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theropolitans.com - 16 hours ago
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The Mets and free-agent catcher Henry Blanco have
been talking, according to Ken Rosenthal (via Amazin’ Avenue...
). Rosenthal points out that Blanco would likely serve as a backup as the Mets are targeting Bengie Molina as their catcher for 2010 and beyond. I don’t like this. 1) Blanco, ...
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Rosenthal: Mets talking to Blanco
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metsmerizedonline.com - 24 hours ago
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I’m really starting to have second thoughts about
the Mets going after free agent catcher Bengie Molina....
I am becoming more and more impressed with Josh Thole as he toils away in Winter Ball with the hopes of impressing Mets brass and potentially earning a spot on the big league roster ...
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Josh Thole Is Giving Me Second Thoughts On Bengie Molina
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fullcount.weei.com - 25 hours ago
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In a recent interview with radio station 790
The Ticket in Miami, Florida Marlins GM Michael Hill...
said that his club will not trade right-hander Josh Johnson this offseason. In comments relayed by MLB.com, Hill said that he could say “with ...
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Cross Josh Johnson Off the Winter Shopping List?
thebiglead.com - 4 days ago
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Roy Halladay: “The Red Sox are “putting on
a full-court press” to acquire Roy Halladay, according to...
a source, and are hoping to add the former Cy Young winner to the top of their rotation to go with Josh Beckett and Jon ...
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Red Sox and Yankees Set to Fight Over Roy Halladay
soxanddawgs.com - 5 days ago
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Ray Allen and Josh Beckett Partner with Muze Clothing to ...
pinstripealley.com - 5 days ago
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The Red Sox are "putting on a full-court
press" to acquire Roy Halladay, according to a source,...
and are hoping to add the former Cy Young winner to the top of their rotation to go with Josh Beckett and Jon Lester. "They would love to get it wrapped up before the winter meetings (beginning ...
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The Red Sox are "putting on a full-court press" to ...
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 5 days ago
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From Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden : The
Red Sox are "putting on a full-court press" to...
acquire Roy Halladay, according to a source, and are hoping to add the former Cy Young winner to the top of their rotation to go with Josh Beckett and Jon Lester. "They would love to get it wrapped up before ...
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Red Sox Putting On A Full-Court Press To Acquire Halladay
sonsofstevegarvey.com - 6 days ago
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From Josh S., in our comments section: I
got an e-mail for 2010 miniplans. The schedule lists...
an Ethier bobblehead (5/18) and something called a "superhero" for Ethier (7/22), Kemp (7/8) and Manny (6/3) each. Andre Ethier is getting his long-overdue bobblehead, but what is a "superhero"? ...
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BobblePlans Emerging
camdencrazies.com - 7 days ago
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The Orioles graduated a lot of their top
young players to the majors this season – Wieters,...
Tillman, Matusz, Bergesen, Reimold, Hernandez, Mickolio – but there’s still some talent left in the system. I know a couple of the above technically qualify as minor leaguers, but I ...
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Camden Crazies’ Top 13 Orioles Prospects
survivinggrady.com - 7 days ago
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NESN and Fox Sports are reporting that the
Sox are actively shopping Scenic Lowell , even willing...
to yummy down on half his $12 million salary to clinch a deal. Not surprising, because in all this Adrian Gonzalez chatter, the most likely scenario -- ...
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Sox Shopping Lowell
losmarlins.blogspot.com - 10 days ago
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If you haven't heard by now, tonight news
broke via ESPN.com that negotiations between the Marlins and...
Josh Johnson have reached an impasse and that no long term deal figures to be signed soon. He will most likely sign a one year deal for 2010. He will remain under club control until the end ...
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In Which We Are Already Penning JJ's Diaspora Post
thecubreporter.com - 11 days ago
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Mike Leake (CIN) threw four innings of shutout
ball and Lance Zawadzki (SD) had three hits, including...
a solo home run and a two-run double, leading the Peoria Saguaros to an 8-1 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox at HoHoKam Park this afternoon. box score This was the final ...
