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Red Sox tie . . . again!

The Red Sox finished the Florida portion of their exhibition schedule by playing to their fourth tie of the year, 3-3 against Tampa Bay at Fort Myers.

The Sox trailed, 3-1, heading into the bottom of the eighth, but got home runs from Alex Ochoa in the bottom of the eighth and Diaz in the bottom of the ninth to tie it. The teams did not play extra innings.

Boston received quite a scare in the top of the ninth when Jonathan Papelbon appeared to be spiked while covering first base on a grounder to the right side. He limped noticeably after the play and was visited by the team's training staff, but remained in the game and struck out the last two hitters he faced.

The Sox now are 13-12-4 in the exhibition season. They will conclude the preseason schedule with games in Philadelphia tomorrow night and Saturday afternoon, neither of which will be on either radio or television locally. After the Saturday game, they'll fly to Kansas City for a Sunday workout and then begin the 2007 regular season with a game against the Royals at 4 p.m. local time Monday afternoon.

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Baseball Today: Thursday, March 29

Notes of local (and some not-so-local) interest from the baseball world . . .

THE CARMINE HOSE: Curt Schilling breaks down his dominant performance against the Twins last night (38pitches.com) . . . Daisuke Matsuzaka had a sitdown with members of the traveling Red Sox media. In the Bet You Wouldn't Have Thought This department: Seems he got as much enjoyment out of Pedro Martinez' takedown of Don Zimmer as many Red Sox fans did. (projo.com).

IBID: The new rite of spring: Roger Clemens is in no hurry to decide if, and where, he'll pitch this year. (New York Daily News)

WE LOVE YOU A-ROD, OH YES WE DO: Are you tired of being against him? Are you tired of expecting him to fail, and standing up to boo when he does so? Are you tired of not feeling good about having Alex Rodriguez play third base for your favorite team? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you are ready. Welcome to The Movement. You see, this is the kind of stuff you just couldn't get in the days before the Internet. (project13a.com)

AND SPEAKING OF THE INTERNET . . . You better not say bad things about the newest member of the Royals, Ben Hendrickson. His dad is watching. (aolsportsblog.com)

WHAT A WAY TO LOSE A JOB: Steve Swindal won't be taking control of the Yankees in the post-George Steinbrenner Era, after all. (Newsday)

OZZIE SWINGS AGAIN: And this time his target is, of all people, Jim Leyland. Say what you will, but in this era of bland, mealymouthed nothingness, Ozzie Guillen can sometimes be a breath of fresh air. Sometimes. (Detroit News)

OLD FRIENDS: Adam Stern didn't make the cut in Baltimore. His pals in Pawtucket will be seeing him again this year when Norfolk comes to town. (Baltimore Sun) . . . Remember when the Red Sox were hot after Mariners center fielder Jeremy Reed? He, too, was sent to the minors yesterday (mlb.com) . . . Freddy Sanchez is beginning to work his way back into game shape, though it's still doubtful he'll be ready by Opening Day. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

-- ART MARTONE

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