Clay Buchholz & Jonathan Papelbon at the rally

The Red Sox spent the off day mulling over their playoff roster and attending a rally at Boston City Hall. Today they will hold a full team workout at Fenway Park before heading home to rest up for Wednesday’s ALDS opener vs the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The game times were announced as well on Monday. You can see them by clicking here. So while there was no Red Sox game yesterday, you can bet the Boston area media was busy. So without further hesitation let’s take a look at the headlines and stories they wrote.

Once he gained edge, Pedroia looked sharp [Boston Globe]

New Spin On Rotation [Hartford Courant]

Playoffs may define Papelbon’s greatness [Boston Herald]

Sox set their rotation with eye toward maximizing Schilling [Pro Jo]

Donnelly can’t help but feel bittersweet [Boston Globe]

’Penning a solid plan [Boston Herald]

A lower-profile Manny still helped Ortiz have big year [Pro Jo]

For more headlines and stories, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Providence Journal, and Hartford Courant websites.