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Despite those Octobers, Terry Francona takes the fall for Boston Red Sox collapse – New York Daily News
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Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona
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Images: Theo Epstein
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MLB Network set to air documentary on Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona
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Red Sox, Francona part ways after collapse
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Francona: The Red Sox Years: 9781427233585: Francona, Terry, Shaughnessy, Dan, Gurner, Jeff: Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry
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Tito book: Owners wanted sexy Sox
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Theo Epstein returns to Boston — and his fingerprints are everywhere – Hartford Courant
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Specter of 2011 Red Sox lingers
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Terry Francona years in Boston remembered
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Terry Francona, quintessential baseball lifer, is ready for uncharted territory - The Athletic
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Lucchino looks back at Tito, Theo departures
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Boston Red Sox Say Goodbye to Terry Francona?