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Piecing together the Sox's puzzle

By Sean McAdam
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

These days, the euphoria of Game 4 and the celebration on the field in St. Louis make it seem like seven months ago rather than seven weeks. As Christmas approaches, the Red Sox have lost -- or are about to lose -- 40 percent of their starting rotation, the same one which so thoroughly dominated the Cardinals to bring Boston its first world championship in 86 years. Their youngest starter is 27, and their best starter, Curt Schilling, recently revealed that his surgically-repaired ankle is rec ...

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