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Roger Clemen's Reputation Takes Another Hit...A Well Deserved One, Too
2008-12-30 11:01:00
Peter here on the second to last day of 2008. Wow, what a quick decade so far. Time should slow down, just a bit. No, a lot! OK, I got that off my chest. Here's a little non-Red Sox baseball news...I found this in the Boston Herald from today, December 30th, 2008..."Roger Clemens? name is being removed from a sports medicine institute at a Houston hospital in another dent to the legacy of the major league baseball pitcher since he was linked to steroid use. The Roger Clemens Institute for Sports Medicine at Memorial Hermann will shed Clemens? name effective Jan. 1 ?to better reflect its commitment to all sports and athletes,? the Houston health system said."Peter here...Roger, you shouldn't have LIED THROUGH YOUR TEETH. What goes around comes around. Hey Rog, it came around! All the way around. And your world is still spinning, not in your control. Will you ever get elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame or will you be in the same "Phantom Zone" that Pete Rose is. I suspect the lat...
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Penny For Your Thoughts, Brad?
2008-12-29 11:10:00
Brad Penny , that is. Pending his physical, the Boston Red Sox are going to sign him to a one year deal worth $5 million with built in incentives that could bump the $5 million up to $8 million. He struggled with a shoulder injury (I know the feeling) during the second half of 2008, ending up with a won-loss record of 6-9 and a rather high ERA of 6.27. Boston feels his shoulder problems are behind him and the upcoming physical will end all doubts, one way or the other. In 2007, BEFORE the injuries, he won 16 games for the second straight year. He was 16-4 with a nifty 3.03 ERA. Now that's nice, especially for a guy who will be slotted in the four position of the rotation. Great job, Theo.In other possible signing news (Penny is more than possible, he's probable) catcher Josh Bard might be coming back. The Sox have plans, pending HIS physical, to sign him to a one year contract worth a thrifty $1.6 million. Last year he batted a woeful .202 with a solo home run and 16 RBIs. He would...
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Manny Going Nowhere...FAST!
2008-12-28 11:35:00
Hello. It's early Sunday morning, a day when the temperatures should reach 65. 65? Just four days ago it was minus 3 degrees F. That's New England for you, and I love it. On to baseball, just for a moment. The lack of solid hardball news is normal in the days between Christmas and New Years Day.Manny Ramirez is still jobless. Brian Cashman said this a few days ago..."We don't have any offers out there on anybody." Peter here...he might have been fibbing. His club was just about to sign Teixeira, which they did. But Cashman was talking about Manny. What about the Mets? This is from Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger... "...people familiar with the Mets' thinking say it's not happening. Omar Minaya loves the guy, wants him badly, but he can't sell him to ownership. Talk to people associated with the Mets, and they'll all tell you the same thing -- if the Mets were going to get Manny Ramirez, they'd have got him in July, when he was practically free."Peter here. When Minaya...
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Nagging Boston Red Sox Questions...
2008-12-27 11:27:00
A Saturday morning hello from good old (not) me. The Boston Globe ran an article which clearly and point by point highlighted the questions that the Red Sox are facing right now. With their permission, I'd like to list them with my comments (in parenthesis) following each one. OK? Here we go...1) Find a starting and a back-up catcher. (Peter here...this is essential. Boston needs TWO catchers...I'd like Jason Varitek to be our number one guy but play less games. He'll get his hitting stroke back...I just know it). 2) Find a starting pitcher? (This is a tough one. Our rotation as it stands now is a great one, right up until the number five guy. That rotation would be Beckett, Lester, Matsuzaka, Wakefield and...Buchholz?...Masterson? I say no to Masterson...he's much more valuable coming out of the bullpen and inducing ground ball outs, especially to right-handed hitters. Buchholz would be better off with another half year or year at the minor league level. When he harnesses all h...
