Word: sox
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Carl has shown through his work this spring that he has all the leadership abilities to be a team captain," Darrell Johnson, the new manager of the Red Sox, said yesterday. "General Manager Dick O'Connell and I are completely satisfied with his efforts and think he should be rewarded...
...Sox pilot said that Yastrzemski will serve, other than as a field general, as a "liaison" between the coaches and the players. "If he sees a man with a problem he can alert me and I can take over," Johnson said...
...into the tough stuff. Boston, Baltimore and New York. The Red Sox, to begin with, won't be floundering around in fourth place again this year. The Yankees may have learned a little from their collapse in 1973, after leading the division by four games at the All-Star break. The Orioles are just plain strong, again. The question, then, is can the Sox or the New Yorkers pose a serious, sustained threat...
...Sox will show up in Fenway this year with a lot of new faces. Among them will be pitchers Rick Wise, Reggie Cleveland and Juan Marichal. Marichal figures to be of little help in the long run, but Wise and Cleveland form the nucleus of what should be a strong crew. Both are proven, both are young...
Carlton Fisk, Yastrzemski and Orlando Cepeda present a powerful hitting attack, and the Sox are also looking for Bernie Carbo, a former St. Louis Cardinal and Cincinnati Red, to start living up to his potential. Missing from the attack, of course, is Reggie Smith. His value to the team last year was, at best, questionable...