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For now, PawSox uniform fits fine

But new manager Torey Lovullo is surely headed to the big leagues

Updated: January 23, 2010, 10:45 PM ET
By Gordon Edes | ESPNBoston.com

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The new manager of the Pawtucket Red Sox is not long for the job.

Don't take that the wrong way. Torey Lovullo, 44, is a great fit for the position, coming to the PawSox after eight years of managing on nearly every rung of the Cleveland Indians' system.

But despite the disappointment of being passed over for the Indians' job last fall, when Eric Wedge was fired but replaced by a man from outside of the organization (Manny Acta), there is little question that ...

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