New manager Clint Hurdle, who led the Colorado Rockies to the World Series in 2007, has emphasized the importance of re-establishing the bond between the city and its fans after taking over a team that was 57-105 in 2010.
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The 2007 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies should lay to rest one of the great myths of modern baseball: that a dominant "closer"--a high-priced pitching ace who enters a game in the final inning to nail down a victory--is a must-have for success.
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Baseball switched its World Series opener from Saturday to Wednesday in 2007, the effect being to play over just one weekend instead of two.
He led the Yanks from 1996 to 2007 and brought home four World Series championships, but the Yankees didn't make it to the series this year.
Red Sox billionaire owner John Henry bought the MLB franchise in 2002 and reversed the curse, bringing two World Series titles to the team in 2004 and 2007.
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On July 7, 2007, MTV channels around the world will air Live Earth, a series of simultaneous concerts around the world to promote action against global warming.
Their next challenge is a formidable autumn series at the Millennium Stadium when they face Australia, South Africa, 2007 World Cup bogey team Fiji and New Zealand.
The 47-year-old Englishman, who coached Scotland at the 2007 World Cup, takes up the role from 1 December in time for the Test series against West Indies.
Briers won the last of his 18 caps in the 2007 World Cup qualifying defeat to Lebanon but he has been picked for Wales' five-game autumn series.
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