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No Long Term Deal For Youkilis
2008-12-26 11:35:00
First baseman Kevin Youkilis will not be offered a long term deal by the Boston Red Sox, not this year. His agent, Joe Bick, had this to say..."It doesn't look promising," said Bick. "We're going to concentrate our efforts from this point forward on getting a one-year deal done, whether it's negotiated or otherwise," Bick said. "That's where we stand."Youk will not be eligible for free agency until after the 2010 season, so the Sox had better sign him to a multi-year deal after this season, much like Dustin Pedroia's six year, $40.5 million contract. Youk made $3 million last year...that was a one year deal, too. The club will never take a chance of losing him...he is superb in the field and at the plate. Last year he batted .312 with a team high 29 home runs and 115 RBIs. He said this about the wheeling and dealing..."I leave it up to Joe with all that stuff," Youkilis said last Thursday. "Both sides come up with offers and try to broker it all out, do all that stuff. They're...
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY CHANUKAH TO ONE & ALL
2008-12-25 11:12:00
Today is Christmas Day, a warm (40F) morning here in north central Connecticut. But there's snow on the ground and holiday cheer in the air, even at 5:20 in the AM. I want to take a moment to wish all my readers everywhere a happy Chanukah and a very Merry Christmas . May health and happiness be with you for many years to come, for time is fleeting. Try to enjoy every moment. Peace on earth, everywhere. IMAGINE.
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Final Teixeira Thoughts...For Now
2008-12-24 12:02:00
Good morning on this Christmas Eve Day, the day after, I guess you could call it. Here are a few of my thoughts. They come to me often...I guess that's good. It turns out that the pinstriped Mark Teixeira wanted to become a Yankee the whole time. His agent, Scott Boras(s), made a late night, last minute call to the Yankees' brass to inform them of this and NY responded with their $180 million offer, ten million more than Boston. But you know what? Even if the Sox had upped their $170 million eight year bid by $10 million, Teixeira still would have chosen the evil ones. The deck was stacked, the dealer was in on it and the cards were marked. It's over now. John Henry had this to say about the NY - Boston competition..."From the moment we arrived in Boston in late 2001, we saw it as a monumental challenge," owner John Henry said in an e-mail to the Associated Press, referencing the competition with the Yankees. "We sought to reduce the financial gap and succeeded to a degree. Now w...
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***TEIXEIRA GOES TO YANKEES For $180 Million!!!***
2008-12-23 21:33:00
What the...? It's true. From ESPN dot com and ESPN radio and ESPN HD..."Free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira has reached agreement with the New York Yankees on an eight-year contract worth more than $170 million, two sources involved in the negotiations tells ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.The Yankees swooped in on Teixeira on Tuesday when it was believed the Boston Red Sox or the Washington Nationals were the likeliest to be his future employer. The Red Sox's offer was believed to be in the range of $170 million, and the Nationals reached out with an offer perhaps greater than that of Boston.Teixeira finished last season with the Los Angeles Angels following a trade from Atlanta. The Angels withdrew from negotiations on Sunday night, in a very public manner, and say they were moving on to other players.Teixeira had made it clear that he wanted to make a decision on where to play next season and beyond by Christmas."Gee...my goodness. Did Theo and John Henry blow it? The Yank...
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TEIXEIRA DECISION SOON...From ESPN...
2008-12-23 20:17:00
It's between the Nationals and the Red Sox, according to ESPN. Read this..."At a time when Mark Teixeira's decision about where he wants to sign is seemingly imminent, the Baltimore Orioles' negotiations for the free-agent first baseman appear dormant. The Yankees, on the other hand, continue to review their options, preparing for the possibility -- however real it is -- that Teixeira might make them an offer that they couldn't refuse.The Boston Red Sox or the Washington Nationals continue to be the most likely destinations for Teixeira, executives involved in the process believe -- the Red Sox, with an offer that might be in the range of $170 million, and the Nationals perhaps with a proposal greater than that of Boston."That's it for now. It's 2:21pm EST...more to come almost as it happens...
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Steinbrenner..."No Manny Here."
