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Gordon Edes back in Beantown for ESPNBoston
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Former Boston Globe Red Sox beat writer Gordon Edes is back covering his favorite team.Ian Bethune over at Sox & Dawgs tipped me off with the news.Edes left the Globe during the summer of 2008 and took a job as the national MLB writer for Yahoo! Sports. Today on the front page...
At Jason Bay: $15 million per season really isn't good enough?
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As the clock struck midnight, Red Sox left-fielder Jason Bay became an official a free agent.Bay rejected a four year, $60 contract offered by general manager Theo Epstein. Apparently the slugger thinks he can score a better deal with a different club.Well Sox fans that just says...
Shortstop situation is a big deal in Boston
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This is nothing new to Red Sox fans.Ever since fan favorite Nomar Garciaparra was traded away in 2004 on the final day of the trading deadline, the shortstop position has been a revolving door.Here is a list of players (in alphabetical order) who appeared in at least one game at shortstop...
Introducing BostonSportsWoman.com
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A couple of months ago I was contacted by Absolute Broadcasting General Manager Mike Winn about a new website targeted at active, sports minded women in the surrounding Boston and New England Area.Winn represents multiple radio stations in Nashua, New Hampshire including WGAM Radio...
Zuri Berry replaces Chris Forsberg on Boston.com
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With the departure of Chris Forsberg to ESPN Boston, Boston.com officially hired a replacement to cover the legendary high school sports scene.Zuri Berry, a native of San Francisco California, is the new Sports Producer for Boston.com. He's a graduate of California State University...
Bigger impact for the Red Sox: Matt Holliday or Adrian Gonzalez?
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With the trading rumors swirling away a couple of big names are being thrown around that Boston Red Sox fans are very familiar with.Left fielder Matt Holliday of the St. Louis Cardinals and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez of the San Diego Padres.If Theo Epstein can't lockup Jason...
Roy Halladay on the Yankees would be absolutely ridiculous for Major League Baseball
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Roy Halladay a New York Yankee?This could very well be a possibility, but the question is why? Why do the reigning World Series Champions need another ace to its already proven and capable starting rotation?Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman tweeted that the Yankees plan to inquire...
Should the Red Sox go after John Lackey?
9 days ago by
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Pitching wasn't exactly an issue last season for the Boston Red Sox, but as shown in years past, there's no such thing as having too much of it.There's no guarantee that a starter will be healthy as Daisuke Matsuzaka went on the 60-day disabled list in June after being...
Lots of question marks for 2010 Red Sox starters
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Well its officially that time again. The time of, "who should the Red Sox sign, re-sign, drop, and trade for" time.There are, indeed, a lot of questions. Here's a quick breakdown:The obviousJason Bay and Jason VaritekThe not as obviousAlex Gonzalez and Rocco BaldelliIn...
Vintage Pedro (Martinez)
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Pedro Martinez poster that still hangs on my wall that I bought when I was in 8th grade in 1999-2000.I got it at one of those school book fairs for $5.The Red Sox will never forget and the New York Yankees will never forget either.Editor's note: This was posted after Pedro gave...
Jimmy Rollins should have kept his mouth shut
18 days ago by
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Well it appears that Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins World Series prediction wasn't even close.Mr. Rollins instead should have done what most other athletes would have done. When asked during the "Ten @ Ten" on the Jay Leno Show a week ago about his prediction...
Am I watching the Phillies/Yankees World Series or Red Sox/Yankees?
19 days ago by
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The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees never had any kind of rivalry, but watching this 2009 World Series is almost second guessing it.After every game it's more like watching a Red Sox/Yankees match-up and the sign are obvious and a bit haunted.Yankees fans"Who...
boston.com sports gets a fresh look
24 days ago by
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Discovered this evening, the boston.com sports page has a new fresh look.The page is full of color and graphic logos of all of the main Boston sports teams in the top navigation bar, which gives easier access to your favorite sports team pages.To find your favorite blog, click on the...
MLB.com shop already advertising AL championship gear
26 days ago by
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For some reason, the MLB.com Shop is already advertising American League Championship gear for both the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.Editor's Note: Conveniently the original link to the Yankees Championship gear doesn't work anymore....figures.Of course...
Kevin Paul Dupont not leaving Globe
26 days ago by
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Two weeks ago there was a rumor that Boston Globe hockey writer Kevin Paul Dupont might be jumping ship to Comcast SportsNet New England (CSNNE.com).Boston Sports Media Watch had a followup on Friday saying that he is staying at the Globe:"I'm hearing now that Dupont is staying...
Introducing Boston Red Sox Tire Tattoos
October 20, 2009 by
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For all of the diehard Red Sox fans that feel they need to have everything imaginable on their ride sporting their favorite team this is for you.Introducing the Boston Red Sox Tire Tattoo.These tattoos come in packs of four so that every tire will get it's own special Red Sox...
Overheard in the Newsroom - Best site ever
October 18, 2009 by
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I recently stumbled upon this on Facebook and being a journalist I definitely appreciate it.Overheard in the Newsroom is a website that simply posts up quotes or conversations that are literally overheard in a newsroom, whether it's at a newspaper or a broadcasting station.Here...
College Newspapers: The Currier Times gets new look
October 16, 2009 by
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Over the last three years, The Currier Times, Curry College's bi-weekly student-run newspaper has forgone some format changes.My senior year as Editor-in-Chief we talked about upgrading from QuarkXPress to Adobe In-Design and to make a long story short it was accomplished and new...
New York Times Co. not selling Globe
October 14, 2009 by
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After months of speculation and rumors flying around on possible bidders to buy The Boston Globe, the New York Times Company announced that it is not selling it.The reason behind this is that the "paper's financial performance has 'significantly improved' in recent...
BSMW reports Albert Breer to replace Mike Reiss; Kevin Paul Dupont leaving the Globe?
October 14, 2009 by
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This morning I was greeted in my inbox with breaking news that The Sporting News National NFL writer Albert (Bert) Breer will fill in the hole of departed Patriots beat writer Mike Reiss who left The Boston Globe for ESPNBoston.com at the beginning of the season.Bruce Allen of the...
An aging Theo Epstein and an aging Red Sox club
October 13, 2009 by
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In November of 2002 no one knew who Theo Epstein was. He was this 28-year-old kid who made history becoming the youngest to serve as a Major League Baseball General Manager, hired by the Boston Red Sox.He had the baby face going on and his full head of light brown hair. He was ready...
The day after: Press conference for Red Sox 2010 plans
October 12, 2009 by
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Yesterdays questions and answers were only the beginning. Today Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein and manager Terry Francona met with the media to answer more questions regarding offseason plans, contracts, and club improvements.Here are some reports courtesy of my Twitter feed...
Globe staff predictions not even close
October 12, 2009 by
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After yesterday maybe we can all get a good laugh today from reading what the Boston Globe writers predicted at the beginning of the season on who would win the 2009 World Series.How bad were these predictions? Out of the six writers everyone already failed to pick the two correct...
Internal investigation opened on stolen Daily Wildcat newspapers
October 11, 2009 by
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Thursday over 10,000 copies of the Arizona Daily Wildcat were stolen with leads pointing to two members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity on campus.On Friday it was announced that an internal investigation is being sought within the fraternity to find out if UA students Nick Kovaleski...
Red Sox 2009 season wrap-up: Angels return the favor and sweep ALDS
October 11, 2009 by
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The 2009 season comes to a closeSooner or later it was going to happen, but no one in Boston thought it'd happen in this fashion.Up 5-1 at one point in the game, things looked pretty secure for the Boston Red Sox with hopes for a Game 4 alive.The bats finally woke up highlighted...
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