As fans cheer, Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, center left, and Boston's Mike Lowell, left, wait to greet Jacoby Ellsbury (46) after Ellsbury stole home during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park in Boston on Sunday, April 26, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

As fans cheer, Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, center left, and Boston's Mike Lowell, left, wait to greet Jacoby Ellsbury (46) after Ellsbury stole home during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park in Boston on Sunday, April 26, 2009.

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