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Over the Monster Top 20 Prospects Voting #15: #1 is #14

Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 12:17 p.m.

Last year, 2008 #1 pick Casey Kelly slotted in at #7 in the voting, and that was before we'd even seen him pitch. Reymond Fuentes put up a rather more impressive performance at a rookie, and here he is twice as far down the list. Something of a testament to the depth of this system, I'd say ... Fuentes should get his shot to pick his way up through the rankings in (likely) Greenville next year, and I would be surprised if he did not do so. The Sox picked him #1 for a reason ... On to #15. Spring

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Over The Monster T-Shirts: We Need Your Ideas!

Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 5:27 p.m.

More photos » ... Adam Hunger - AP ... Adrian Beltre, in head: "Why can't this be an Over The Monster t-shirt?" ... Browse more photos » ... I know it's been on your mind all winter. You've been sitting in your pajamas and L.L. Bean sweatshirt on the couch in your living room watching the 2004 ALCS on rewind for what seems like forever. And every time you see "the steal," you wonder: "Hey, I need an Over The Monster t-shirt to keep me warm." ... OK, so maybe it hasn't gone quite like that

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Kelly, Anderson Highlight Spring Training Invitees

Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 5:06 p.m.

The Red Sox announced today the list of non-rostered players invited to spring training: ... Pitchers (10) ... Randor Bierd ... Fernando Cabrera ... Kris Johnson ... Casey

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The war over peace

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 4:49 p.m.

A decade after the 'Boston Miracle,' violent crime has again overtaken parts of the city. Can the miracle makers create a new peace? ... In the early infancy of this five-week-old year, Boston has been rocked by four homicides and 10 non-fatal shootings. By the time this goes to print, there may well be more ... Cease and desist: Operation Ceasefire brought peace to the streets, and then let it all slip away. By Chris Faraone ... In the early infancy of this five-week-old year, Boston has been

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Impeach John Roberts

Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 4:47 p.m.

The Chief Justice lied ... It is time for an enterprising and courageous member of the US House of Representatives to file articles of impeachment against the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts. The charge: lying under oath ... It is time for an enterprising and courageous member of the US House of Representatives to file articles of impeachment against the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts. The charge: lying under oath ... More than four

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J.D. Salinger: 1919 - 2010

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 4:40 p.m.

In Memoriam ... J.D. Salinger was 91 when he died in his New Hampshire home on January 27, 45 years after he published his last known story, "Hapworth 16, 1924," in the New Yorker ... J.D. Salinger was 91 when he died in his New Hampshire home on January 27, 45 years after he published his last known story, "Hapworth 16, 1924," in the New Yorker ... He was often called the Greta Garbo of the writing world (she, too, retired from the public eye with roughly half of her life before her), and

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Bay State's top lobbyists

Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 4:39 p.m.

Talking Politics ... Nearly everyone in Massachusetts felt the pinch of the recession in 2009 — even Beacon Hill lobbyists had to tighten their belts ... READ : Beacon Hill's top lobbyists. By David S. Bernstein on his Talking Politics blog ... Nearly everyone in Massachusetts felt the pinch of the recession in 2009 — even Beacon Hill lobbyists had to tighten their belts ... The 25 biggest lobbying firms in the state (those who work on behalf of multiple clients) collected just under $25

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Poor reception

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 4:36 p.m.

Talk radio helped energize Scott Brown's Senate campaign. Will it doom the Democrats in 2010? ... The right loves to rant against the "liberal-media elite," but there's one key media sector where the conservative id reigns supreme: talk radio ... The right loves to rant against the "liberal-media elite," but there's one key media sector where the conservative id reigns supreme: talk radio. It's a format long marked by an abundance of influential red-staters (Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Sean

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Review: Edge Of Darkness

Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 4:35 p.m.

Roslindale gets a taste of the old Gibson mania ... A new genre is emerging in which aging A-list actors play fathers off on a rampage to rescue their daughters or avenge their deaths ...

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