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World Series champs!After an off century, the Boston Red Sox are making a little more of this one. Sprung from their past, freed from the dramas and misfortunes that corroded a franchise seemingly born to be the New York Yankees’ valet, the Red Sox are world champions for the second time in four Octobers. Remember when they’d settle for one, the now-I-can-die-in-peace era? Turns out, you’ve lived long enough to witness the Red Sox as persistent winners, as budding dynasty, and just as the Yankees have fallen into a period of uncomfortable transition. On Sunday night, about the time the Red Sox had their group hug at Coors Field, Scott Boras was spreading the news of Alex Rodriguez’s opt-out intentions, and Joe Torre was getting around to that honey-do list, and Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte probably weren’t sure if they were Yankees or not. The once veteran Yankees pitching staff seems sure to be decorated with the likes of Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy, introducing growing pains to an organization that traditionally grows only payrolls. And who’s going to play third in the Bronx? Mike Lowell? The Red Sox’s World Series MVP? Not if the Colorado branch of Red Sox Nation has any say. More than an hour after Jonathan Papelbon blew that victory fastball past Seth Smith, fans bunched at the Red Sox dugout and chanted for their free-agent to be, singing, “Re-sign Lowell! Re-sign Lowell!”
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Red Sox on verge of Series sweep after ripping RockiesDaisuke Matsuzaka struck out five and allowed only three hits while driving in two runs Saturday to spark Boston past Colorado 10-5, putting the Red Sox on the brink of a World Series title sweep. Three years to the day after ending an 86-year title drought by completing a Series sweep of St. Louis, the Red Sox reached the verge of another sweep in Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven final with game four here Sunday. “It’s a great situation to be in,” Boston leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury said. “We’re very confident but we know Colorado is a great ball club. There’s no quit in them. We know it’s going to be a tough one to get the last one.”
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Leclaire, Blue JacketsNot very many pundits,if any, had Pascal Leclaire on their Vezina Trophy watch list. They may be changing their minds. Leclaire will look to continue his red-hot start when the Columbus Blue Jackets host the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. After collecting just one shutout in his first 59 career games, the 24-year-old Leclaire has blanked four teams in the first month of this season. He is 4-2-0 with a 1.34 goals-against average and .950 save percentage. Leclaire is coming off a 36-save shutout in a 3-0 triumph over the St. Louis Blues for his league-leading fourth shutout of the campaign. His task Saturday will be difficult, facing a Sharks offense led by former Hart Trophy winner Joe Thornton. The 28-year-old Thornton has thrived since being traded from the Boston Bruins, notching 45 goals and 171 assists in 150 games with San Jose. However, the Sharks offense did not look so impressive against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night, managing just 11 shots in a 5-1 loss.
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