2008-12-23 11:58:00
Maybe Hal Steinbrenner actually made a smart decision for once. He has rebuffed recent media reports that said Manny will be wearing pinstripes. Here's what he said when asked if NY had made an offer to Scott Boras(s) for Manny Ramirez or Mark Teixeira..."If we are (making an offer), I don?t know about it," Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner told Newsday Monday in shooting down the report by ImpactoDeportivo.com (a Dominican Republic newspaper). There?ve been no offers made since last week?s news conference."Peter here, and if Hal doesn't know about it, two things are possible. One, he's telling the truth and no offers are currently on the table, and B, he lieing through the teeth in his misshapen head. Oh wait, that his brother Hankie's head...Hal's head looks fairly normal. So the way I see it, three teams have offers on the table for Mark Teixeira...the Nationals, the Orioles and the Red Sox, who have the highest offer of all...at least that's what the media has reported....

ANGELS WITHDRAW TEIXEIRA OFFER
2008-12-22 11:26:00
The California Anaheim LA Angels have removed themselves from the Mark Teixeira bidding war, leaving the Red Sox, whose eight year $170 million offer is STILL on the table, the Washington Nationals (8 years at $160 million) and the Baltimore Orioles (8 years at $150 million). That leaves only one winning team with an offer on the table...the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees are lurking in the Twilight Zone, somewhere between fantasy and reality...who knows what they will do. Angels owner Arte Moreno thought agent Scott Boras(s) was using his team to drive up Teixeira's price. Boras(s) is JUST that...an ASS. Here's what Angels team spokesman Tim Mead had to say. It's short and sweet..."We have indeed withdrawn our offer and ceased negotiations," Mead said in an e-mail.Peter here. I guess he got right to the point. Ok, I've said this before and I'll say it again. Barring the mysterious Yankees, the only winning team with a standing monetary offer to Teixeira are the Red Sox. This shou...
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Teixeira On My Mind...Still!
2008-12-21 11:29:00
Good morning on this still snowless (not for long) Sunday morning. Let me get right to business, Mark Teixeira business. The following blurb is from Chad Finn's TOUCHING ALL THE BASES, right out of today's Boston Globe. If you have the time, read this and then I'll be back with my thoughts. I always have more than a few, as you probably know by now. Here you go..."So for the $180-million question . . . where does Teixeira end up once Boras stops playing his reindeer games and ends the charade? Despite Brian Cashman's "dude, it ain't us" denial this morning when asked if the Yankees had outbid the Sox, I still refuse to believe that they have no interest -- they need him more than the Red Sox do, and with their resources, they can make it happen with one call to Boras. Maybe I should put it another way: If they honestly aren't going to leap in with a monster offer for Teixeira, then their management team is less devious and much stupider than I've long believed. That said . . ...
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A Game Of Teixeira Hold 'Em...No Limit. Bluffing Welcome And Advised
2008-12-20 11:45:00
Much like a game of Texas Hold 'Em, the ultimate poker game where bluffing is a necessity and good cards are SO nice, the back and forth between agent Scott Boras(s) and Red Sox owner John Henry continues. Yogi was SO right when he said "it aint over 'till it's over." WELL, THIS ONE AIN'T OVER, not by a long shotJon Heyman of SI dot com wrote that Boston hasn't "given up" and that "they're taking a break from the bidding." Here's more..."Though Boston's chances to land the multitalented free-agent slugger may have diminished slightly after the sides failed to make progress in their high-powered Texas meeting Thursday night, few baseball people believe the Red Sox are completely out of the picture. At least a half-dozen baseball executives with some knowledge of the process suggested to SI.com that the Red Sox remain interested in Teixeira and are merely intent on sticking to their last proposal (which one source pegged at close to but probably not more than $180 million for ...
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Is John Henry Bluffing...Or Not?
2008-12-19 11:30:00
Big news broke during the overnight hours in the form of an email from Red Sox owner and wallet holder John Henry . Here's the entire article from the Boston Globe's THE BUZZ, and then I'll be back with a few syllables. Henry sent the email after he, LL and Theo went to Texas for a face to face with Teixeira and his agent, Scott Boras(s)...***************"Red Sox owner John Henry issued a stunning proclamation late last night regarding the team's pursuit of free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira, all but ruling out Boston's chance to land the prize hitter of baseball's offseason."We met with Mr. Teixeira and were very much impressed with him," Henry said in an e-mail time-stamped 10:45 p.m. "After hearing about his other offers, however, it seems clear that we are not going to be a factor."The statement came as shocking news given how close the Sox and Teixeira appeared to be to a deal. On Tuesday, a general manager in the hunt for Teixeira declared the Red Sox the favorite. Ch...
