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Red Sox VP Allard Baird in Philadelphia, sees lefty Cole Hamels

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Twelve days before the July 31 trading deadline, Boston Red Sox vice president Allard Baird, one of general manager Ben Cherington's top lieutenants, was in Philadelphia Sunday afternoon, his visit coinciding with a start by Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels.