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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard (C) stands on the mound with team mates, after he walked in two runs in the eighth inning of their American League MLB baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto September 7, 2011.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard walks off the field after walking-in the tying run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. The Blue Jays defeated the Red Sox 11-10.

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KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 18: Daniel Bard #51 of the Boston Red Sox throws in the eighth inning during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on August 18, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Red Sox won 4-3.

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BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 01: Daniel Bard #51 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after a hit by Asdrubal Cabrera of the Cleveland Indians is ruled a two run homer in the eighth inning on August 1, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard walks off the field after being taken out of the baseball game against the Cleveland Indians during the eighth inning at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. Bard took the loss in the Indians' 9-6 win.

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BOSTON, MA - JULY 09: Daniel Bard #51 of the Boston Red Sox throws a pitch in the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on July 9, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Red Sox won the game 4-0.

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BOSTON, MA - JULY 06: Daniel Bard #51 of the Boston Red Sox heads in during a rain delay in the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 6, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard follows through on a throw against the Chicago White Sox in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Fenway Park, in Boston. The White Sox defeated the Red Sox 7-4.

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Boston Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard holds a cup of coffee as he watches pitcher warm up in the outfield prior to a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston Thursday, May 5, 2011. Less than 12 hours after the Los Angeles Angels rain-delayed 5-3 win in 13 innings over the Boston Red Sox,...

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard tags out Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis after Markakis attempts to steal home on a passed pitch by the catcher in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 5-4.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard walks to the mound after giving up a single to Baltimore Orioles' Derek Lee in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 5-4.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard fields a ball off the bat of Toronto Blue Jays' Brett Lawrie in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. The Blue Jays defeated the Red Sox 1-0 in 11 innings.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia walk back to the mound after a two-run double by New York Yankees' Russell Martin during the seventh inning of New York's 4-2 win in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard delivers against the Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the eighth inning of a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo. , Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011.

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Newly acquired Boston Red Sox pitcher Erik Bedard (R) talks to pitcher Daniel Bard as they walk into the clubhouse before their MLB American League baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts August 2, 2011.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard leaves the game after giving up the go ahead run to the Cleveland Indians during the eighth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Cleveland, Ohio May 23, 2011.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard (51) applauds after closing out the Los Angeles Angels during the ninth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Anaheim, California, April 23, 2011. Red Sox won the game 5-0.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard (51) pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during the ninth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Anaheim, California, April 23, 2011. Red Sox won the game 5-0.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard walks back to the dugout in the eighth inning in a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Thursday, April 7, 2011, in Cleveland. The Indians swept the Red Sox in the three game series. The Indians won 1-0.

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Texas Rangers' Yorvit Torrealba (R) reacts after he scored a run as Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard watches in the eighth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Arlington, Texas April 1, 2011.

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Texas Rangers' David Murphy (7) is congratulated by Josh Hamilton (32) after Murphy scored on a double by Elvis Andrus on a pitch from Boston Red Sox's Daniel Bard in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game Friday, April 1, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. Murphy delivered a tiebreaking,...

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard prepares to deliver to Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game on Friday, April 1, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won 9-5.

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A Texas Rangers fan holds a ALCS Championship flag that is attached to a Texas Revolutionary battle flag with the phrase "Come And Take It", as fans celebrate a two run double by David Murphy off of Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Daniel Bard in the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game...