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Article: Cleveland deals Crisp to Red Sox
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- January 28, 2006
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CLEVELAND -- Coco Crisp quickly became a fan favorite with Indians
fans, winning them over with his catchy name, bubbly personality and
solid skills.
Red Sox Nation will be tougher to impress.
Crisp is bound for Boston after being traded Friday by the
Cleveland Indians to the Red Sox, finally giving them a replacement
for Johnny Damon in center field and at the leadoff spot in the
batting order.
Crisp's departure has been rumored for more than a week, but the
deal was held up by medical questions Cleveland had about reliever
Guillermo Mota and then was delayed by a trade between the Indians
and Philadelphia Phillies. When it all shook out, eight players --
and maybe a ninth -- were moved by ...