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Francona is starting to sound like a couple of former Yankee managers. Over the weekend, he talked about Ortiz going to visit the obstetrician (he meant optometrist). Last night he told us Jonathan Papelbon was in need of liquidation (he meant hydration).
Casey Stengel could have said that. Yogi Berra, too.
Neither one ever lost eight straight games to the Red Sox.
Dan Shaughnessy