with Heidi Watney before the Sox swept the Blue Jays and he had a lot to say.
He said that Brad Penny did a good job of battling back when he got [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17670&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ortiz: &#8216;It&#8217;s on, baby&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/20/ortiz-its-on-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/20/ortiz-its-on-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 03:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Ortiz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When David Ortiz sent a 1-1 fastball over the wall in center field, Fenway Park took a collective sigh of relief.
So did Ortiz.
After the game, Ortiz talked with Heidi Watney, taking time to thank the fans for supporting him throughout his drought.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been here seven years, and that&#8217;s what I hear every time I come [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=17467&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time off could help Ortiz</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/15/time-off-could-help-ortiz/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/15/time-off-could-help-ortiz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 14:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heidi Watney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Red Sox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Ortiz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terry Francona]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=16370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a long season.  One-hundred and sixty-two games, plus eight weeks of spring training, and of course, the postseason.  The NESN crew got last weekend off, because the Red Sox games were picked up by Fox and ESPN for national broadcasts. The two networks are allowed to pick up a combined total of 13 games [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=16370&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ortiz shocked, upset by Manny news</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/09/ortiz-shocked-upset-by-manny-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/09/ortiz-shocked-upset-by-manny-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 18:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heidi Watney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Red Sox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Ortiz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manny Ramirez]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=15008</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people have asked me this week if I was surprised that Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 days for using a substance banned under MLB’s drug policy. I am, and his former teammates’ reactions were the same.
Every player I spoke with said they were surprised &#8212; but it was more than just lip service.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=15008&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Van Every does it all</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/02/van-every-does-it-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/05/02/van-every-does-it-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 13:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heidi Watney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Red Sox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleveland Indians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.D. Drew]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Terry Francona]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Van Every was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 2000 and spent eight years playing minor league baseball. He always imagined playing his first game in Cleveland and getting his first major league home run at Jacobs Field (now called Progressive Field). Van Every got his first dinger in Cleveland all right &#8212; just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=13299&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fireworks in store for rivalry weekend</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/04/24/fireworks-in-store-as-rivalry-returns-to-fenway/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/04/24/fireworks-in-store-as-rivalry-returns-to-fenway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heidi Watney]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joba Chamberlain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Teixeira]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=11632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If anyone thought the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry got a little bland last year, you are in for a treat in 2009. A reloaded and newly purchased Yankees team is coming to Boston on Friday, and this season should be just as hot as ever between the two rivals.
To start, the Red Sox very public but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=11632&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bay breeze freezes Red Sox bats</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/04/16/cold-in-california/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/04/16/cold-in-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daisuke Matsuzaka]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Boston during the month of April, you expect the nights to get chilly. Not in California. 
The Red Sox played the Athletics on Tuesday night in the most miserable conditions many of these players had seen, and most of them have played baseball in Boston late into October. Dustin Pedroia said it was the coldest [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=9498&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beckett an ace in more ways than one</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/04/10/an-ace-in-more-ways-than-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/04/10/an-ace-in-more-ways-than-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heidi Watney]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One day after dominating the reigning American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays in Boston&#8217;s season-opening win, Josh Beckett did something even more remarkable: He presented a check for $100,000 to Children&#8217;s Hospital Boston, and cut the ribbon on the new Josh Beckett Treatment Room.
The room is vibrant and colorful, decorated with a Red Sox theme [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=8346&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reloaded Red Sox ready for 2009</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/04/01/champs-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/04/01/champs-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brad Penny]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=6926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As we wrap up spring training here in Fort Myers, I have to say that I am excited to see what the 2009 Red Sox can do. Yes, the Rays will be tough again; they&#8217;re a young team that has another year of experience under its belt. And yes, the Yankees spent enough to buy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=6926&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wakefield, Kottaras have mini competition</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/03/26/wakefield-kottaras-have-mini-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/03/26/wakefield-kottaras-have-mini-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[George Kottaras]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www2.nesn.com/?p=5864</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tim Wakefield has a new catcher. His name is George Kottaras. Red Sox fans got a chance to see the 25-year-old briefly during last September&#8217;s call-ups. I got a chance to see him and Wakefield let loose a little at Castle Golf, a miniatue golf course in Fort Myers on Thursday.
Wakefield likes to golf, so he showed up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=5864&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WBC is a victim of bad timing</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/03/20/wbc-is-a-victim-of-b/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/03/20/wbc-is-a-victim-of-b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heidi Watney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Red Sox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daisuke Matsuzaka]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Baseball Classic spells trouble for the Red Sox. Or does it?
Yes, Dustin Pedroia was sent home from the WBC after tweaking his lower abdominal muscle. Kevin Youkilis was sent packing after spraining his ankle. And David Ortiz made his manager a little nervous when Terry Francona discovered Ortiz was playing first base for the Dominican team, only [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=58&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drew playing through the pain</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/03/06/drew-playing-through/</link>
		<comments>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/03/06/drew-playing-through/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dustin Pedroia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT. MYERS, Fla. &#8211; Maybe it&#8217;s because Red Sox spring training has been incredibly quiet and drama-free, but when Sox fans heard that J.D. Drew flew back to Boston to recieve an injection in his back, it opened the floodgates for criticism.  
