boston.com - 1/16/2009
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In terms of preparation and his knack for working with pitchers, Jason Varitek still makes an enormous amount of sense for the Red Sox. The question is what, if anything, stands in the way of a deal?
boston.com - 1/13/2009
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boston.com —
John Smoltz had not held up a new
jersey and slapped on a new cap for 23...
years, since he was an 18-year old draft choice of his hometown Detroit Tigers. He spent 22 years with one team, the...
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Smoltz introduced
boston.com - 1/21/2009
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boston.com —
In what has become an annual sign that
spring is around the corner in Boston, "Truck Day"...
will arrive on Friday, Feb. 6, when the Red Sox moving van will be loaded at Fenway Park for the 1,467-mile trek to...
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Red Sox 'Truck Day' is Feb. 6
weei.com - 1/14/2009
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weei.com —
The viewpoints of Nick Scherer and the Red
Sox weren t all that different. When I think...
of a great pitcher, said Director of Operations for the Georgia Tech baseball team, I think of John Smoltz. On a sunny, early December day in Atlanta, Scherer and ...
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WEEI 850AM Sports Radio - The Day That Led John Smoltz ...
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Odds and Ends: Putz, Mitsui, Varitek, Woodward
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... says the Mariners wanted Fernando Perez from the Rays in the failed talks that would've brought J.J. Putz to Detroit. The Rays were unwilling to do this in part because B.J. Upton will be unavailable to start the season.
Koji Mitsui again failed to garner a bid from an MLB team.
Aaron Gleeman discusses the Twins' decision not to use certain advanced statistics.
Tony Massarotti and Curt Schilling talk about the Jason ...
Will John Henry's meeting with Jason Varitek (without Scott Boras) lead to resigning the captain?
Sox and Pinstripes | Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees – The Greatest Rivalry in Baseball —
... Tony Massarotti wrote in today's Boston Globe that resigning Varitek makes sense because, though the Red Sox offense will be productive, it may not be potent. The 2009 Sox will primarily win with pitching and defense, and Varitek's game preparation plus the trust he has earned with veterans and young arms alike make him invaluable, even though his bat speed as slowed. ...
The Jason Varitek Chronicles
New England Sports Blog —
tekpumped With only 27 days before it's time for pitchers and catchers to report to spring training, it seems after reading fans comments left on message blogs from Boston.com , that the overall sentiment is to say goodbye to longtime Sox catcher Jason Varitek. Facts are facts and stats are stats and in Varitek's case he doesn't have much ground to stand on. This is a business of what have you done for me lately. Besides calling good games and aiding pitchers who need his calming presence at times he hasn't done much. It is hard to argue in his favor when people are thinking ...
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