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POSTGAME: He opted out, but don't invite him in

BY SEAN McADAM
Journal Sports Writer

DENVER -- As general manager Theo Epstein was being interviewed by a Boston TV station in front of the visitor's clubhouse, the crowd of several thousand Red Sox fans who remains in the stands at Coors Field sent him two messages.

First, they chanted ''Re-sign Lowell,'' a reference to the Sox' third baseman and newly-minuted World Series MVP, who is eligible free agency.

When that chant began to die down, the fans took a different approach and attempted to steer Epstein away from a possible Plan B.

''Don't sign A-Rod! Don't Sign A-Rod!'' they said by way of warning.

The chant reduced some in the Baseball Operations department to fits of laughter as they stood nearby on the infield.

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