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Article: Red Sox wild about playoffs playoffs Boston players praise Sox' sweep, look for 'good' series
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- October 3, 2005
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BOSTON -- Immediately after Jason Varitek's leadoff single in the
fifth inning, the DiamondVision at Fenway Park showed a close-up of
the left-field scoreboard: CWS 3, CLE 1.
Fenway erupted in cheers.
"The White Sox did a great job by sweeping," Boston Red Sox
leadoff hitter Johnny Damon said. "Never did we ever think Cleveland
was going to be swept. They were playing so hot. That's pretty
amazing what the White Sox were able to do."
Consider it the last time the Red Sox applaud anything the White
Sox do the rest of this week.
Though the Red Sox were doing quite well with destiny in their own
hands -- leading by six runs at the time -- the White Sox' victory
over the Indians handed the ...