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The Francona Effect: Tribe loving what Tito brings (Comcast SportsNet New England)

It's been just a handful of months, but already a rejuvenated Terry Francona has his Indians believing in him, and in themselves.

 

With Terry Francona’s Return to Boston, a Reminder of Vindication for Two Red Sox “Scapegoats” (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

COMMENTARY | It's funny how much one person can erase the pain of two completely isolated incidents.

 

Wakeup Call: It's the dreaded vote of confidence (Comcast SportsNet New England)

Here's your wakeup call -- a combination of newsworthy and/or interesting tidbits -- for Friday, May 24.

 

And That Happened Thursday’s scores and highlights (NBC Sports)

Indians 12, Red Sox 3 The Tribe’s bats had a nice night with Yan Gomes, Mark Reynolds and Michael Bourn all racking up multiple RBI. Oh, and you may or may not have heard this, but Terry Francona, currently the Indians’ manager, used to be the Red Sox manager and this was his first time back in Boston since he…

 

The Juice: Mike Trout hits monster homer as Angels win fifth straight and creep into third place (Big League Stew)

The Juice returns for season No. 6! It's almost eligible for free-agency! Stop by daily for news from the action, along with great photos, stats, video highlights and more. This is more like what this year's Los Angeles Angels were expecting. Thursday night the Angels won their fifth in a row, downing the Kansas City Royals 5-4 thanks to home runs from Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Mark Trumbo and Chris Ianetta. The win pulled the Angels even with the Seattle Mariners for third place in the AL West and gave roughed-up pitcher Joe Blanton his first win of the season in nine starts. The Angels are now 20-27 and the highest they've been in the standings since April 27. It's not proof that everything is right in Anaheim, but it's a promising sign that things are getting better. The most impressive moment for the Angels came early: Trout's first inning home run traveled 463 feet, the longest of his career, the third longest this week and 11th longest of the season, according to Home Run Tracker .

 

Notes: Francona 'honored' by Sox video tribute (Comcast SportsNet New England)

Terry Francona couldn't help but show his emotion when the Red Sox gave him and other former Sox-turned-Indians a video tribute in the second inning.

 

Indians-Red Sox Preview (The Associated Press)

Terry Francona has the Cleveland Indians surprisingly atop the AL Central, and Justin Masterson is unexpectedly among the league's top pitchers.

 

Baseball-Happy Fenway return for Indians' Francona (Reuters)

May 23 (Reuters) - Former Red Sox manager Terry Francona enjoyed his return to Fenway Park on Thursday as his new team, the Cleveland Indians, hammered Boston 12-3. Francona won two World Series in eight years at the helm of the Red Sox before leaving at the end of the 2011 season and was making his first trip back as an opposing manager since taking over at Cleveland. ...

 

Francona gets win, tribute in return to Boston (The SportsXchange)

BOSTON -- Terry Francona didn't want Thursday night to be all about his return to Fenway Park.

 

Francona manages at Fenway for 1st time since 2011 (The Associated Press)

BOSTON (AP) -- Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout.