Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/1

Sticker Shock: NY All-Star Gm Tix to run $150-$725

BillJordaniv posted 5/1/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com

Be prepared to shell out extra money if you want to see this year’s All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. With tickets going on sale yesterday, and this being the final year in the House That Ruth Built, prices for the best seats in the house will be running at 154 percent more than the best seats at last year’s ASG that was held in San Francisco. As reported by the NY Post : The ...

Grade the Red Sox

raynergl posted 5/1/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

With one month in the books and an AL East leading 17-12 record - how do you rank the Red Sox so far?? Leave a comment with your thoughts at The Bottom Line.

MLB Hires Matt Bourne as VP of Business PR

Maury posted 5/1/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com

In a continuing sign that MLB's business side is growing, Matt Bourne has been named Vice President of Business Public Relations, Major League Baseball announced yesterday. Bourne will start his new position on Monday, May 5th and will report to Richard Levin, MLB’s Senior Vice President, Public Relations. He will be responsible for handling public relations matters for Major League ...

Everybody’s Talking About the Rays (And With Good Reason)

Dave Rouleau posted 5/1/2008 from seamheads.com

It appears the Tampa Bay Rays may finally be on their way to draining the swamp the organization has been mired in since its inception in 1998. For the record the Rays have won 70 games once in their 10 seasons, even with Lou Piniella at the helm for three of those seasons.

Ellsbury, Drew still out

Over the Monster: Front Page Posts found this 5/1/2008 on www.boston.com

Jacoby Ellsbury (groin) and J.D. Drew (quadriceps) are on the field, testing their respective injuries. Neither is in the starting lineup tonight. "He feels it," Terry Francona said of Ellsbury. "It's getting better. We'll know more when he runs ...