Archive for January, 2010
Friday, January 29th, 2010
Yep, it’s that time of year again, where thousands of less than sane Red Sox fans (myself included) pour themselves a giant cup of coffee (or whatever your beverage of choice is), and sit down at their computers at 10:00am tomorrow (Saturday) morning and hope they are one of the very lucky few who will […]
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
For the 8th time–which is every year since Theo Epstein took over as the GM of the Boston Red Sox, he has avoided arbitration hearings, always getting everyone signed before the time came. The Sox have reach an agreement with the lone holdout Jeremy Hermidia yesterday, signing him to a 1-Year $3.345 million non-guaranteed contract–just […]
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
OK, I understand that losing Jason Bay was a big deal, and that there is precious little to talk about right now, but Jason Bay IS GONE–can we move on and talk about something else? Apparently not, as the buzz around town is how Jason Bat was thisclose to signing a 4-year, $60 million deal […]
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Well, apparently, Carlton Fisk isn’t the least bit happy about the whole Mark McGwire circus, and most of the sentiments echo my own–and probably a good many people. Some gems: “…There’s a reason they call it performance-enhancing drugs. That’s what it does — performance enhancement. You can be good, but it’s going to make you […]
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
So Papelbon got a $3+ million raise for 2010, coming to terms with the Sox for and yet another 1- year contract, this one valued at $9.35 million. Can’t say I am thrilled about it, since that 8th and 9th inning implosion against Anaheim in the ALDS, which lead to the end of the Sox […]
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Held on December 3-6, 2009 in the Domican Republic, and hosted by David and Tiffany Ortiz, the 2009 David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic was attended by Red Sox teammates Clay Buchholz, Jason Varitek, Mike Lowell, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Daniel Bard and Tim Wakefield as well as other celebrities in the sports and entertainment industry […]
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