As someone who has spoken to Drew personally, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s that big of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=59&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Game on!</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/02/26/game-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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The games have begun. Granted, they are just spring training games, and the final scores don&#8217;t really matter. But these games set the tone for the season.
Take last year for example. Josh Beckett tweaked his back in his first spring training start. He battled nagging injuries the entire season, and just couldn&#8217;t seem to get into a rhythm.
Beckett pitched two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=361&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The battle begins in Gator Country</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/02/18/the-battle-begins-in-gator-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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FT. MYERS, Fla. &#8212; I&#8217;ve been here in Florida for a week now, and even though I knew it was &#8220;Gator Country,&#8221; I didn&#8217;t realize that the reptile would be hanging out in my temporary backyard. But alas, there he is (or is it a she &#8230; I really don&#8217;t know).
The unfortunate thing about this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=362&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Health on Epstein&#8217;s mind</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/02/12/health-on-epsteins-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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Spring is here &#8212; at least in Fort Myers, where the Red Sox are gathering for spring training. I arrived Tuesday night and have enjoyed catching my bearings in my new home for the next two months.  
The first player I ran into was Jon Lester. The left-hander was walking back to his condo with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=363&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NESN ski day 2009</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/01/29/nesn-ski-day-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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Spring training is just two weeks away. I, for one, am very excited to see what 2009 has in store for the Red Sox. But I am also taking advantage of my final two weeks before it&#8217;s back to work every day. 
Don&#8217;t get me wrong. I love the baseball season, and my job. But I did make good use [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=364&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Catching for the future</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/01/23/catching-for-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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The Red Sox have four catchers on their 40-man roster: Josh Bard, Dusty Brown, George Kottaras and Mark Wagner. Bard is the only one with any significant major league experience, but is he, or any of the other three, an everyday catcher?
&#8220;We have two good young catchers who formed a really good platoon at Triple-A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=365&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations, Jim!</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/01/15/congratulations-jim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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On Monday, at 1:17 p.m. Jim Rice got the call he’s been waiting 15 long years for. He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  That set off a whirlwind 48 hours for the former Sox slugger, and I got to go behind the scenes to see what it was like.
In addition to an afternoon [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=366&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boston baseball writers honor Red Sox</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2009/01/09/boston-baseball-writers-honor-red-sox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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There are still five long, cold weeks until spring training, but we got a ray of sunshine Thursday, as baseball was celebrated in Boston at the annual Boston Baseball Writers Awards Dinner.  
The day&#8217;s festivities kicked off with the introduction of the newest member of Red Sox Nation, outfielder Rocco Baldelli. The 27-year-old Rhode Island [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=367&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sox seeking jackpot</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/12/11/sox-seeking-jackpot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi Watney</dc:creator>
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The MLB winter meetings have all but wrapped up, and the Red Sox did not make any moves. The Sox were plenty active these past few days here in Las Vegas, but for all their meetings, proposals and offers, the Sox netted nada.
That doesn&#8217;t mean that discussions started here won&#8217;t yield results. Theo Epstein and crew seemed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=368&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A lot of talk, a little action</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/12/10/a-lot-of-talk-a-little-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since there isn&#8217;t much news coming out of the Red Sox camp, I thought I would attempt to explain what it&#8217;s like to be one of hundreds of reporters at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas for the winter meetings.
First of all, the Bellagio is absolutely humongous. Among the ornate lobby, the dozens of ballrooms, casino [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=369&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Captain cave?</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/12/09/will-the-captain-cave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Things were pretty quiet on the Red Sox front on Day 1 of the MLB winter meetings in Las Vegas. In fact, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein said he wasn&#8217;t optimistic that the Sox would get anything done before the meetings wrap up on Wednesday.
Epstein said the team is in the early stages of any negotiations with players, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=370&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Memories of a lifetime</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/11/26/memories-of-a-lifetime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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As Thanksgiving approaches, I&#8217;ve been reflecting on how blessed I am to have a job that I love and that provides new experiences and challenges every day.
For as long as I can remember, I have loved sports &#8212; watching, playing, the competition, everything. I remember enjoying football with my dad as a little girl. And I&#8217;ve always loved the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=371&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The business of baseball</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/11/20/the-business-of-baseball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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The Red Sox made a splash, trading outfielder Coco Crisp to Kansas City for right-handed pitcher Ramon Ramirez. The 27-year-old Ramirez was 3-2 with one save and a 2.64 ERA for the Royals in 2008. Crisp batted .283 with seven home runs and 41 RBI in 118 games for the Red Sox this past season.
I, for one, will miss [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=372&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Catching up with Papi</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/11/13/catching-up-with-papi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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While I am still adjusting to life without baseball games just about every night, the offseason is providing a different experience for me here in New England. Many people ask me what I will do during baseball&#8217;s offseason, and no, I don&#8217;t take a three-month hiatus!
