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Red Sox mascot Wally briefly lost, then found

Was it a disgruntled fan? A Yankees partisan? An MIT prank?

For about 90 breathless minutes Friday afternoon, one question was on the minds of Red Sox fans from Maine to California: Who took Wally?

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I think the Red Sox owners are perpetuating a hoax to distract fans from the team's shortcomings! !!!!!!!!!!

I'm a die heart Red Sox fan, (saw Ted Williams play his last game at Fenway, but by far the Phillie Phanatic is the best mascot in all of major league sports.