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The Widdlest Pedwoya
November 18, 2008 by
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In honor of the reigning MVP: a video from a guy who seems to know very little about Dustin Pedroia cracks a very original joke about Dustin's height. It's amazing someone hasn't picked up on the whole short thing before now! Now, this is officially the end of the joke...
Requiem For FJM
November 14, 2008 by
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It had been two weeks since the folks at Fremulon Insurance had posted any updates. I thought maybe they just had a post-Series hangover. But we're all going to have to wait a lot longer for more FJM posts. [insert somber, funeral procession appropriate music here] R.I.P. FJM.
Awards Cabinet
November 11, 2008 by
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The Red Sox offseason trophy cabinet has a few shiny new additions. Jon Lester was awarded the 2008 Hutch Award, given annually to the ballplayer who best exemplifies the honor, courage and dedication of baseball great Fred Hutchinson (who died from cancer in 1964 at age 45), both on and ...
Wedding Bells
November 10, 2008 by
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Congratulations to Kevin Youkilis and his brand new wife Enza, who tied the knot yesterday after a year-long engagement. The couple wed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with 120 family and friends present - including David Ortiz, Mike Lowell and Dustin Pedroia. More from the Globe (not a word ...
Mills Meeting with Mariners
November 10, 2008 by
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Brad Mills, Sox bench coach, former Tito college roommate and current Papi hug-recipient extraordinaire, is in Seattle today interviewing with the Mariners for the manager slot that's currently empty. John McLaren, hired by the Mariners in 2007, was fired by the front office back in June ...
Looking Into The Future?
November 10, 2008 by
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The Red Sox official uniforms always seem to remain (largely) unchanged over the years. As trends (teal! purple! aztec prints! funky lettering!) come and go, the Sox unis hold fast So it would cause a minor ripple if the Red Sox road uniforms are changed in 2009, as this photo posted to ...
Break Out The Deer Sausage!
November 07, 2008 by
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Last year I joked that the only reason Josh Beckett stages his annual Beckett Bowl event for charity is because the Red Sox front office turned down his request for a celebrity hunting tourney. ("Josh, just like we told Wakefield and Timlin, you can't kill animals for charity...
Tony Gwynn Spreads the Masterson Gospel
November 06, 2008 by
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Tony Gwynn signed on to stay another three years as the head coach of the San Diego State baseball team just yesterday, but he's not spending his time talking about his contract. He wants to talk about Justin Masterson. After starting his college career at tiny Bethel College in Indiana, ...
Golden Boy
November 06, 2008 by
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Congratulations go out to Dustin Pedroia for nabbing his first Gold Glove award. Although the official announcement is not for another 45 minutes, eagle-eyed SoSH folks spotted the Rawlings press release on the news wire. The Globe cites an unnamed "baseball source" rather than just ...
Hot Stove Update
November 05, 2008 by
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The offseason hot stove always seems to simmer to a boil during the annual GM meetings, going on right now in Dana Point, California at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort (not to be confused with the winter meetings, to be held in Las Vegas from December 8-11). If you were a GM, you...
The Varitek Conundrum
November 05, 2008 by
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Today is like Christmas in early November for GMs across the land: super swell nice guy Scott Boras delivers the magical "book" he has created for each of his clients. Theo can relax: that means the Jason Varitek book will be in his hot little hands any moment now. That also...
Civic Duty
November 04, 2008 by
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Doesn't matter who you vote for, just get out there and VOTE!
Signs Point to Goodbye
November 04, 2008 by
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All signs point to the end of the Boston careers for Mike Timlin and Curt Schilling. Yesterday, at the GM meetings in California, Theo Epstein discussed the "extensive conversation" he had towards the end of this season with Mike Timlin about Mike's future with the Red...
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