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Viola finally starts to get some attention
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LAKELAND, Fla. -- In another camp, in another time, he would be
The Story. Frank Viola is a big-name, big-bucks free agent signee
and even in a circus town like New York, his arrival was headline
stuff.
It's different with the Red Sox. The red carpet was rolled out
for another pitcher, and Viola's splashdown got lost in the tumult
and shouting of the first week of Winter Haven's final spring.
But if there is any cause to believe that this year will be
better, if there is hope tha...
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Viola Passes Physical, To Sign With Red Sox
The Washington Post
; Left-hander Frank Viola, 31, came a step closer to signing a three-year, $13.9 million free agent deal with the Boston Red Sox today when he got a clean bill of health from the team's doctor. Arthur Pappas, who on Monday gave Viola a complete physical, said tests conducted later in the day in
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Chicago pounds Red Sox
The Boston Globe
; CHICAGO -- Is No. 1 draft pick Trot Nixon ready? Will Atlanta Braves general manager John Schuerholz donate Otis Nixon to the Red Sox for the good of baseball? Will Richard Nixon, who knows something about defense, be brought in as the defensive coordinator? There was only one error on the
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RED SOX HAMMERED AGAIN, 10-0
The Boston Globe
; They are back to four games under .500, the low-water mark of 1989. They are eight games out of first place in the American League East -- only one game better off than they were when John McNamara was fired last July 14. Could it be time to bring back Mac? Too bad Don Zimmer's no longer available.
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Viola shackles White Sox Plantier, Red Sox provide the support
The Boston Globe
; There's nothing quite like a night at Fenway Park when the Red Sox get good pitching and the bats come alive with the thunder and lightning that can be felt in five states and Nova Scotia. Crash, bam, boom! It was a sweet sound as Boston rolled to a 6-1 victory last night over the Chicago White Sox
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Viola struggles as Red Sox hold on Russell bails out shoddy performance by pitching staff; offense is still perking
The Boston Globe
; SEATTLE -- Something has got to be wrong with Frank Viola. The old zip is missing. The Seattle Mariners last night went after his vaunted changeups as if they were giant watermelons. But one reason the veteran lefthander has commanded so much respect over the years is that he's somehow found a way
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