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Sun Sets on 2009 Solar Sox
camdencrazies.com - 11 days ago
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Whenever the O’s are mentioned by the (smarter)
general baseball media, I tend to take notice. So...
when Joe Sheehan at Baseball Prospectus got the following question in a chat today (from Drungo, of Orioles Hangout fame I believe): “Will any of the following players be on the Orioles in April: ...
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Brandon Snyder = Paul Konerko?
nybaseballdigest.com - 12 days ago
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In announcing Wally Backman would manage Short Season
Class A Brooklyn and Tim Teufel Double-A Binghamton, the...
Mets simply confirmed what was known Tuesday. Yet, in putting these two into place, the club took steps toward strengthening a farm system that has fallen below par. “I thank the ...
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Backman, Teufel, and Thole
gaslampball.com - 13 days ago
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I forgot to mention it when it happened,
but jbox and I recently had lunch with Warren...
Miller and his media relations team, Brett Picciolo, Josh Ishoo and Shaun O'Neall who runs the Padres Magazine. It was a pretty informal meet-and-greet. JBox and I didn't really have an agenda other that to ...
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Lunch with Padres Media Relations
blog.masslive.com - 15 days ago
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Pressure is mounting on the Red Sox front
office to make a splash this offseason....
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Adrian Gonzalez question continues to burn bright for ...
baseballmusings.com - 15 days ago
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Josh Anderson is an outfielder for the Kansas
City Royals, if he doesn’t get traded again. In...
three major league seasons, Josh played for four different teams. The majority of Josh’s offensive value lies in his batting average. Of his 132 career hits, only 26 have gone for extra ...
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Players A to Z, Josh Anderson
424tales.blogspot.com - 16 days ago
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Very quickly and unceremoniously, there appears to be a major
shift in man-crushes and downright obsession in the world of the...
Cubs from the sexy stubble of Mark DeRosa to a new object of everyone's affection, the apparent un-thinkin', fun-lovin' Curtis Granderson ...
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Yes, But Can Granderson Grow Sexy Stubble?
metstoday.com - 16 days ago
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According to The New York Times , there’s
a slight possibility that catcher Josh Thole could return...
early from his Venezuelan Winter League stint. Thole is currently playing for Leones de Caracas, and Mets officials are concerned for his ...
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Josh Thole To Return Early?
theropolitans.com - 16 days ago
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Prospect Josh Thole is playing winter ball in
Venezuela. But due to the recent rash of kidnappings,...
among other things, the Mets may call their young catcher back early. From the NY Times … The Mets are consulting with Major League Baseball’s security department and intend to provide ...
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Is Thole in trouble in Venezuela?
advancedfantasybaseball.com - 17 days ago
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The Baltimore Orioles are very close to re-emerging
as a force in the American League East ....
They have the core of a solid lineup in place. The offense is led my right fielder Nick Markakis (.293/.347/.453) and features several emerging young hitters. Matt Wieters will catch and although he ...
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The Baltimore Orioles Fantasy Report
msn.foxsports.com - 17 days ago
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But why wait? General manager Theo Epstein should
start the process now. Beckett might want a bigger...
contract than the Sox are willing to offer him. The Padres might want more for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez than the Sox can give up in a trade. Two ...
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Plenty of tough choices ahead for Epstein, BoSox
bottomlinesox.com - 17 days ago
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Our friends at Fenway West found a nice
breakdown of the current (11/13/09) Red Sox payroll for...
2010 over at Comcast Sports Net: PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT J.D. Drew: $14 million David Ortiz: $13 million Mike Lowell; $12.5 million Josh Beckett: $12.1 million Kevin Youkilis: $9.37 million Daisuke ...
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Red Sox will spend $150M in 2010
nybaseballdigest.com - 17 days ago
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I must admit to being surprised by the
reported willingness of the Mets to pay Bengie Molina...
$6 million for 2010, and possibly go two or even three years in length with his contract. In an offseason where New York has many holes to fill, this represents a sizable chunk of what they’ll be ...
