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OTM Open Thread 8/15: It is Tuesday - Over the Monster
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Jason Bay - Wikipedia
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13 JUN 2015: Jeff Samardzija of the White Sox during the American League regular season game between the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg
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Sudbury resident inducted into Bay State Games Hall of Fame
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New Bedford Bay Sox
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Home - Bay Sox Baseball
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Falmouth's Couhig brings winning mentality to Bay Sox
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New Bedford Bay Sox Struck Out By Lack of Fan Support
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani won't start vs. Rays after hit by pitch - Los Angeles Times
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Bay State Games (Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation)
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Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays odds, picks and predictions
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A capsule look at the Red Sox-Astros playoff series - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Reporter Jerry Bonkowski/Gambling.com
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Ex-gov dropped ball on riding Red Sox' coattails – Boston Herald
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Notable Notables: Jeff Plympton Sr. and Jeff Plympton Jr.: Like Father, Like Son