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	<title>FenwayNation: Hermida Continues Sox Value Trend</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/fenwaynation-hermida-continues-sox-value-trend-1/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/06/hermida11.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="FenwayNation: Hermida Continues Sox Value Trend" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;FrenwayNation:The MLB Blog looks at how new Sox acquisition Jeremy Hermida fits the Theo Epstein model.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;polity posted 43 hours ago from fenwaynation.mlblogs.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jeremy_hermida/"&gt;Jeremy Hermida&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/florida_marlins/"&gt;Florida Marlins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Theo’s “95-Win Team”, Beckett’s Extension, Falling Dominoes, and the Mailbag</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/theo-s-95-win-team-beckett-s-extension-falling/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/05/theo_s_95_win_team_beckett_s_extension_falling.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Theo’s “95-Win Team”, Beckett’s Extension, Falling Dominoes, and the Mailbag" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;     
 Theo’s “95-Win Team&amp;#8221; 
 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&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;EvanAtMVN posted 3 days ago from firebrandal.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/josh_beckett/"&gt;Josh Beckett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cliff_lee/"&gt;Cliff Lee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/roy_halladay/"&gt;Roy Halladay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Theo Epstein can&#39;t just wait &#39;til next year</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;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... 
               
 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the Monster found this 28 hours ago on bostonherald.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Red Sox trade for OF Jeremy Hermida</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/red-sox-trade-for-of-jeremy-hermida/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/06/red_sox_trade_for_of_jeremy_hermida.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Red Sox trade for OF Jeremy Hermida" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;From Yahoo!


The Boston Red Sox acquired the former first-round draft choice Thursday for left-handers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez.

Hermida was the 11th overall pick in 2002 but has yet to fulfill his projected potential. He was among Florida’s best-paid players this year at $2.25 million&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;raynergl posted 2 days ago from bottomlinesox.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jeremy_hermida/"&gt;Jeremy Hermida&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jd_drew/"&gt;J.D. Drew&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Epstein: Red Sox Bought Low On Hermida</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt; Red Sox GM Theo Epstein said tonight that he acquired Jeremy Hermida  because he saw the chance to buy low on a player with considerable promise.  &quot;It was a chance to get a guy with unfulfilled potential for a reasonable cost,&quot; Epstein said. It&#39;s impossible to predict whether Hermida can become&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Red Sox Monster found this 2 days ago on mlbtraderumors.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jeremy_hermida/"&gt;Jeremy Hermida&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/florida_marlins/"&gt;Florida Marlins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Red Sox trade for Marlins outfielder Jeremy Hermida -- for what?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/red-sox-trade-for-marlins-outfielder-jeremy-hermida/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/05/red_sox_trade_for_marlins_outfielder_jeremy_hermid.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Red Sox trade for Marlins outfielder Jeremy Hermida -- for what?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It isn&#39;t immediately clear where the former first-round draft pick fits on the Red Sox roster.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;dmothe30 posted 2 days ago from blog.masslive.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/florida_marlins/"&gt;Florida Marlins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jeremy_hermida/"&gt;Jeremy Hermida&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Did you hear? The Yankees won their 27th World Series</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/did-you-hear-the-yankees-won-their-27th-world-series/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/05/did_you_hear_the_yankees_won_their_27th_world_seri.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Did you hear? The Yankees won their 27th World Series" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; So many bad thoughts come to mind when I think about the New York Yankees winning another World Series . We will just leave it at that. 
 Maybe Justin or California will supply you with a better post. But for now just deal with this video and a couple pictures from the celebration 
 Theo&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;spc posted 2 days ago from sportscracklepop.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/"&gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Pros &amp;amp; Cons: Matt Holliday</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/pros-cons-matt-holliday/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/05/pros_cons_matt_holliday.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Pros &amp;amp; Cons: Matt Holliday" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Pros &amp;#38; Cons will be an ongoing feature throughout the offseason. Each P &amp;#38; C will focus on one player the the Red Sox could add to the 2010 roster. You can follow along all winter in the sidebar and, as always, we&#39;ll be looking for your feedback in the comments section.

