Red Sox, Rangers agree on Gagne deal

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Some Trades/More Rumors
Published 7/31/2007 at YankeesRedSox.com
... UPDATE 2:10- Jon Heyman says the Red Sox have made a deal for Gagne, no word on the players involved. ...

Eric Gagne Is Headed to Boston Once He Waives No-Trade Clause
Published 7/31/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... According to Jon Heyman of SI, this deal is essentially done. ...

How Many Dodgers Can You Fit on the Red Sox?
Published 7/31/2007 by Steve Sax at Sons of Steve Garvey
... JD Drew, Julio Lugo,... and now Eric Gagne? ...

Thank God, Don't Burn The Door Down on Your Way Out
Published 7/31/2007 by Marco at Just Call Me Juice
... The Yankees positive deadline move could be nullifed very quickly if the Red Sox are able to land Eric Gange, as is being reported. A bullpen of Gange, Okajuima and Papelbon would make the Sox the clear favorites going into Sepetmber. With Proctor out of the way, I can't see why the Yanks don't throw a couple prosects out of their sudden plentiful farm system to land Gange ...

A Lot of . . . A Lot of . . . You Know
Published 7/31/2007 by Jeff Kallman at The MLB Source
... The Yankees are eight behind the Boston Red Sox—who seem to be waiting for just the no-trade clause waiver before making Eric Gagne one of their own in a swap with the Texas Rangers—in the American League East. (The White Sox are thirteen out of first in the AL Central and looking —but only that—on the threshold of a race-conceding blowup.) The Mets have a three-game lead over second-place Philadelphia and a four-and-a-half game lead over third-place Atlanta in the National League East, while the Brewers have a mere game’s advantage leading the NL Central over the Chicago Cubs. ...

Standing pat
Published 7/31/2007 by Ryan McConnell at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... ) and Eric Gagne ( Boston-bound ). I hate to do it, but I gotta give Braves GM John Schuerholz credit -- he improved his team dramatically while the Mets stayed more or less the same. The NL East should be a dogfight from here on out. Update: The Braves ...

Dodger Thoughts: Gagne Goes to the Red Sox
Published 7/31/2007 at Dodger Thoughts
The odds-on favorite to be the final image of the 2007 baseball season is Eric Gagne pumping his fist for the World Champion Boston Red Sox, now that Texas has traded the former Dodger reliever. How does "Game Over" sound with a Boston accent? (Oh, and who will that final batter whom Gagne strikes out be?)

The Luckiest Guys In Sports History
Published 6/23/2008 by Phillips (noreply@blogger.com) at Rumors and Rants
... Speaking of piggyback rides, did anyone ever figure out where Mr. Gagne went during September and October last year? Was there some sort of family emergency or something? No? Well then how come he never pitched for the Sox in key situations? Ohhh thaaat's right, he sucks. After being acquired by the Red Sox at the trade deadline, Gagne pitched in 20 games. He racked up a 6.75 ERA, a 1.88 WHIP, and opponents hit .325 against him. But guess what? Despite that awful performance, Mr. Gagne got a World Series ring. It even says "champions" on it. That's right, a guy who can barely ...