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Olivo Over Molina
theropolitans.com - 17 days ago
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I took to Twitter to ask my followers
which prospect excites them the most. Here are some...
responses… mattclausen said: Thole....guady BA numbers, smart hitter....will play perfectly in Citi pattigibbons said: Ike Davis. He shows well-rounded promise as an infielder and as a ...
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Twitter Poll: Who is the most exciting prospect?
batter-upwithbruno.blogspot.com - 19 days ago
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Pitching wasn't exactly an issue last season for
the Boston Red Sox, but as shown in years...
past, there's no such thing as having too much of it. There's no guarantee that a starter will be healthy as Daisuke Matsuzaka went on the 60-day disabled list in June after being on the 15-day DL in ...
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Should the Red Sox go after John Lackey?
tylersarticles.blogspot.com - 20 days ago
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Now that the offseason is upon is, top
prospects lists are starting to surface. On Monday, Baseball...
Prospectus prospect guru Kevin Goldstein began with his annual organizational Top 11 lists. Goldstein, the former Baseball America scribe, kicked off the series with the Baltimore Orioles . Two of ...
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Orioles Really Scored In Sherill Trade
feedproxy.google.com - 21 days ago
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[ UPDATE : Ladies and gentlemen, your 2010
backup catcher will be Jason Varitek. 'Tek exercised his...
option, and I for one am pleased he did. It'll likely keep him in Boston threads for his entire career, as well as give the club an option to make Varitek the personal catcher for Josh Beckett. ...
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Sox decline ‘Tek option, he exercises his
fullcount.weei.com - 21 days ago
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CHICAGO — Speaking to a group of reporters
in his suite at the O’Hare International Airport Hilton,...
where this year’s general managers meetings are being held, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein said that his organization sees Victor Martinez ...
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Theo: Red Sox see Martinez as their everyday catcher
thecubreporter.com - 21 days ago
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Here are my “2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects.”
This is just my opinion based mostly on my...
own observations of the players, and I'm sure many of you have your own idea of who should be where. I probably tend to place greater weight on players at the higher levels because I believe it means something ...
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2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects
metstoday.com - 22 days ago
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Josh Thole made the improbable jump from A-ball
in 2008 to MLB in 2009 — making a...
pit-stop in AA Binghamton in between. After hitting .321 in his 17-game September debut, and delighting fans with his youth, energy, and choked-up line drives, ...
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2009 Analysis: Josh Thole
theropolitans.com - 23 days ago
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Here’s the top 10 list from Baseball America
… Jenrry Mejia , RHP Wilmer Flores , SS...
Fernando Martinez , OF Ike Davis , 1B Brad Holt , RHP Jon Niese , LHP Reese Havens , 2B/SS Josh Thole , C Ruben Tejada , 2B/SS Juan Urbina , LHP Agree? Disagree? ...
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Top 10 Mets prospects
baseballmusings.com - 23 days ago
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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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What’s Beckett Worth?
metsblog.com - 23 days ago
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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, ...
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Read: Red Sox and Beckett
mlbtraderumors.com - 24 days ago
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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 ...
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Odds & Ends: Hardy, Tejada, Cardinals, Mariners
sports.espn.go.com - 24 days ago
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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 ...
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Boston Red Sox will have a difficult decision with Josh ...
hardballtimes.com - 24 days ago
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I didn't get to it today due to
other obligations, but you don't need me when you...
have Josh to tell you all that has happened . Obviously the most notable thing in all of this is that the person who will be overseeing the case is named Commissioner Gordon. It's nice to see him back to work ...
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McCourt Update
marlinmaniac.com - 25 days ago
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Last week in Revisiting ‘03, we delved into
the 2003 season and subsequent career of former young...
stud pitcher Dontrelle Willis. Willis of course was an integral part of the 2003 World Series winning Florida Marlins, but he was just one part of an excellent five-man rotation that ...
