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The name is often shortened to “Bosox” or “BoSox,” a combination of “Boston” and “Sox” (as opposed to the “ChiSox”). Sportswriters sometimes refer to them as the Crimson Hose, and the Olde Towne Team. However, most fans simply refer to the team as the “Sox” when the context is understood to mean Red Sox.