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Mark, Where??
2008-12-18 22:32:00
Hello on this rapidly clouding Thursday late afternoon in north central Connecticut. I came across an article written by Richard Justice on sporting news dot com...here's a little bit of it. I enjoyed reading his words SO much. The subject matter is Mark Teixeira. The question is...where will he go? "West Coast or East Coast? Some of those close to him believe Teixeira prefers the East Coast. But he was a perfect fit in Anaheim. He might have had his eyes opened to the good life that is Southern California. He saw the huge crowds the Angels draw, experienced the solid clubhouse chemistry and got to play for one of the game's great managers, Mike Scioscia. If there is a difference between the two finalists, it could be that baseball in Boston simply is different.Terry Francona is also a players' manager, and the Red Sox are contenders. If Teixeira wants to play in an intense, every-game-matters atmosphere, he'll sign on with the Red Sox. At the moment, Boston is the best place on...

Teixeira Or Bust For The Frontrunning Boston Red Sox
2008-12-18 11:41:00
As the Christmas holiday nears, so too does a decision from Mark Teixeira. Will he go to Baltimore (no), the Orioles (a bigger no), the Angels (maybe) or the Red Sox (I hope so). Boston is currently the frontrunner in the expensive bidding process, at least according to one GM who has been involved. Here's what he had to say, courtesy of the Boston Globe's the Buzz and Nick Carfado... "I think they're in the lead and ahead of where everyone else is right now," he said. "I'm not sure who's bidding against them at this point. You just never know (when the talks will end) where Scott Boras and the Red Sox are involved."Peter here, and as Yogi said (the catcher, not the bear), "It ain't over 'till it's over." But Teixeira's decision is expected by Christmas Day, and that's only seven days away. If Mark goes elsewhere (LA or nowhere), Mike Lowell will be back manning third base and Kevin Youkilis will take care of first. But to acquire the services of a man who is just entering...
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Are The BIRDS Grounded?
2008-12-17 22:39:00
This is from ESPN dot com, just now..."Unless free agent Mark Teixeira is willing to give the Orioles a major hometown discount, it does not appear he will be playing in Baltimore.The Orioles have stood by their initial offer and have not upgraded it, and sources say that the other teams involved in the bidding -- the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels and Washington Nationals -- have gone beyond Baltimore's proposal for the slugging first baseman.Teixeira, 28, is considered one of the top unsigned free agents. He batted .308 with 33 home runs, 121 RBIs and a .552 slugging percentage for the Angels and Atlanta Braves last season.The only way the Orioles can be considered a serious player for Teixeira now, sources say, would be if the Maryland native were to take their offer, which is believed to be for seven years and about $150 million."The Orioles are out of it, unless Teixeira really, really wants to play there," said one source."Peter here...that'll happen, maybe, when pigs fl...
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A Costly But Excellent Christmas Present For One Baseball Team...Boston? Ma
2008-12-17 11:37:00
Hello and good morning on this icy Wednesday in north central Connecticut. On to baseball, no time for a weather report right now. But snow, a lot of it, is in our near future. I was reading ESPN dot com, the Boston Herald and Globe, the Providence Journal and the Hartford Courant. That's just my normal pre-post routine. In the Herald, John Henry was asked if his club, the Boston Red Sox, would offer Mark Teixeira and his agent, Scott Boras, a TEN year deal. Henry was burned and scalded by that ass, Manny Ramirez, who had an eight year multi-million dollar deal with a two year option. We all know what happened...Manny is history now, an eternal bum because of the way he acted. But here's Henry's answer...the question is if the club would rule out offering ANYONE a guaranteed deal longer than any other player in Red Sox franchise history. Here you go...?Yes,? Henry responded in an e-mail. ?The Red Sox effectively had a 10-year deal with a player (Manny) determined not to live up t...
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Toe To Toe? Not This Time...
