The Red Sox entered the 2011 season with high hopes of winning their third championship of the millennium. Best laid plans didn’t come to fruition as the events of that wild and wacky final day of the regular season kept them out of the playoffs entirely.
Their offense wasn’t to blam...
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January 13, 2012
Former Dodgers' starter Hiroki Kuroda signed a 1-year deal believed to be worth $10 or $11 million today with the Yankees.This deal follows the blockbuster trade that landed the Yankees Michael Pineda from the Mariners for Jesus Montero.I hope Kuroda does well in New York. It's obvious he wanted to remain in Los Angeles, especially after invoking his no-trade clause at...
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January 12, 2012
The Dodgers have a minor change to their uniforms for the 2012 season by adding a new patch that celebrates the 50th season of Dodger Stadium:
It’s not a surprise that this is a nice patch. In the last decade, the Dodgers have been known for making nice patches. Good work like always.
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January 13, 2012
Former Red Sox manager Terry Francona will be honored by the University of Arizona during halftime of the Wildcats basketball game against Oregon on Saturday. The Tuscon Citizen reports that Francona's alma mater will be honoring his recent induction into the College Baseball Hall of fame. Andy Lopez, the current Arizona baseball coach, will be joined by former head coaches Jerry...
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January 14, 2012
Carl Crawford has broken radio silence and has spoken with Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine.
We finally got that call into Carl," Valentine said. "Carl sounded great. [The conversation], yeah, it was long. [General manager] Ben [Cherington] was on the line and [Crawford's] agent and Carl, so we talked a long time. It went well."
Seems like a little bit of...
Via Mighty Quinn Media Machine
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January 12, 2012
He sure isn't the same as the old boss.My friend and WFAN radio host Ed Randall will be hosting his first annual Red Sox Hot Stove Report with new Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine at Rippowam Middle School in Stamford, Connecticut, which just happens to be the new manager's stomping grounds.It will be an "Inside the Actor's Studio" type of event, in front of...
Via A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory
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January 14, 2012
Two nights ago I was reading about the Titanic. I was looking at newspapers from when the tragedy happened. I noticed that some initial reports had the boat sinking, but all the passengers safe, rescued or on lifeboats waiting to be picked up. The following day's papers show that those reports were far from correct.Then the next day, yesterday, I had lunch with a friend I hadn...
Via ESPN
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January 11, 2012
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Hawksworth should be ready for major league competition well in advance of the team's April 5 season opener following arthroscopic surgery on Wednesday to remove a bone spur and scar tissue from his right elbow.
Via Boston Herald Sports
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January 13, 2012
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. - Bud Selig got a contract extension from baseball's owners Thursday. Frank McCourt voted...
Via boston.com
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January 13, 2012
Outfielder Ryan Sweeney has agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox .
Via Boston Herald Sports
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January 13, 2012
All along, general manager Ben Cherington outlined the Red Sox' offseason plans by highlighting the search for...
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