Matt Holliday,&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;raynergl posted 2 days ago from bottomlinesox.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/matt_holliday/"&gt;Matt Holliday&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/scott_boras/"&gt;Scott Boras&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/"&gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Rosenthal: Red Sox acquire Jeremy Hermida</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt; QUOTE  The Boston Red Sox have acquired outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins for Triple-A left-hander Hunter Jones and a left-hander from Boston&#39;s Double-A affiliate, according to a major-league source. Hermida hit .258 with 13 home runs with 47 RBIs for the Marlins last season.&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Joy of Sox found this 2 days ago on sonsofsamhorn.net &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jeremy_hermida/"&gt;Jeremy Hermida&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Theo Epstein can’t just wait ’til next year</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/theo-epstein-can-t-just-wait-til-next-year/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/05/theo_epstein_can_t_just_wait_til_next_year.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Theo Epstein can’t just wait ’til next year" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Theo Epstein can’t just wait ’til next year&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Joy of Sox found this 2 days ago on bostonherald.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Beckett, Red Sox to talk</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Josh Beckett, who was in Boston to be honored for his commitment to Children&amp;#8217;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 . pitcher&amp;#8217;s future with the&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 4 days ago on fullcount.weei.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/josh_beckett/"&gt;Josh Beckett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Red Sox To Meet With Beckett</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;  According to WEEI.com&#39;s Rob Bradford , Josh Beckett plans to meet with the Red Sox in the coming weeks to discuss a contract extension. Beckett&#39;s 2010 option for $12.1MM vested when he made 28 starts for Boston in 2009. However, without a new contract, Beckett would be a free agent following&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fire Brand of the American League found this 3 days ago on mlbtraderumors.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/josh_beckett/"&gt;Josh Beckett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/tim_wakefield/"&gt;Tim Wakefield&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Is Johhny Damon a fit in Boston?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/is-johhny-damon-a-fit-in-boston/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/03/johnny_damon_yankees_red_sox.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Is Johhny Damon a fit in Boston?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Damon had a solid 2009, could he play left in Boston in Jason Bay walks? Will Boston want him back?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;raynergl posted 4 days ago from bottomlinesox.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/johnny_damon/"&gt;Johnny Damon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/"&gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jacoby_ellsbury/"&gt;Jacoby Ellsbury&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>How much will the Red Sox spend in 2010?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/how-much-will-the-red-sox-spend-in-2010/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/29/jason_bay_david_ortiz_red_sox_home_run.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="How much will the Red Sox spend in 2010?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Red Sox will spend $120M before offering Jason Bay a nickle this offseason... will Theo Epstein be willing to go beyond $130M...?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;raynergl posted 9 days ago from bottomlinesox.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/josh_beckett/"&gt;Josh Beckett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jonathan_papelbon/"&gt;Jonathan Papelbon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/mike_lowell/"&gt;Mike Lowell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Around the Mission: 10/28 Padres Links</title>
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      Detroit Tiger&#39;s Kirk Gibson raises his fist and punches San Diego Padres first baseman Steve Garvey in the hip while rounding the bases after hitting a two-run home run&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dex posted 10 days ago from gaslampball.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/san_diego_padres/"&gt;San Diego Padres&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/kevin_towers/"&gt;Kevin Towers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jed_hoyer/"&gt;Jed Hoyer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Bloggers Assemble!</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/bloggers-assemble/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/26/bloggersassemble.png" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Bloggers Assemble!" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;We called in some of the best Red Sox bloggers to discuss a few offseason questions...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;raynergl posted 12 days ago from bottomlinesox.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/adrian_gonzalez/"&gt;Adrian Gonzalez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/rich_harden/"&gt;Rich Harden&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ben_sheets/"&gt;Ben Sheets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/matt_holliday/"&gt;Matt Holliday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>INFILTRATE, DESTROY, REBUILD: Jed Hoyers Mission As GM Of The Padres</title>
	<link>http://ballhype.com/story/infiltrate-destroy-rebuild-jed-hoyers-mission-as-gm-of/</link>
	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/infiltrate-destroy-rebuild-jed-hoyers-mission-as-gm-of/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/27/jed_hoyer_masshole_sports.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="INFILTRATE, DESTROY, REBUILD: Jed Hoyers Mission As GM Of The Padres" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Jed Hoyer told The San Diego Union-Tribune, “I want to build from within.”Does that mean trading your best assets for prospects?  Gee, I wonder which team has a STACKED farm system and is probably one big bat from being a legit World Series contender. Would it be too weird to give Theo a call and.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;massholesports posted 11 days ago from massholesports.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jed_hoyer/"&gt;Jed Hoyer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/san_diego_padres/"&gt;San Diego Padres&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/adrian_gonzalez/"&gt;Adrian Gonzalez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Young free agent pitching prospect Chapman visits Red Sox</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;NEW YORK - Aroldis Chapman, the 21-year-old Cuban lefthander with a fastball that hits triple digits, was at Fenway Park yesterday and came away impressed with the Red Sox.“Boston was one of the teams he was interested in from the start, and that certainly hasn’t changed,’’ said Chapman’s agent,&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SOX &amp; Dawgs found this 9 days ago on boston.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/aroldis_chapman/"&gt;Aroldis Chapman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/fenway_park/"&gt;Fenway Park&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Red Sox Links: Is Bay&#39;s defense that bad?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/red-sox-links-is-bay-s-defense-that-bad/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/30/jason_bay_red_sox_fielding.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Red Sox Links: Is Bay&#39;s defense that bad?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The UZR stats is getting a little overplayed here... are the Sox really going let their most productive player walk over defense?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;raynergl posted 9 days ago from bottomlinesox.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/bobby_abreu/"&gt;Bobby Abreu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/david_ortiz/"&gt;David Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jacoby_ellsbury/"&gt;Jacoby Ellsbury&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/matt_holliday/"&gt;Matt Holliday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Red Sox Bloggers Look at the Offseason</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/red-sox-bloggers-look-at-the-offseason/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/10/26/red_sox_bloggers_look_at_the_offseason.gif" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Red Sox Bloggers Look at the Offseason" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Rob at The Bottom Line has assembled bloggers from Firebrand of the A.L., Sox &amp;amp; Dawgs, Red Sox Monster, Yawkey Way Academy along with me representing Fenway West to look at the offseason needs for the Red Sox.  The topic include free agent starters, Adrian Gonzalez, Jason Bay, Fenway Park&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;fenwaywest posted 12 days ago from fenwaywest.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/boston_red_sox/"&gt;Boston Red Sox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/fenway_park/"&gt;Fenway Park&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/adrian_gonzalez/"&gt;Adrian Gonzalez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/jason_bay/"&gt;Jason Bay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/theo_epstein/"&gt;Theo Epstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
	
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