What Angels fans need to know about Red Sox

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The Boston Red Sox are understandably worried about Josh Beckett’s health, but in fact, Jon Lester, who will start Game 1 Wednesday night in Anaheim against the Angels, has been the team’s best pitcher this season.

Daisuke Matsuzaka gives a rare one-on-one interview.

But how are the Red Sox going to get over losing Manny Ramirez? They can’t quit talking about him in Boston, in this case, I guess, because we -- including the Los Angeles Times -- are talking about him so much in LA.

This is cool: ratings of all the Red Sox players by the Boston Globe. Jason Bay, who replaced Manny in the Boston outfield, got an A-minus.

The Globe’s Red Sox blog, by the way, predicts Los Angeles will be celebrating after the series against the Sox. Not the Angels, but the Dodgers. It says (registration required) that Joe Torre, Manny and others will be celebrating in Fenway Park after winning the World Series in six games.

One Red Sox fan wants Manny Ramirez sued for breach of contract. Get over it.

-- Randy Harvey