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    Tampa Bay Rays Beat Defending Champion Red Sox

    The Boston Red Sox have come back from the almost-dead to win American League pennants and go on to World Championships, but not this year . While they did not go quietly, the Tampa Bay Rays refused to fade, and they'll play the National League's Philadelphia Phillies . Bob Ryan is a sports columnist for the Boston Globe .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Boston Red Sox have come back from the almost-dead to win American League pennants and go on to World Championships, but not this year. While they did not go quietly, the Tampa Bay Rays refused to fade, and they'll play the National League's Philadelphia Phillies. Bob Ryan is a sports columnist for the Boston Globe.

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      Warren Olney

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      Bob Ryan

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