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Do the Red Sox Have any Money to Spend?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:58:27 +0000

Last season the Red Sox spent more than $20 million less on their payroll than they did in 2007. With the current economic climate the team does not have the income it had two years ago. NESN viewership is down meaning ad revenue is down. In addition John Henry's hedge fund is hemorrhaging ...

fenwaywest posted 17 hours ago from fenwaywest.com

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Who's Gonna Play Short?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:42:40 +0000

Left field is the biggest hole that the Red Sox need to fill this offseason, but there is still the issue at short. Here are the free agent shortstops from MLB Trade Rumors : Orlando Cabrera (35) - Type A, can't be offered arbitration Juan Castro (38) Alex Cora (34) Craig Counsell (39) ...

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Sox were in on Hardy

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:32:53 +0000

Before you ask the obvious question, here's the answer: yes, the Red Sox were in on discussions for shortstop J.J. Hardy, who was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Minnesota Twins earlier today. According to a baseball source, the...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 19 hours ago on boston.com

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Yankees beat out the Red Sox as team of decade

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:08:31 +0000

Let's end one debate before it really gets started. The Red Sox gave it a nice run for a while, but the Yankees are the team of the decade -- again. I can just imagine what the scene in Red Sox Nation is about now. The fans are bitter. Very bitte...

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 23 hours ago on nypost.com

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Jays talking Chris Snyder

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:17:29 +0000

Boston whiffed on J.J. Hardy. Might another whiff be coming? The Arizona Diamondbacks are talking to the Toronto Blue Jays about catcher Chris Snyder. This is not the first time Snyder has come up at Fire Brand. I was on shift at Rotoworld .com when the news broke, and here’s what I ...

EvanAtMVN posted 2 hours ago from firebrandal.com

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Jose Canseco calls out Alex Rodriguez, still needs a clue

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:39:04 +0000

The former Red Sox slugger will fight in a celebrity boxing match Friday night.

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Read: Red Sox and Beckett

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:01:05 +0000

Peter Gammons of ESPN.com wonders whether or not the Red Sox might consider trading Josh Beckett. Gammons says that Beckett will travel to Boston in the coming weeks and see what the Red Sox’ feelings are on a contract extension. Beckett, who will turn 30 in May, has a $12 million ...

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The Secret of Mariano Rivera’s Success

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:38:27 +0000

Image via Wikipedia He’s A Christian! But he wasn’t always a Christian, people never are…not from birth anyway. Furhtermore, there is a moment in every Christian’s life where they have made a choice to follow the path God has planned for them. For ...

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Boston Red Sox will have a difficult decision with Josh Beckett - ESPN Boston

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:23:00 +0000

told WEEI.com that he wants to come to Boston in the next couple of weeks to get a reading on the club's feelings about an extension when his contract expires after next season. Beckett is highly respected by the Boston staff. He is the gunslinger who relishes the role of the No. 1 starter. His ...

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Former Red Sox slugger Jose Canseco on Alex Rodriguez: "I'll beat you to a pulp"

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:39:04 +0000

By Kyle Belanger November 05, 2009, 11:38PM 1105canseco.jpg File photo courtesy of The Associated Press In this file photo, Jose Canseco is having trouble finding a helping hand with training for 7-foot-2 Hong-Man Choi. In some cases, it’s best for the writer to simply get out of the way of the ...

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Jason Bay among three to hit free agency

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:12:25 +0000

Three former Red Sox players - outfielders Jason Bay and Rocco Baldelli and reliever Billy Wagner - officially filed for free agency yesterday, the first possible day they...

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Is It about the trade or the production?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:49:35 +0000

Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein has been an iconic hero to Red Sox fans all over this great land. For me it started when he visited Curt Schilling at his Arizona home back on Thanksgiving of 2003 and refused to leave until Schilling agreed to be part of the ole town team. With two World ...

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Sox Offseasons Often Disheartening for Prospects

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:43:26 +0000

As Shane Victorino grounded out to give the Yankees their 27th World Championship, the 2009 season officially ended and the off-season began. Players will sign with different teams, extensions will be inked, trades will be made and arbitration cases will be heard. Undoubtedly an exciting time ...

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Yankees = Team Of The Decade

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0000

There's been some discussion lately about who is the team of the decade. Some people are saying it's the Red Sox, others are saying it's the Yankees. Yesterday, David Wells tackled the question and Sam Borden did the same this morning, and like most rational human beings they both concluded that ...

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What’s Beckett Worth?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:01:05 +0000

Via MetsBlog.com , Peter Gammons discusses the future of Josh Beckett with the Red Sox . But Beckett clearly is looking at the money the Yankees paid CC Sabathia ($161 million over seven years) and thinking he, too, can make between $15 million and $20 million. That will be a very tough call ...

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Odds & Ends: Hardy, Tejada, Cardinals, Mariners

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:30:31 +0000

Here's a few links to close out the night... Tony Massarotti of The Boston Globe says that the Red Sox "had been engaging with the Brewers in on-and-off discussions involving (J.J.) Hardy since the trading deadline." Massarotti's source says the Brewers wanted either Clay Buchholz or Daniel ...

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Revisiting 2009: Did we get what we expected?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:41:17 +0000

Coming into the 2009 season the Fire Brand community went through the exercise of giving their individual expectations of each players fortunes for the season to come. Once all the forecasts were in, I took the liberty of averaging the numbers together to come up with a singular community ...

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Theo’s “95-Win Team”, Beckett’s Extension, Falling Dominoes, and the Mailbag

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:17:45 +0000

Theo’s “95-Win Team” In recent years, one of the most important axioms put forth by the Theo Epstein and the Red Sox front office is the law of the “95-Win Team”. According to this directive, the team’s goal is to target 95-wins annually in an effort to compete every season. This ...

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Theo Epstein can't just wait 'til next year

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:00:20 +0000

The plan for Theo Epstein and the Red Sox never included a part about watching the World Series on TV in October, never mind November. But plans change. Instead...

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Not cuckoo for Coco

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:00:20 +0000

Remember when the Sox traded for Coco Crisp before the 2006 season and it looked like a great idea? Three mediocre seasons led to his being dealt to the Royals for Ramon Ramirez and today Kansas City declined Crisp's $8...

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