Scott Boras has said all along that he believes Mark Teixeira will command a ten-year contract somewhere north of $200 million… and while many people thought the prediction was another case of Boras-Being-Boras, it seems his prediction will almost certainly come true. It seems if the ...

Sox Pax and single game tickets on sale today While holiday shoppers continue their search for just the right gifts this weekend, many Red Sox fans already know where to look. In what has become an annual and highly anticipated ritual, fans will have the chance to ...

I'm trying to get tickets for the Baltimore Orioles game at Fenway Park for a Sunday April game against the Red Sox, and it is going ever so, so slow. I think I have been in their so-called "virtual waiting room" for two hours. Then again, Red Sox tickets did go on sale this morning. I guess ...

Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox” The Red Sox signed free agent closer Keith Foulke, the 2003 Fireman of the Year.

Nikkan Sports is reporting that Red Sox have offered Japanese free agent pitcher Kenshin Kawakami a 3-year, $21-million contract. According to npbtracker.com, Kawakami has the most potential of any of the current NPB free agent pitchers. [NPB stands for Nippon Professional Baseball] Over ...

First it was C. C., now it’s A. J. Is D-Lowe next? The NY Yankees have reached a preliminary agreement with free agent pitcher A. J. Burnett on a five-year, $82.5 million contract. The deal is pending a physical exam. Agent Darek Braunecker and GM Brian Cashman are still working out ...

Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox” The Red Sox signed Pedro Martinez to a contract that was worth more than $92 million — at the time the richest contract in baseball history. GM Dan Duquette termed ...

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com is reporting that the Red Sox may be closing in on their primary off-season target — former Rangers / Braves / Angels 1B Mark Teixeira. Rosenthal says that at least two major league sources have told him that headway has been made in talks between the club ...

In 2006 and 2007, Seattle closer JJ Putz was about as good as any closer in the game (seventy-six saves over the two-year period). In 2008, he struggled with both his performance and injuries (to his ribcage and elbow). So as a result, in 2009, he will find himself pitching the eighth innings ...

In 1928, in an effort to speed up the game and add more offense, NL president John Heydler proposed the concept of a designated batter for the pitcher. Ironically, the American League opposed the idea and the NL withdrew the proposal before Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis was asked to ...

The NY Post is reporting that CC Sabathia has decided to accept the NY Yankees’ six-year, $140 million contract proposal. [ESPN.com is reporting that a deal is 'very close', but that several details still have to be worked out] The offer has been on the table for a month, but Sabathia ...

Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox” The sacrifice fly rule was eliminated for the 1941 season. Even with the six would-be sac flies Ted Williams hit in 1941, which counted as outs due to the change and ...

In 1918, National League secretary John Heydler was elected president of the league. In 1935, the Philadelphia A’s traded Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum to the Boston Red Sox for Gordon Rhodes, prospect George Savino and $150,000. In 1956, the AL followed the lead of the NL and opted ...

The New York Mets and record-setting closer Francisco Rodriguez have agreed on a three-year, $37 million contract… the deal is pending a physical (scheduled to take place in NYC tomorrow) and some dotting of i’s and crossing of t’s. The deal contains numerous incentives, ...

Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox” At the baseball meetings at Washington’s Hotel Commodore, the Red Sox acquired “The Golden Boy”, Jackie Jensen, from the Senators in exchange for Tommy ...

In 1941, despite having a 3-C draft deferment due to being the sole support of his family, 23-year-old Bob Feller became the first major leaguer to enlist after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1965, the Reds traded Frank Robinson to the Orioles for Milt Pappas, Jack Baldschun and Dick ...

FOXSports.com is reporting that a Red Sox contingent consisting of Theo Epstein, Terry Francona and John Farrell met with free agent southpaw CC Sabathia this evening at the MLB Winter Meetings… it was a busy day, as ESPN.com is reporting that the Sox also met with the agent for A J ...

Little has happened at The Bellagio thus far on Day One of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, unless you consider SS Adam Everett’s one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers to be especially noteworthy. Former Braves / Cubs / Dodgers / Padres pitcher Greg Maddux, 42, a ...

As expected, both Jason Varitek and Paul Byrd have declined the arbitration offer extended by the Red Sox last Monday. With that said, both players remain free to negotiate with the Red Sox while they field offers from other teams that may be interested in obtaining their services. Any ...

Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox” Former Red Sox pitcher Bruce Hurst, a southpaw considered to be the cream of that year’s free agent crop, signed a three-year, $5.25 million contract with the San ...