Pedro Named in $35 Million Dollar Suit
Pedro Martinez and several other major league players, including David Ortiz, lent their name to a prepaid phone card. The problem...According to the lawsuit, a $2 phone card that was supposed to provide a 70-minute call to the Dominican, provided either nine or 10 minutes.Full Story
What Would Johnny Damon Do?
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUNThe New York Yankees grabbed center fielder Johnny Damon away from the rival Boston Red Sox, reaching a preliminary agreement Tuesday night on a $52 million, four-year contract. Full Story
Mike Myers:
TraitorMike Myers gushed about Johnny Damon, sounding like the center fielder's campaign manager. Myers was Damon's teammate in Boston for nearly 1 1/2 seasons before agreeing to a $2.4 million, two-year contract with the Yankees, a deal that was finalized Thursday. The lefty reliever wants the speedy leadoff hitter to follow him to New York."I've talked to him and he does have a strong interest
The Italian Job
Joe Torre called Johnny Damon Tuesday to convince him to join the dark side prior to hoping on a plane to Italy. According to multiple officials familiar with the situation, the Yankees' manager reached out to free-agent centerfielder Johnny Damon. The Yankees have significant competition for Damon, though, besides his own Boston Red Sox.Full Story
Mantei, Myers, Millar, Olerud: Happy Holidays
Wednesday the Red Sox offered arbitration to Damon (good), Graffanino (good), and Mueller (pretty good). The Red Sox did not offer Matt Mantei (bad), Mike Myers (pretty bad), Kevin Millar (really bad) and John Olerud (old) arbitration. Being offered arbitration often doesn't translate into that player staying with their team. But it is clear from the list of people not offered arbitration that
The Rental Period May be Over
Gordon Edes, from the Boston Globe writes...Renteria, Boston's prize free agent acquisition last winter, has fallen out of favor after a 30-error season. He could be headed to the Braves as part of a three-way deal with the Devil Rays in which the Sox would receive Devil Rays shortstop Julio Lugo while Tampa Bay would get prospects from Atlanta, presumably highly regarded third baseman Andy Marte
Grady Little Back at work
After two years of being unemployed and one year of wondering if he would eclipse Bill Buckner as the poster boy of the supposed curse, Grady Little was hired by the Dodgers. With Little the Didgers have decided to let the quintessential player's manager manager their players.The Dodgers are one of the most storied teams in all of sports and I am committed to winning now and in the future for
Good News Everybody!
Red Sox may not deal Ramirez after allWe're talking about a premier hitter in the prime of his career, That's a lot of offense to replace. It's not easy."-- Craig Shipley, 1/4 of the GM committeeThe Red Sox are either playing hard ball with other GM's or they are sending early signals to Manny that he may be not need to sell his pad just yet.Full Story
THE NEW DEAL
Amid a turkey hangover the Red Sox announced the finalized Beckett Deal at 10:30pm Thanksgiving night.Beckett (the new ace of the Sox staff), Lowell (the new starting third baseman, and a Gold Glove winner in 2005), and Mota (one of baseball's premier setup men in 2003 and '04) for Double A shortstop Hanley RamÃrez, Double A righthander Anibal Sanchez, and Single A righthanders Jesus Delgado and
Have a Wicked Happy Thanksgiving
Welcome to Bean town Josh Beckett So long Hanley Ramirez, and Anibal Sanchez, we hardly knew you.We wish you the best, but deep down inside we really don't.
Oil Can Surrenders
On Monday Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd turned himself into federal agents following an indictment by a grand jury earlier this month which listed five counts of threats over the phone to harm his ex-girl friend.Full Story
AL MVP: The Votes are In
Alex Rodriguez, New York 16David Ortiz, Boston 11Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles 1Manny Ramirez, Boston 0
Theo Departs after not being Shown the Money
In the wake of Brian Cashman being shown more than $5 million over three years from the Yankees Theo Epstein walked off the job Monday after he realized the Boston Red Sox would not be willing to pay him any where near his New York counterpart. My decision not to return as general manager of the Red Sox is an extremely difficult one... I gave my entire heart and soul to the organization. During
Wait till last year
The Boston Blogger would like to thank all of our readers and sponsors this past season.
