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Article: A World Apart; Red Sox' popularity, influence has risen to global proportions.(Sports)
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- The Boston Herald
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- April 2, 2007
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Byline: TONY MASSAROTTI
From the Funai Media Tent to Rem Dawg's on Yawkey Way, the Red Sox are now more than just a regional obsession. They have become, quite simply, an international phenomenon.
When Red Sox newcomer Daisuke Matsuzaka made his spring training debut against Boston College, for instance, an estimated 14 million viewers in Japan tuned in live, for an utterly meaningless exhibition game, at the early-bird hour of 8 a.m. At Fenway Park, where the Red Sox have set attendance records for each of the last seven years, the team has an active, 307-game sellout streak that is the second longest in major league history. And in places like the Dominican Republic, ...