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V is for victory Lefthander Viola ready to bring his winning ways to the Red Sox
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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- It was the pinnacle. It was six days after
Frank John Viola 2d had captured the 1987 World Series Most Valuable
Player award, leading the Cinderella Minnesota Twins to their first
world championship. It was after Viola had said, "I'm going to
Disney World!" and made a cool $50,000 in the process.
It was then, on Halloween night, that Frank Viola knew how BIG he
had become.
The city was still celebrating Oct. 25. Anyone in a Twins uniform
became an instant hero....
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It's a memorable start for Viola
The Boston Globe
; WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- There were no tears flowing from Frank Viola's eyes. There was hardly a lump in his throat. There was a little trickle of melancholy, though. Yesterday's 5-2 Red Sox exhibition loss marked the first time Viola had faced the Twins since general manager Andy MacPhail traded him
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Take my viola, please: Jokes target distinguished instrument.(The Dallas Morning News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ... With that, it's time for our final viola joke: What's the difference between a viola and a trampoline? You have to take off your shoes before jumping up and down on a trampoline. X X X Visit The Dallas Morning News on the World Wide Web at http:
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Work was composed for Viola Close call at first struck a chord, but lefthander knew what strings to pull
The Boston Globe
; It was the second inning of yesterday's home opener against the Indians, and Frank Viola had just gone through one of those can-you-believe-this type innings. It featured a dozen good pitches, one close call by the first-base umpire, a couple of infield hits, a hit batsman and a Cleveland run. You
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CHANGE OF PACE: VIOLA IS NO. 1
The Boston Globe
; CINCINNATI - Bostonians get a little full of themselves sometimes. We blindly conclude that our schools, hospitals and seafoods are the best in the land and are stunned to learn that some folks believe in Stanford University, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Seattle mesquite-cooked salmon. So we believe
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Rhubarb leaves bad taste in mouths of Viola, Hobson
The Boston Globe
; Frank Viola's afternoon on the mound began with a verbal shot at plate umpire Larry Young and ended with a two-run shot off the bat of Mike Devereaux in the seventh. Not a fun day. In between, Red Sox manager Butch Hobson got the heave-ho from Young after Viola had faced just one batter on a day
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