Clement's Time... is Over
Clement Saves Worst for Last PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERAMatt Clement (L,0-1) 3.1788003 21.60 It's disappointing. No excuses. I pitched bad, I threw bad pitches. They hit them."--Matt ClementJust one of those things, I got good pitches to hit and I hit 'em."--A.J. Pierzynski Final123456789RHEBoston000200000290Chi. White Sox <50120402x14111
Wild Sox
The Red Sox won the final series of the season against the Yankees, they end the season with the exact same record as the Yankees, and walk away with the wild card once again. Yeah we saw that one coming. Thanks to the last time we faced the Yankees in September and didn't put a run on the board during the Johnson Wakefield 0-1 loss, the Sox lost the season Red Sox Yankees record advantage. At
Never Blame da Wang
Could you ask for anything more? We (Red Sox fans) had the best season possible last year, and this year has proven to be about as good as they come. There were no 17 strike out games from Pedro, or remarkable bench clearing brawls that supposedly turned the season around. This year was more about defending a title and looking back all things considered they did it pretty well. The next three
The End is Near
This is the playoffs right now,It's amazing. It's here already before October comes."-- Johnny DamonSox Drop One Game Behind with Four to PlayWe'll try to wipe this one away as quickly as possible. I only threw 79 pitches, so I feel like I'll be healthy for the Yankees."-- Bronson Arroyo
Double Double
I've never been involved in a pennant race, but I think it increases the pressure on them. It's tough to win two games in one day. We're feeling good and we're ready to take on the Red Sox."--Shea Hillenbrand
Need a Good Laugh?
Read some of this hog wash writen by Ted Robinson the play by play voice of the New York Mets. It should be of no surprise to anyone that he was was born in Queens and is completly objective.Red Sox have run out of magicLook for Yankees to win AL East and Boston to miss out on wild card.Headed for heartbreak in Beantown Unlike in recent years, the Red Sox and Yankees I don't feel will have the
Help is on the Way
Perfect Debut PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERACraig Hansen 1000020 0.00 Craig Hansen was the Red Sox number one draft pick in June, now three months later he made his major league debut by pitching a perfect fifth inning in Tampa Monday night.Wells Drops the Ball I just went out and stunk it up tonight."-- David Wells Final123456789RHEBoston1012002017111Tampa Bay <00410201x8181
Foulke is a Little Bitch
As if you needed any more reasons to hate Keith Foulke...You guys wonder why sometimes I get real short and become a smartass? You know what? I am so sick and tired of talking about the same (stuff) every day. It's not even funny.It's one of the reasons that for next year I am relocating. I'm moving out of the city so I can be with myself a little more."When everything is peachy and going well,
Manny Gets His Turn as Hero
The Game Winning Hit Hats Off to Ramirez The scene: The tenth inning, game tied at two, home team up, two runners on, Ortiz up, Ramirez on deck. You intentionally walk the one time Twins cast off, and pitch to the perennial all star Manny Ramirez. That was weird enough. Then factor in the A's only playing two outfielders with five infielders. Manny slumping, bases loaded, Keiichi Yabu's freshly
Yankees Proud of Sweeping the Devil Dogs
It's very satisfying, and even more satisfying coming back in a place that we certainly haven't been comfortable playing all year. It tells you a lot about the players you have and the team you have."-- Joe Torre
Jay Payton Returns to Fenway
With Damon on the sideline, and Millar playing left field, there could be no worse time for Kapler to have a season ending injury than right now. It is easy to not like Payton, he signed on as a part time player and immediately was uncomfortable with his part time roll, but it sure would be nice to have him back. Payton's departure made way for Bradford's arrival who has been a highly serviceable
Sox pwn3d By Jays Again
Game Over: Early and OftenI had one inexcusable inning"-- Matt Clement Final123456789RHEBoston000012000392Toronto <05001021x990 FOULKE POST SURGERY: NO BETTER Since returning from missing two months of the season due to a sucking injury, Foulke has appeared five times, and quickly returned to his 2005 form. He has given up a hit or more in every outing except one, 3 earned runs, 3 walks and
Big Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon gets his first winManny Ortez goes deep 3 timesBig Papi hits yet another game winnerSox still without closer after Foulke's returnYou ride your horses when it is time to ride them, and this is the time to ride them."--Gary Disarcina PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERABronson Arroyo 6.05335004.42Keith Foulke 0.21110105.91Mike Timlin 1.12110111.99Jonathan Papelbon (W,1-1) 3.00001102.77
The Thrill is Back
IPHRERBBSOHRERACurt Schilling (W,6-7)85222616.28With 20 games left in the season, Curt Schilling recorded only his first quality start this season. The timing could not have been better, Schilling put the Sox ahead of the Yankees by four games. We're running out of games, this is our playoffs right now. We need to fight our way into the postseason."-- Joe Torre
Lost Oppertunity
Thursday night the Yankees lost to the Devil Rays... again... FOR THE ELEVENTH TIME THIS SEASON! If the Sox bats produced their requisite seven runs they would have entered the three game series with the Yankees holding a five game lead.In the past, we always knew we had to make up ground, Now we need to extend our ground. Hopefully, that starts tomorrow night."-- Johnny Damon
Langganan:
Postingan (Atom)