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And Now This Important Message from Alex Rodriguez to Red Sox Nation
Published 11/8/2007 by Red at Surviving Grady
... I know it's all just talk and speculation right now, but if I end up coming to Boston, my word will stand. I'll even grow a beard if that's what it takes. Provided I'm able to. ...

Boston Red Sox - Red Sox sit down with Boras - The Boston Globe
Published 11/8/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Boston Red Sox - Red Sox sit down with Boras - The Boston Globe “I think there’s a realization in baseball that if you try to keep things the same, it will change on you anyway,” said Epstein. “Players age and players change, chemistry changes, payroll structures change. Better to be proactive and try to find the right mix for now and in the future, rather than let it happen to you.” ...

If Coco Crisp is the answer, what's the question?
Published 11/8/2007 by Bob Collins at The Bleacher Bums
... Crisp to replace Torii Hunter. Minnesota Twins, what part of "your team is boring" don't you get? In Boston today, they're all atwitter about dumping Crisp because apparently his name is being mentioned -- if only by some ink-stained wretches -- in a trade involving Johan Santana. At the Boston Globe and NESN (New England Sports Network) today, Bob Ryan and Jackie McMullen discuss a scenario in which Santana goes to Boston for young pitchers Jon Lester, Clay Buckholz and Crisp. ( See the video here ). Let me just approach this from another direction. Rather than give up the ...

Hot Stove Update
Published 11/9/2007 at Center Field
... The general manager meetings concluded today in Orlando, and Theo Epstein and the other GMs have departed town and headed home. Unfortunately, the meetings concluded without a deal for Mike Lowell in place (which was not too surprising, considering this report- but there are positive signs that negotiations are progressing (and the Sox still have exclusive rights to speak dollars and cents with Lowell through November 12th). ...