Stop & Shopp

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Buch Stops Streak Here, Shoppy Sparks Offense

Boston 2, Miami 1 | Cafardo: Red Sox Offense MIA in Miami
50 Shades of Clay Buchholz 4-1, 2.83 ERA in Last 7 Starts
First Things First: In the Big Inning, Clay Said 'No Way Jose'
Bloopers and Practical Hits: Aviles Drives In Game Winner
But The Roof, The Roof, The Roof Was Still Open
Hat Tip to Vicente 'The Villain' Padilla

"A lot of work�s gone into it. I was down. Anybody would be down. Nobody wants to go out there and give up runs and put your team in a losing situation. That�s where the work comes in. The Red Sox stuck with me. They could have given up on me a lot quicker. I do appreciate that. -- Buchholz on bouncing back

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Just Say Nomar

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Are We Saying Our Last Goodbyes to Kevin Garciaparra?

Herald: Youkilis About Good To Go, Brings Up '04 Nomar Trade
You're Not Special Anymore Youk. Sincerely, Wellesley HS's David McCullough
Sounds Like Another Great Clubhouse Again This Year ...

"There�s things with teammates, players and playing for this team and the fans that like me, but I don�t think there�s ideal situations a lot of the time. You kind of know as a player when you�re in the last year of your deal, so you know it�s going one way or another. So you�ve got to prepare yourself mentally that that could happen." -- Kevin Youkilis to Michael Silverman

One scout from interested team went to see Youkilis, sent back very negative report: "For what he costs, he can't do anything."

— DKnobler (@DKnobler) June 12, 2012