I&#8217;m still closely following any Red Sox news to give updates [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=373&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>End of the road for Sox</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/20/end-of-the-road-for-sox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Happy flights. That’s what Josh Beckett said the team was striving for. Pretty self explanatory. If it’s a happy flight, then the team must have won. And winning the last game of the season is what counts.
We are on the plane now. It is not a happy flight. The 2008 season is over. It ended [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=374&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Respect for Tek</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/19/respect-for-tek/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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The Red Sox have once again played their way into a decisive Game 7 of the ALCS. Josh Beckett was able to hold the Rays to two runs through five innings. He wasn&#8217;t the Beckett of 2007, but he was still pretty good. After the game, Terry Francona said he liked what he saw from Beckett, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=375&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unbelievable Sox</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/17/unbelievable-sox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Wow! That’s all I can say. If you turned your TV off with the Red Sox down 7-0 heading into the seventh inning, you missed one of the greatest playoff comebacks ever.  
I was sitting in the press box with Lou Merloni, and as we saw some of the fans leaving the park just before the seventh, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=376&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time for an awakening</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/14/time-for-an-awakening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Game 3 of the ALCS did not turn out the way anyone expected. Jon Lester had been the stopper for the Red Sox this year. He had turned into the ace that the team could count on when they needed a win. Terry Francona said he wanted Lester on the mound if the series went to a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=377&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Late, late, late show</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/12/late-late-late-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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It is 3:45 in the morning on Sunday, and our plane just took off from Florida. What a night.  There were seven home runs &#8211; four by the Red Sox and three from the Rays. The game lasted five hours and 27 minutes, and in the end, the Rays pulled out the 9-8 walk-off win.  
Heading back to Boston, the series is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=378&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fire and Dice</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/11/fire-and-dice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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I&#8217;m beginning to see a trend. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, I was awoken by the sound of a fire alarm going off at my apartment complex. Then, here in St. Petersburg, the same thing happened. In the early hours of Friday morning (like 12:45 a.m.), the fire alarm went off at the hotel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=379&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shipping down to Tampa</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/09/shipping-down-to-tampa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s nothing like a beautiful fall afternoon in Boston. The Red Sox held their final workout at Fenway Park on Wednesday before boarding a plane and heading for Tampa.
Terry Francona announced the Sox&#8217; starting rotation. Daisuke Matsuzaka will get the nod in Game 1, followed by Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and Tim Wakefield. Tito said a big reason [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=380&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Flying high and flying south</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/07/flying-high-and-flying-south/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Red Sox are ALDS champions.
Let the champagne fly. The Red Sox beat the Angels, knocking them out of the playoffs for the second straight year, and advanced to the ALCS.
Jon Lester was an ace once again, holding the vaunted Angels offense scoreless over seven innings. Even after the Angels came back to tie it up, there was still the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=381&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All arms on deck</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/06/all-arms-on-deck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is 2 a.m., and I just got home from Sunday night&#8217;s Game 3 of the ALDS. The Angels finally snapped an eleven-game postseason losing streak to the Red Sox, but it took 12 innings to get it done.
The mood in the Red Sox clubhouse was somber, but still confident. I spoke with John Farrell, who thinks Josh Beckett&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=382&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All for one</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/04/all-for-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are on the plane heading back to Boston. It is well after midnight on both coasts. We will be getting in around 9:30 a.m. Eastern time, so most people are sleeping. 
There are still the guys who play cards every flight going at it. It doesn&#8217;t matter how long the flight is or how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=383&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No need to worry</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/03/no-need-to-worry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The buzz Thursday was all about pitching. Josh Beckett threw another side session, and Daisuke Matsuzaka was getting ready to pitch in Game 2. Beckett is still being mum with the media, but Terry Francona said his side session went very well. Beckett threw 67 pitches (more than a typical side), and reports have all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=384&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Better hot than cold</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/10/02/better-hot-than-cold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The real season started last night. Jon Lester took the mound for the Red Sox, and if this season was any indication, everyone knew he would have a great night.
There was a pretty neat moment before the game where more than 200 people unfolded a gigantic American flag during the singing of the national anthem. It took up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=385&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moving in the right direction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are here in Anaheim, and as usual, it&#8217;s warm and sunny. I rode over to the field with John Carter and Matt Romito, who work in video services for the Red Sox. Carter got a convertible, so we were cruising with the top down … great for a beautiful day … not so good on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=www2.nesn.com&blog=6816797&post=386&subd=nesnblogs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>B-E-A-utiful California</title>
		<link>http://www2.nesn.com/heidi-watney/2008/09/30/b-e-a-utiful-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to my postseason blog. For those of you who don&#8217;t know me, my name is Heidi Watney, and I am the field reporter for NESN&#8217;s broadcasts of the Boston Red Sox games. I get to work with Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy and the best broadcast crew in the business. 
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