The current Red Sox Grapefruit records, that is. Javier Lopez has a rough day, getting lit up for 5 runs (all unearned) in the 6th inning, walking 1 hitting 1 and giving up 4 hits. Alex Cora went 2 for 2, which means that Sir Julio the Useless is still out with the bad back. [...]

There seems to be a new trend in the sports world. Players make public the details of their contract negotiations, hoping to use that as leverage against the team they play for, and get more money. Which is apparently what Jonathan Papelbon is choosing to do in his contract negotiations. From Jonathan: “I’m at the [...]

So Bartolo Colon is on his best behaviour, saying all the right things, and acting like a model citizen. He even pitched a very good 1st bullpen session on Monday morning, throwing 42 pitches to Doug Mirabelli under the watchful eye of pitching coach John Farrell who had this to say: “For not being on [...]