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Babes Love Baseball found this 11/20/2007 on www.boston.com [flag]
It all started not long after the final out of the World Series, the thousands left in the Coors Field crowd chanting for the return of third baseman Mike Lowell: "Bring back Lowell! Bring back Lowell!" Now, three weeks after that moment, Lowell has agreed in principle to return to the Red Sox for three more years, according to a major league source. Few were quiet about their desire to ... [link]

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Dirty Water Calls Lowell Home
Published 11/20/2007 by Melissa at Babes Love Baseball
... a three-year/$37.5 million contract- up slightly from the 3/36 deal that was previously on the table. No official announcement yet from the Red Sox, but according to a source quoted in the Boston Globe, "the two sides [have] a few language issues to work out... but the contract [is] essentially done." Curt Schilling, the other high profile offseason resigning in Boston, said it best when he wrote on his blog, simply, "SWEET!" Indeed. [Over The Monster] | [Boston Globe] | [38 Pitches]

Money on the Table?
Published 11/20/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
... ? The Phillies supposedly offered an extra-year to Lowell , but no more money per year. If Mike just survives the three years of his contract, he should get even more money when this contract is up. Lowell's only risk here is that he has a career ending injury. If he just plays at his career averages, he gets a big raise in 2011.

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SOX & Dawgs found this 11/19/2007 on www.boston.com

Free-agent third baseman Mike Lowell has agreed in principle to the framework of a three-year deal to return to the Red Sox, major league baseball sources close to the negotiations have confirmed. Lowell, 33, tested the free-agent waters, and may ...
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Red Sox, Lowell close to a deal

Babes Love Baseball found this 11/20/2007 on www.overthemonster.com

According to ESPN, the Red Sox and Mike Lowell are close to finalizing a three-year, $37.5 million contract. The terms of the deal aren't surprising, but it was assumed that Lowell would have to leave money on the table if he was going to stay with ...
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Report: Phils Offered Lowell 4 yrs, $50m

Matt P posted 11/20/2007 from www.the700level.com

Did Mike Lowell leave $12mil and an extra year on the table to stay in Boston? It hurts more to know the Phils were that close to having him...
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Red Sox fans can't stand prosperity

ETVal posted 11/20/2007 from valentinesviews.blogspot.com

Mike Lowell is staying with the Boston Red Sox. Good! Now maybe all of you hypocritical Red Sox fans can quit your whining for a while! Red Sox fans can't seem to shake their self-pitying ways, despite two World Series titles in four years. All I hear is still whining about the arrogant Yankees! Enough already!
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Boston Red Sox - Red Sox, Epstein deal from position of strength - The Boston Globe

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 11/20/2007 on www.boston.com

It is so advantageous to be in control, to deal from a position of strength. There's no gun to your head to do something that doesn't make financial sense. Even if you're the Red Sox, who have more resources than any team other than the Yankees, you ...
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