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The Red Sox will be looking for their third championship in five years. (AP Images)

If you live in the Northeast it is pretty easy to get caught up in the Red Sox nation hype. By just watching the news you are brainwashed into thinking the Sox are going to repeat. But they are missing some key pieces from last year's title team and that could make them overvalued at +500 to win.

Manny is gone, Beckett is hurting, and thanks to the Tampa Bay Rays, the unbeatable aura is slowly vanishing in Beantown.

In 2007, winning it all seemed an inevitability for the Red Sox. This time J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell, two of the heroes from last October, are injured, meaning others will have to step up.

Can the likes of Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz and Jason Bay provide the timely hitting that is so key in postseason play?

Boston (95-67, 11.65 units) begins its quest to repeat as World Series champs tonight on the road against the Los Angeles Angels (100-62, 22.21 units).

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