The Buch Starts Here

Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz delivers against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Friday March 20, 2009.
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"Again, a big step in the right. I thought he was throwing the ball real well. And his demeanor, his tempo on the mound have all been improving this whole spring. And it's sure nice to see." -- Brad Mills, the next manager of the Red Sox, on Buchholz's performance

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