2008-12-16 11:40:00
The Yankees and the Red Sox are bitter rivals DURING the season and throughout the off season. We all know that. But the battle for slugger Mark Teixeira is one that the Yankees will not have an influence on. They probably won't even be involved. Things could change, but I think they'd sooner go after Manny than spend $200 million on the first baseman. That would make their yearly payroll astronomically high. This is something I'm totally convinced about. When asked about the continuing back and forth, monkey see, monkey do relationship with NY, Theo Epstein had this to say about that mistaken notion... ?So why then would the first instinct of an observer be that, since the Yankees did something big that we have to do something big?? Epstein said. ?I think the first reaction should be: O.K., the Yankees did something big to improve themselves. The Red Sox are probably going to continue to do what they have done. It?s been that way for a long time,? Epstein said. ?We?ve done prett...
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Pinstriped Pinheads?
2008-12-15 12:08:00
The New York Yankees have sent out "feelers" that hint they would love to acquire the services of Manny Ramirez. If they do outbid the other contenders (they might - Manny isn't worth the BIG bucks), I can imagine the Fenway Park boos echoing throughout the ballpark. This is from the New York Post, courtesy of the Boston Globe... "Hank Steinbrenner wants him, but he isn't alone in the organization," a source told the Post about Ramirez. "They need somebody to protect Alex Rodriguez."And this is from SI dot com's Jon Heyman, and then I'll be back with a few choice words. "Yankees co-owner Hank Steinbrenner is said by people close to him to want Manny Ramirez in pinstripes," writes Heyman. "Unlike his father, who dreaded dreadlocks, Steinbrenner the junior is said by a Yankees person 'not to give a shit about his hair.'"Hey Hankie, how about his attitude? Sure, AROD will see more hittable pitches, and yes, Manny will bash the ball, but my goodness, this whole Manny Ramirez rumor...

ANGELS Make Texeira Eight Year Offer
2008-12-14 11:46:00
Hello on this still moonlit Sunday morning. I wake up so early, it's crazy. OK, on to baseball. The big story is the LA Anaheim California Angels ' offer to slugger Mark Teixeira. It would pay the slugger $160 million for eight years of playing time. That's steep but totally expected, so Boston was NOT taken off guard. They will prepare a counter offer of approximately the same value and then it will be up to the player himself. He says he wants to play on the east coast, closer to his and his wife's families, for a winner. Let's hope that is true, for if it is, the Red Sox are a slam dunk destination. Here's what the Angels GM, Tony Reagins, had to say about their mammoth offer... "Scott (Boras) knows where we stand," Reagins told the LA Times. "We have a level of salary and years that we're comfortable with, and hopefully that will get it done. . . . If it doesn't, we'll have to move on." And here is a blurb from the latest LA Times..."The Angels have offered an eight-year...
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Angels And Teixeira...Manny On Manny
2008-12-13 12:39:00
The Anaheim LA California Angels DID make an offer to Mark Teixeira in Las Vegas, terms not public yet. Boston will smear them, and if Mark wants to come to the east coast, there is, frankly, only one destination for him. My fingers are crossed.And here's a "sob" story, from the AP..."Manny Ramirez is so upset by his lack of suitors on the free agent market that he?s told friends he would consider retirement if an offer doesn?t come soon, Newsday reported yesterday. Los Angeles Dodgers GM Ned Colletti is prepared to wait out Ramirez, meanwhile.The NL West champions made the free agent slugger a two-year, $45 million offer this fall but haven?t heard whether he will accept it. Colletti said he last spoke with Ramirez? agent, Scott Boras, on Monday night. The 36-year-old Ramirez, who came to the Dodgers from the Red Sox at the July 31 trade deadline, batted .396 with 17 home runs and 53 RBI in 53 games for Los Angeles."Peter here...poor Manny...or as Linda Rondstat wrote and sang, "P...

