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Vintage Pedro (Martinez)
3 days ago by
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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
5 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?
6 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
10 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
13 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
13 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
18 days ago 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
20 days ago 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
23 days ago 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
24 days ago 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?
25 days ago 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
26 days ago 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
27 days ago 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
27 days ago 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
27 days ago 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
27 days ago 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...
Red Sox postseason recap (Do or DIE edition)
28 days ago by
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It's not what they were hoping for, but the Boston Red Sox find themselves down two games to none against the American League West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the American League Division Series.The Angels have outscored their opponent 9-1 in the series as Sox bats...
Is Don Orsillo going to be the biggest jinx ever?
29 days ago by
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God we hope not.I tweeted that right after the Red Sox lost 4-1 to the Angels, putting them down 0-2 in the American League Division Series. Red Sox Nation loves and respects NESN play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo, but was this really the worst mistake ever having him announce the...
10,000 copies of The Arizona Daily Wildcat stolen
29 days ago by
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I guess some people don't have lives.Thursday morning approximately 10,000 copies of The Arizona Daily Wildcat, the University of Arizona's student-run daily newspaper, were stolen from newsstands across campus.The theft cost the University $8,500, which included advertising revenue...
Slop Sox: Angels score first ever postseason shutout
October 08, 2009 by
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Just awful.Not only did the Boston Red Sox get ridiculously screwed, but they also decided to screw themselves over more with poor defense.Three times, Mike Lowell had a high throw over to first base and two out of the three times, the runner was called safe, when clearly on instant...
ALDS Game 1: Lackey vs. Lester pre-game notes
October 08, 2009 by
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Here are some background numbers of tonight's starters for Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Boston Red Sox.John Lackey2009 regular season stats11-8 record, 3.83 ERA, 27 games, 176.1 IP, 177 hits, 84 runs, 75 ER, 17...
SOX & Dawgs returns to the blogosphere
October 07, 2009 by
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Today, Ian Bethune relaunched the very popular SOX & Dawgs.He wrote a post entitled "The Return" explaining the temporary shutdown of the site and also some changes that will occur:"I don’t expect to change too much in the Red Sox coverage other than I probably...
Red Sox/Angels series to start on Thursday
October 06, 2009 by
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The American League Division Series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will begin on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 9:37 p.m. (East Coast time).Here is the rest of the schedule layout:Game 2 Friday, Oct. 9 at 9:37 p.m. in AnaheimGame 3 Sunday, Oct. 11 TBD in BostonGame...
Red Sox vs. Indians game photos 10-4-09
October 06, 2009 by
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October 05, 2009 by
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Rob over at The Bottom Line hosted a contest back on September 23 asking readers to guess the correct number of saves Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon would finish with at the end of the 2009 regular season.The person with the correct answer, plus the answer to his bonus question,...
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