trot.gifOn the day when Trot Nixon, the original Dirt Dog, returns to Boston in an Indians uniform, let’s see what the Boston and Dallas/Ft. Worth area media has to say about the Red Sox sweep of the Rangers.

Nick Cafardo talks about Julian Tavarez rolling the ball over to first base in the 4th. [Extra Bases]

It seems there was a sweep in the heart of Texas according to Amalie Benjamin. [Boston Globe.

Amalie talks about J.D. Drew, David Ortiz, Youk, Dustin Pedroia, Mike Timlin and Papelboner in her Red Sox notebook. [Boston Globe]

Are you cuckoo for Coco asks Jeff Goldberg. [Hartford Courant] (I’ve seen that somewhere before)

Nick Cafardo writes that this upcoming Indians-Red Sox series could be an October preview. [Boston Globe]

If you are going to Foxwoods, you might want to bring Terry Francona with you says Tony Massarotti. [Boston Herald]

Dave Sessions says the Rangers found a new way to throw away a game. [Star-Telegram]

The Rangers are the worst team in baseball writes Jean-Jacques Taylor. [Dallas Morning News]

Joe McDonald gives you the numbers on Mike Timlin’s rehab appearance. [ProJo SoxBlog]

Coco Crisp’s catch took the momentum away from the Rangers writes Sean McAdam. [Providence Journal]

Sean McAdam writes about how the Sox can do no wrong right now. [Providence Journal]

The Sox lead in the AL East is as big as Texas writes Jeff Horrigan. [Boston Herald]

Jeff Horrigan writes about the return of Trot Nixon to Fenway. [Boston Herald]

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