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Aunts, uncles, cousins, mainly from Worcester andConnecticut, Cobb said. I ve been fortunate enough to have alot of family and friends in the stands before, so it wasn tanything too new. After being born in Boston, Cobb moved to Florida with his familyas a 2-year-old, but would make summer vacation visits growing upthat always included stops at Fenway. The Sox were his favoriteteam, until he was drafted in the fourth round by the Rays in 2006out of Vero Beach High School. Cobb had actually started once before at Fenway, taking the moundfor the Hudson Valley Renegades against the Lowell Spinners in a Futures at Fenway game in 2007. Safe to say there were a fewmore people in the park Friday. He wasn t fooling the Sox much, but benefited from having hard-hitballs find his teammates. Frequently falling behind in the count,Cobb had reached 96 pitches after five innings, and with the Raysahead, 7-2, he didn t come out for the sixth inning. That game could have gone completely different for me, saidCobb. Fortunately when they did hit the ball hard it was atpeople, [manager] Joe [Maddon] had the right shifts in place, and Iwas able to get some ground balls where the guys were. I was able to minimize the damage with the counts I was workingmyself into. It s not what you want to get yourself into, buthappy with the results. Cobb was unbeaten in his first seven starts last year after beingcalled up to the major leagues for the first time, and finished theseason 3-2 with a 3.42 ERA in nine starts. He s won both startsthis season, allowing just three earned runs in 12 innings. I didn t think Alex had his best stuff, but he kept us in theballgame for five innings, Maddon said. He s a young man ina Fenway situation, trying to earn his stripes, and not entirelycomfortable with it. But he fought through it. It took nearly five years for Cobb to get a second start at FenwayPark. The first time, against the Spinners, he threw six scorelessinnings but didn t earn a decision. His numbers might not havebeen as good the second time, but it was a million times moremeaningful. Plus, he got the win. It was a lot of fun [in 2007], Cobb said. But this was fun,too. Michael Whitmer can be reached at mwhitmer@globe.com. Follow him onTwitter @GlobeWhitmer. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China CCD IP Camera , Sd Mobile DVR Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Mobile DVR Recorders today!
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