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Boston eliminated from playoff contention
Believer it or not, Red Sox will not play October baseball
Saturday, September 22, 2012
BOSTON - For the first time since 1999, the Red Sox will have to watch playoff baseball on television.
After being shut out 1-0 by the visiting Toronto Blue Jays this afternoon, Boston was eliminated from both the American League East and Wild Card races, ending a string of 12 straight post-season appearances and 11 consecutive division crowns.
The New York Yankees won the American League East while the Detroit Tigers claimed the Wild Card spot in the playoffs, even though both teams lost their ballgames today.
"It's definitely a disappointment," Red Sox manager Kevin Kennedy said of being eliminated from the playoff race in game #154 of the season. "We've grown accustomed to letting some of the kids get some playing time in the last week of the season while we set up our rotation and rest some of these guys but this year we'll be letting some of the kids play without setting up any sort of rotation."
Asked about published speculation that his job may be in jeopardy, Kennedy declined to comment, stating only: "I've given the club everything I've had over the last nearly 20 years and I'm under contract through next year."
No members of the Boston front office commented on the manager's status other to confirm Kennedy is under contract through 2013.
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