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Red Sox taking long look at Tony Pena

Managerial candidate spends 6 hours with Sox

DETROIT — Tony Pena spent six hours at Fenway Park Monday, interviewing with the Red Sox for a chance to become their next manager.

The process, according to those who have been through it, can be grueling. Candidates are asked dozens of questions and are tested via video simulations to determine how sound their strategy would be.

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For many reasons, he would be a great choice. A class act as a catcher, too, all those years ago.  (Might have trade his kid, though.)