When Jed Hoyer was hired away from the Boston Red Sox by the San Diego Padres to be their general manager, it was thought that he may try to bring some people over from the Red Sox.
He asked for and received permission from the Red Sox to interview the director of player development Mike Hazen, [...]
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November 03, 2009
Big Papi told the Herald that he has 3-4 good years left but 2010 will be David Ortiz's last year in a Red Sox uniform. If Ortiz rebounds nicely next season there is still no way that Theo is going to pick up his $12.5 million option for 2011. The Red Sox have a track record of not committing to players past their prime or once that limit their options (Mike Lowell aside...
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November 03, 2009
Sporting News staff reports
About to enter the final year of his contract (the team has a $12.5 million option for 2011), Red Sox DH David Ortiz told the Boston Herald that he knows he needs to step up in 2010.
Ortiz says he plans to do just that and hopes to remain in Boston beyond next season. "I want to finish my career here," Ortiz told The Boston...
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November 03, 2009
David Ortiz thinks he can be the offensive "force" Theo Epstein wants him to be and he hopes to prove it for years to come. Big Papi told John Tomase of the Boston Herald that he has "another three or four good years" in him and he wants to spend them in a Red Sox uniform.As much as he'd like to remain in Boston, Ortiz, who could be a free agent as soon...
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November 03, 2009
Big Papi told the Herald that he has 3-4 good years left but 2010 will be David Ortiz's last year in a Red Sox uniform. If Ortiz rebounds nicely next season there is still no way that Theo is going to pick up his $12.5 million option for 2011. The Red Sox have a track record of not committing to players past their prime or once that limit their options (Mike Lowell aside) and...
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November 03, 2009
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 OF Wilfredo Cordero was given a 90-day suspended sentence in the Middlesex House of Correction after pleading guilty to domestic assault in the beating of his wife back on June 11th.
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November 02, 2009
The mixed bag that was the starting rotation received a B+ in my report card. If the Red Sox could pitch Josh Beckett and Jon Lester every other day, they would have earned an A+, however, that’s just not possible. Numbers 1 and 1A each started 32 games and Clay Buchholz, who was mostly strong, added 16 more. Some quick math indicates that [...]
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November 03, 2009
After such a difficult elimination in the first round of the 2009 American League Division Series against the Los Angeles Angels, many people are looking for a reason as to why the Red Sox lost, and what they can do to fix the problem. Analysts have come out and said that Jonathan Papelbon has to [...]
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November 03, 2009
According to WEEI.com's Rob Bradford, Josh Beckett plans to meet with the Red Sox in the coming weeks to discuss a contract extension. Beckett's 2010 option for $12.1MM vested when he made 28 starts for Boston in 2009. However, without a new contract, Beckett would be a free agent following the 2010 season. Alex Speier of WEEI.com had Theo Epstein's take on Beckett. epstein...
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November 01, 2009
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November 03, 2009
Last month I put up a post about how annoying champagne goggles are and earlier this week I was contacted by an Associated Press reporter about the story. I was interviewed for about 15 minutes for a story that was published tonight. Here is the quote from the story:
"I guess it was funny when they first poured Champagne on somebody, but it's just too prepared, too...
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November 01, 2009
Jon Heyman of SI.com is reporting that in a phone interview, Joe Urbon, the agent for Jason Bay, is calling his client “the most complete player on the market”.
According to Heyman, Matt Holliday’s agent, Scott Boras was shocked by Urbon’s claim, calling Holliday “the only young complete free agent player available.”
Regarding Holliday, Boras drew...
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November 03, 2009
As Astros right fielder Hunter Pence cranked eight home runs off Clay Buchholz yesterday at the Reebok Baseball Summit, the righthanded hurler sported an ear-to-ear grin.
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November 01, 2009
Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
Jason Varitek was awarded the Gold Glove Award for his play in 2005.
It was the first time any Red Sox player had won the award - at ANY position - since Tony Pena [...]
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