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 [...]

Sean Casey, Boston’s newest bench guy (and backup 1st baseman) was unveiled to the media at Fenway yesterday, having completed his physical, and signing a 1-year $800K contract with the Sox…From Sean: “I’m at the stage of my career where I just feel like I really wanted to come to a place where I had [...]

In the midst of a plague at my house this weekend, but, as my husband is a NY Giants fan, last night’s win did wonders for his health… I am not a football fan–I know you get 4 tries to go 10 yards, and if you are not close after the 3rd try, you should punt–that’s about [...]

Not only did the Sox not pick up someone in the Rule 5 Draft (notable Draftee: Lenny DiNardo–got him from the Mets, remember?) The Giants and the Phillies each picked up a pitcher from the Sox organization: left-handed starter Jose Capellan, 21, who went 4-3 with a 3.69 ERA in 14 starts with Single A [...]

The Sox go from being inches away from signing a deal with the Twins for Johan Santana, to the Twin going out and actually asking other teams if they want him–W…T…F…? Apparently the Twins want both Jon Lester AND Jacoby Ellsbury–the Sox say “one or the other–not both” C’mon are the Twins still made over [...]

As another day passes at the Winter Meetings, the Sox are still in the running for the services of left handed pitcher Johan Santana, and there are a bunch of indications that they are the only ones left. Apparently, the Skanks are sticking to their word that Monday night at midnight they DID remove their [...]