Long Term Lester

The worst-kept secret in the Boston Red Sox organization was made official on Sunday when they announced the Jon Lester extension was official. As always the Red Sox didn’t release the terms of the contract but as we know it’s a 5-year deal worth $30 million with team option for $13 million for 2014. Here is [...]

The Boston Herald's Jeff Horrigan has penned an article that appeared in the Friday edition of that newspaper. It summarizes the Boston Red Sox and the year 2007. It's a "Reader's Digest" version of the season, but it encapsulates very well the season, the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, that touched our ...

Asians swept the foreign fighters almost as well as the Boston Red Sox did to the Rocks!

Boston Red Sox righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka arrived at Tokyo's Narita airport Wednesday and told the Japanese...

While most of the attention was settled around Daisuke Matsuzaka and his pitching back in his native Japan, it was the bats of Manny Ramirez and Brandon Moss that did all the talking as they helped lead the Boston Red Sox past the Oakland A’s 6-5 in 10 innings in front of 44,628 at the [...]

I feel as if I'm not allowed to say anything negative about the guy because he overcame cancer. I mean no ill-will towards Jon Lester, and I certainly respect him for having dealt with such a severe issue and making it to the major leagues where he's even won a Game 7 in the [...]

WTF! TBS is broadcasting "America's funniest home videos" and "The Steve Harvey Show" rather than the ALCS Game 6 between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays - what is going on?! ESPN seems able to broadcast 100s of football games each month - but TBS has one big game to show and I get to watch a bunny rabbit jumping across the highway. I am beyond livid and vow to never again watch TBS.

We hesitate to report this, because it will likely be resolved by the time we hit "enter," but the Boston Red Sox -- who will be playing the part of the Harlem Globetrotters to Oakland's role as the Washington Generals in the upcoming opening series in Japan -- are threatening to boycott the trip. Sa...

As was thought yesterday, the news for Boston Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo isn’t good. It was announced today that Lugo will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Tuesday back in Boston. There is no timetable for his return but if it’s just a torn meniscus, he could be back within a month. “The extent [...]

According to Tom Verducci of SI.com, Boston Red Sox and Team USA second baseman Dustin Pedroia suffered a strained muscle near his rib cage during a workout on Friday. Pedroia has left Team USA and returned to Ft. Myers to have it examined. It doesn’t sound as though it’s something too serious but this is why [...]

My apologies for not getting something posted about the Boston Red Sox this morning. Sometimes real life takes over and there’s nothing you can do about it. I had wanted to recap the events of last night so I will take care of that and also recap today’s events plus the game against the Baltimore [...]

Engel Beltre was born in November of 1989 and signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Boston Red Sox in 2006 for $600,000. Beltre is a 6'1 and 170 pounds outfielder that bats left handed and throws left handed. Beltre has since been traded to the Texas Rangers with two other players for Eric Gagne last July.

Jon Lester today's starter hasn't looked good this morning in Japan. Through four innings the A's lead 4-0 after Emil Brown hit a three run home run off of Lester. If you're getting hit hard by the A's it's bad news because there offense is nothing to write home about. Emil Brown only had 6 home runs...

Since you've been inundated with news about the other subjects we cover here at SOX & Dawgs (Boston Celtics, UConn Huskies, New England Patriots), what better time than now to turn our attention to the Boston Red Sox. As I correctly guessed this morning had Jason Varitek been available tonight and h...

The A's pick up their first win of the year, taking out Jon Lester and the Sox behind a resurgent Rich Harden. The 5-1 win was powered by the dubious 4-5 hitters of Emil Brown and Mike Sweeney (it worked so well for the Royals, right), who went 3 for 8 with Brown providing a three-run bomb in the thi...