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Revisiting ‘03: Seeing Redman
duelingcouches.blogspot.com - 25 days ago
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I may get rashed on by all of
you, but I think the smartest move the Sox...
should make(other than firing Francona) would be to trade Josh Beckett. Let's face it, he isn't that pitcher everyone hope he would be, and has only really had one good season with the Red Sox, and that was back in 07. He ...
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Trade Josh Beckett
obsessedwithsports.com - 25 days ago
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Yesterday it was announced that the Red Sox
and Beckett are going to meet to discuss his...
future. Reportedly, the conversion is starting around that fact that he is very happy in Boston. Also yesterday came a piece published by Dave D’Onofrio, of the Concord Monitor, saying that Beckett ...
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Beckett And Red Sox To Meet; Is Beckett Overrated?
thebiglead.com - 25 days ago
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Dave D’Onofrio of the Concord Monitor believes the
Yankees were demonstrably better than the Red Sox this...
season (ignore the run differential). To close that gap, he argues the Red Sox should trade Josh Beckett. As is customary for such blanket ...
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Trading Josh Beckett Would Be Silly
firebrandal.com - 26 days ago
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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’s “95-Win Team”, Beckett’s Extension, Falling ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 26 days ago
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According to WEEI.com's Rob Bradford , Josh Beckett
plans to meet with the Red Sox in the...
coming weeks to discuss a contract extension. Beckett's 2010 option for $12.1MM vested when he made 28 starts for Boston in 2009. However, without a new ...
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Red Sox To Meet With Beckett
fullcount.weei.com - 26 days ago
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Josh Beckett is signed for $12.1 million for
the 2010 season (thanks to his option vesting after...
making 28 starts in ‘09). Beckett and his agent, Michael Moye, are going to sit down with Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein in the coming weeks, ...
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What’s going to happen to Beckett?
firebrandal.com - 26 days ago
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In the coming weeks, Josh Beckett and his
agent (Michael Moye) will meet with Theo Epstein and...
brass to discuss an extension. Entering his age 30 year, Beckett has come a long way since being acquired after the 2005 season from the Florida Marlins. (Need I remind you who we gave up for ...
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What could Josh Beckett sign for?
metsmerizedonline.com - 26 days ago
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As we’ve done for the last two off
seasons, we’ll try to get to your mailbag questions...
and comments at least once a week. Unfortunately, Christian has moved on, so until someone new decides they want to respond to site mail, you’ll have to contend with me. I may not get as ...
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MMO Mailbag: What About Catchers? Mets Non-Tenders?
ywacademy.com - 27 days ago
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Rob Bradford said on his blog today that
the Red Sox are planning to meet with Josh...
Beckett and his agent to start talks about a contract extension. His contract included an option for 2010 at $12 million dollars that vested when he totaled 28 GS in 2009. Let's take a quick look at how much the Red
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Valuing Josh Beckett
fullcount.weei.com - 27 days ago
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Josh Beckett, who was in Boston to be
honored for his commitment to Children’s Hospital, told WEEI.com...
that he and his agent, Michael Moye, are planning to meet with Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein in the coming weeks to discuss the . ...
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Beckett, Red Sox to talk
pitchersandpoets.com - 27 days ago
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In order to help you through these frozen
hours before the World Series does or doesn’t end...
tomorrow, we bring you some rare weekday reading. And this awesome John Wayne clip from The Longest Day that I hope both managers are showing their teams. “We came here to take something. ...
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Offday Reading: The Longest Day
feedproxy.google.com - 28 days ago
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Starlin Castro jacked-up his AFL league-leading batting average
to .423 as he ripped two singles, knocked-in two...
runs, and scored one, Josh Vitters tripled and scored, and John Gaub tossed a 1-2-3 7th, leading the Mesa Solar Sox (Cubs, Marlins, Red Sox, Angels, and Twins) to a 7-2 victory over ...
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Cubs Trio Help Solar Sox Glow to Victory








































