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Red Sox Draft Anthony Ranaudo, RHP with Pick #39

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Published June 7, 2010 at 9:17 p.m.

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More photos » ... Mike Stobe - Getty Images ... Browse more photos » ... The Red Sox drafted Anthony Ranaudo, RHP with pick #39 in the 2010 MLB Draft ... Vitals: ... 6'7", 231 lbs ... 9/09/89 ... My reaction: ... Ranaudo is a risk, and one that scares me. Robbed by injury of his effectiveness and--most frighteningly for me--his command last year, if Ranaudo does not return to form, then he is a waste of a pick. On the other hand, if he does return to form, he'll have #1 potential. Having Scott

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Red Sox Draft Brandon Workman, P -- Texas

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Published June 8, 2010 at 11:22 a.m.

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via www.baseballrumormill.com ... View full size photo » ... With their first pick on day two of the 2010 MLB Draft, the Red Sox selected pitcher Brandon Workman out of the University of Texas ... I wrote this about Workman at SB Nation Boston yesterday: ... Just like his last name would describe, Brandon Workman is big, tough ... and throws hard. He's a worker ... The 6'5" righty has a four-seam fastball that can hit the mid-90s and ... a two-seamer that has some sink to it. His cutter is

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Red Sox Amending Bridge Period Via Draft

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Published June 9, 2010 at 7:01 a.m.

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Mike Stobe - Getty Images ... 2 days ago: ... SECAUCUS, NJ - JUNE 07: The draft board is seen prior to the start of the MLB First Year Player Draft on June 7, 2010 held in Studio 42 at the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey ... (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) ... View full size photo » ... Take the best talent available, with heavy considerations for potential and not so much on organizational needs ... Thanks to the benefits of a deep and fruitful farm system in recent years, the Red

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BU offers the class of 1970 a second chance at complacency

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Published May 12, 2010 at 5:02 p.m.

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After School Special ... Boston University’s class of 2010 celebrates its commencement this weekend, and BU has invited the class of 1970 to tag along ... RALLY CAPS: Forty years ago this month, in the wake of the Kent State shootings and volatile anti-Vietnam sentiment on college campuses across the country, Boston University canceled classes and called off commencement. Instead of donning caps and gowns, the class of 1970 joined with students from throughout the region for an anti-war rally

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Ledge Lessons

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Published April 28, 2010 at 4:51 p.m.

We love you, stressed-out college kids! So relax, and remember how good you have it ... As advocates of higher education and living as long as medically possible, we were sad to read that, according to new-media-powerhouse Web site the Daily Beast, Greater Boston is home to not one but five of the most stressful colleges in the United States ... As advocates of higher education and living as long as medically possible, we were sad to read that, according to new-media-powerhouse Web site the

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BC's timing off against Duke

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Published Feb. 7, 2010 at 1:46 a.m.

Boston College did all the things necessary to register a monumental upset except convert the buzzer beater ...

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Many longtime readers may know the story of our good friend and Boston College classmate Andrew...

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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 2:07 p.m.

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Many longtime readers may know the story of our good friend and Boston College classmate Andrew Marsh, who passed away last summer after a 2.5 year battle with melanoma. To honor the memory of our dear friend, Andy’s family and friends are pleased to announce the first annual Andrew C. Marsh Fund Golf Tournament, to be held on August 5, 2010 at Dunegrass Golf Club in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. All proceeds benefit the Andrew C. Marsh Memorial Fund going towards educational scholarships and the

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Howard Zinn: 1922-2010

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 6:05 p.m.

In Memoriam of the anti-war warrior ... Howard Zinn was a fearless revolutionary, but also a father-figure and family man ... RAISING HELL: Howard Zinn (seen here in 1967) perfectly embodied the radical professor who challenged his students to think outside the establishment ... VIEW : Photos of Howard Zinn memorabilia ... Howard Zinn was like a daddy to Boston University students of the Vietnam War era — the students who protested and resisted the war, that is. He arrived on campus in 1964,

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Student seeks new trial in music case

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Published Jan. 4, 2010 at 4:23 p.m.

BOSTON - A college student who was ordered to pay four recordlabels a combined $675,000 for downloading and sharing songs onlineis asking a judge to grant him a new trial or reduce thedamages ...

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A "rock and jock" fantasy weekend in Boston

Published Jan. 12, 2010 at 4:26 p.m.

MLB.com analyst Peter Gammons has three passions in life: baseball, music and the city of Boston. Last weekend marked the 10th year that Gammons merged those interests for Hot Stove Cool Music, a benefit concert he founded with current Milwaukeean Jeff Horrigan.