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Rounding the Bases
February 21, 2008 by
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Rounding up all the latest Red Sox news and notes in one post.
Clay Buchholz worked hard in the offseason on his strength and conditioning -- and also on watching lots of the "Hostel" movies and playing PlayStation3. Oh to have been a fly on the wall in the apartment...
Fashion Police: Spring Pitchers
February 21, 2008 by
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It seems a couple of our favorite pitchers have reported for duty down in Ft. Myers with a little something extra this year.
We already saw Daisuke Matsuzaka's creative faux-hawk/mullet combo I posted about back in January, and it seems the mullet-hawk has followed him down...
Okajima's Got A Secret
February 20, 2008 by
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It appears Hideki Okajima has a secret he's been keeping... a new pitch or two he's been working on in the offseason. He told reporters who asked him about techniques and pitches he'd tried over the winter workouts, and Okajima busted out the English "secret"...
Red Sox Starting Rotation
February 20, 2008 by
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Terry Francona released the details of the Red Sox starting rotation... for the first five spring training games. So who got the 5th starting spot? Not Buchholz or Tavarez-- but Justin Masterson. That pesky split squad game!
Absolutely No Doubt
February 20, 2008 by
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There seems to be a whole bunch of confusion surrounding the Coco Crisp vs. Jacoby Ellsbury battle royale for CF- from the media, and from Coco.
Tim (Wakefield) and Tim(lin) Speak
February 20, 2008 by
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Mike "Timmeh" Timlin and Tim "Timmeh" Wakefield, sat down Monday night with the Sports Tonight crew in Ft. Myers. Full video of their tagteam interview included.
Curt Schilling's Tree Fort
February 20, 2008 by
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Unless your name is Rob Bradford (Herald), Steve Buckley (Herald), Sean McAdam (ProJo), Jeff Goldberg (Hartford Courant), Dan Roche (CBS-TV 4), or Don Orsillo (NESN), you were not invited to Curt's tea party/press conference Monday. Conspicuously absent from that list? The Boston Globe.
Clay Buchholz - First Interview of '08 Season
February 20, 2008 by
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Monday evening, Clay Buchholz kicked off the week of live Sports Tonight: Spring Training Edition shows on Comcast. Full video of the in-depth interview included.
Curt Schilling's Tree Fort
February 20, 2008 by
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Curt Schilling has a club- and you're not invited!
Unless your name is Rob Bradford (Herald), Steve Buckley (Herald), Sean McAdam (ProJo), Jeff Goldberg (Hartford Courant), Dan Roche (CBS-TV 4), or Don Orsillo (NESN), you were not invited to Curt's tea party/press...
Oregon's Finest
February 20, 2008 by
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No offense to Herbert Hoover, Nike or Sally Struthers, but the three best things to come out of Oregon:
The Bend Bulletin did a reader survey of what the biggest stories in Oregon were for the year 2007, and it should be no surprise that Oregon native Jacoby Ellsbury made the list. F...
Okey & Randy
February 19, 2008 by
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In one of the oddest pairings since, well, the Odd Couple: Hideki Okajima and Randy Johnson teamed up for a Phiten/MLB press conference in Tokyo a few weeks ago. According to the photo wire, "An agreement has been reach[ed] for Phiten to produce MLB authorized official health...
Look Out, Calvin Klein
February 18, 2008 by
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Ladies, start your engines. Jacoby Ellsbury shot an editorial spread for Men's Vogue back in Bend, Oregon in January for the March issue - which should be hitting newsstands tomorrow. The Globe has a tiny preview-- but I spoke with Mark Fristad, the producer of the shoot, and...
Rounding the Bases
February 18, 2008 by
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Rounding up all the latest Red Sox news and notes in one post. This edition will cover everything that happened in Soxland while I was out of commission in sunny, warm, beautiful New Orleans over the weekend. Going from the 75 degree sunshine of NOLA to the -5 degree (real temp! not wind ch...
Things You Should Know
February 18, 2008 by
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PITCHING! Apparently pitching coach John Farrell and Daisuke Matsuzaka let the cat out of the bag over the weekend about the first two projected starters for spring training games. Josh Beckett will pitch against Boston College on February 28th, for the first game of a day-night doubleheade...
Josh Beckett Is Really Psyched
February 18, 2008 by
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Josh Beckett is totally psyched!
He's not going to let a bad picture (or two) ruin his mojo. He was out with the other pitchers in group A (including Matsuzaka, Lester and Wakefield) throwing a full session today. And he's not going to let you get away with calling...
Jacoby Takes on Men's Vogue
February 18, 2008 by
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Ladies, start your engines. Jacoby Ellsbury shot an editorial spread for Men's Vogue back in Bend, Oregon in January for the March issue - which should be hitting newsstands tomorrow.
Julian Tavarez: What You Might Call 'Out of Touch'
February 18, 2008 by
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Julian Tavarez didn't know until reporting for spring training a few days ago that (a) Schilling was injured, and (b) he was in competition for a starter's spot. He also carries around stuff in garbage bags. I wish I was making this up.
Red Sox Spring Game TV Schedule
February 18, 2008 by
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I've pieced together the schedule of televised Sox spring training games - which will appear on NESN, ESPN, YES, SNY and MLB.TV. As of now, 11 games in total.
Josh Beckett Is Totally Psyched
February 18, 2008 by
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The 2008 model Josh Beckett may come with a few extra pounds, but he also likes to pull faces and he sits down to talk to reporters WITHOUT ROLLING HIS EYES. We're through the looking glass, folks. Video of his Sunday press conference included.
Buchholz Retires
February 16, 2008 by
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Never fear- Clay Buchholz isn't retiring from baseball... but his jersey number was retired by Angelina College last night in Lufkin, Texas.
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Clay pitched for the Roadrunners of Angelina College in 2004 and 2005 while wearing the...
Welcome Back, Red
February 16, 2008 by
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Our own little World Series Game 4 homerun-hitting troll doll lookalike (and I mean that with nothing but affection) will be back in the outfield for the Sox in 2008.
Bobby Kielty and the Red Sox have agreed to a (nonguaranteed) one-year contract for 2008, to the tune of $800,000 if he...
Red Alert! Loud Noises!
February 15, 2008 by
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While a lot of Sox writers, commentators and bloggers were busy earlier this week freaking out about the non-existent Josh Beckett issue, apparently there was an actual, real, live rotation issue that they would have been better served freaking out about.
The Boston Herald is reporting Cur...
Guess Who's Back?
February 15, 2008 by
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Few days aren't improved by a Jonathan Papelbon press conference- and yesterday was no exception. The closer was back in fine form in Florida, reporting for duty to toss balls and answer reporters' questions. And given the fact that it was Valentine's Day, I can only...
The Sky Is Falling!
February 15, 2008 by
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Since the Super Bowl passed us by yesterday (I know certain fans are trying to avoid mention of that event right now), we've officially entered The Lull- the period when there is next-to-nothing going on in the sports world except random basketball games and fake sports like...
Alex Makes Me Angry
February 15, 2008 by
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Alex Cora turned himself into authorities in Martin County, Florida yesterday for violating the terms of his probation relating to a DUI charge from 1999. Back then, Alex played for the Dodgers and was living in Vero Beach for spring training when he was pulled over for speeding near Baker R...
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