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Clay Buchholz Showcases Impressive Fastball Command in Racking Up Six Called Third Strikes

Found July 15, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Clay Buchholz,  Bobby Valentine,  Jeff Nelson
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox,  Tampa Bay Rays
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Editor's note: NESN.com is going to tell the story of the 2012 Red Sox in Bobby Valentine's words. Each game day, we will select the best Valentine quote that sums up the day for the Red Sox. Home plate umpire Jeff Nelson let it be known to the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays early that he would have a wide strike zone, and the starting pitchers of each team obliged by racking up the strikeouts. As liberal as Nelson's home plate interpretation was, however, Clay Buchholz still did his part by working both sides of the dish --...
Original Story: http://www.nesn.com/2012/07/clay-buch... Verified_ybn
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