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Grounds crew members quickly pull the tarp onto the field during a heavy rain shower in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park in Boston on May 29, 2012.
After a 38-minute rain delay the Red Sox completed a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Boston Tuesday night. Read a report on the game at NBCSports.com and see more great sports images in The Week in Sports Pictures slideshow.
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Boston Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant, center, and fans wear festive hats in celebration of St. Patrick's Day at the team's spring training home in Fort Myers, Fla. on Saturday.
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Boston Red Sox starter Josh Beckett delivers to Baltimore Orioles' Wilson Betemit during the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla. on Saturday. The Red Sox wore green unifroms in celebration of St. Patrick's Day.
See more images of the Red Sox in PhotoBlog, and for more green outfits check out today's St. Patrick's Day slideshow.
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Baltimore center fielder Matt Angle crashes into the wall while trying to catch a triple by Boston Red Sox's Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the fourth inning of the first game of a doubleheader in Boston on Sept. 19, 2011.
Fans at Fenway Park need to keep their heads up during the game. Just yesterday, fans in the Green Monster dodged a home run bomb.
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A fan reaches up to make the grab on a flying bat from Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday Sept. 14.
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The Toronto Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion (10) loses his hold on his bat as Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek catches the pitch in the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts September 14.
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Fans in the Green Monster seats reach for the ball on a home run by Boston Red Sox's Jacoby Ellsbury during the fourth inning of the Red Sox's baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011.
The AP reports from New York:
Only a few thousand fans were left in the ballpark when the Red Sox wrapped up an 8-3 victory over the Yankees early Friday in a rain-delayed game that ended at 1:43 a.m
A storm that brought lightning bolts over the Bronx delayed the start for 3 hours, 27 minutes. Read the full story.
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A New York Yankees fan covers himself with a poncho during a rain delay before the start of the match against Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 9.
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Boston Red Sox's Jacoby Ellsbury (2) steals second base as New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano attempts to catch the ball during the first inning of a baseball game on June 9.
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As a scoreboard worker looks on, Baltimore Orioles left fielder Felix Pie fields a fly that was hit by Boston Red Sox's Josh Reddick in the ninth inning of the game at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept. 21, 2010.
I love baseball, and this picture shows why. Baseball is a team sport, but it is made up of individual achievements and failures. Everyone has to be able to hit the ball. Everyone has to be able to field the ball. Contrast that with football where you might play a whole season without touching the ball. Compare it to soccer where you might play defense in the back of the field and never get the opportunity to attempt a goal.
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