Yankees Land AJ Burnett
2008-12-13 11:51:00
The New York Yankees dipped into their oversized wallets yet again and signed pitcher AJ Burnett to a five year contract worth $82.5 million. Last year, the often injured hurler had a great second half. Overall, his record was 18-11 with an ERA of 4.07. For him, it was a great season with many tremendous starts against the Boston Red Sox and his new team. It's a gamble the Yankees are taking though...Burnett rarely pitches more than 200 innings, as he did in '08. Hankie Steinbrenner had this to say after his club picked up its second starting pitcher within one week..."I can sense the excitement and the confidence that's spreading around the entire organization about what we're getting done and what we may get done still," the Yankees' co-chairman told The Associated Press before news of the Burnett deal came out Friday. "A rising tide lifts all boats, and the confidence and the excitement right now among the team and the organization is contagious."Peter here. Does he mean con...
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According To Boras, What Teixeira Wants
2008-12-12 11:23:00
Scott Boras sounded off yet again on behalf of one of his premiere clients, first baseman switch hitting Mark Teixeira. It is said that there are four, maybe five if you include the Yankees, suitors who want Teixeira on their team for a decade, maybe a little less. They are the Nationals, the Orioles, the Angels and the Red Sox. The first two clubs have already made offers to the slugger. The Angels and Red Sox have not, at least publically. I say there are only two teams Teixeira would sign with...LA and Boston. Here's what his agent, Scott Boras, had to say on what type of club Teixeira would sign a long term deal with..."The club's ability to win and win in the long term," Boras said yesterday. "Commitment by the owners, long term, to the franchise being successful. Where they play, the city they're in. He's played in both leagues. He's had an opportunity to make an analysis of what's best for he and his family. And, of course, the economics too."Peter here...of course, the...

YANKEES Are Still Busy...
2008-12-11 18:01:00
From the NY Daily News, just a few minutes ago..."The Yankees have found their center fielder for 2009, as they are set to send Melky Cabrera to Milwaukee for veteran outfielder Mike Cameron on Thursday, according to two major league sources.The Yankees have been saying that Cabrera and Brett Gardner would compete for the center field job, but the acquisition of Cameron gives them a veteran presence at the position. Many believed Cabrera would be the center fielder of the future entering the 2008 campaign, but a disappointing season, in which he hit .249 with eight homeruns and 37 RBIs in 129 games, led many to believe he was destined for a future as a utility outfielder. Yankees blue-chip prospect Austin Jackson is not expected to be ready for big league action until at least 2010, making Cameron the ideal one-year stopgap in center field. Cameron, a former Met, hit .243 with 25 HRs and 70 RBIs in 120 games last season. He will earn $10 million in 2009."Peter here. Big deal, huh? W...
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Sabathia Bronxbound...Boston Makes 'Tek An Offer...The Latest On Teixeira
2008-12-11 11:09:00
Where to begin on this colder Thursday morning? I guess I'll start with the Yankees' agreement with ace pitcher CC Sabathia. The New York Yankees, yes, those guys in pinstripes who were woeful last year, have reportedly made Sabathia a seven year contract offer for a whopping $161 million. In my view, the Yanks desperately need the guy but CC will not be able to do anything more than try to match Mussina's 20 victories. But they went after their guy and they got him. Sabathia will be flying west to JFK airport for his physical sometime this week. Cashman could not say anything specific, but here is part of what he did say..."There?s a lot of layers in the process. Until that process is completed I'm kind of prevented from saying too much," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told the AP. "Legally I've got to protect myself. And, you know, you're never done until you're done, and so, we're not done."Next up is the news that the Red Sox have indeed been in touch with catcher...
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Patience Is A Virtue...I Guess
2008-12-10 11:52:00
Today is Wednesday, December 10th, my birthday. Happy birthday to me (it's too early in the morning to have received any phone calls saying that). And today is the last day of the winter meetings in Vegas. It's been quiet, probably because of the declining economy woes that is hitting all of us so hard. The Mets filled their need for a closer by signing record-setting closer K ROD. His real name is Francisco Rodriguez, and he had an amazing 2009 season with the LA California Anaheim Angels. But the rumors, strong rumors, are that the Boston Red Sox have one main target, a guy they will go all out to acquire, even if it means a long term deal, something they usually do not like to do. Usually. Mark my words...this year will be different. The club is in dire need of a cleanup hitter to bat after Big Papi and before the valuable Kevin Youkilis. The once Manny-laden lineup will be fearsome once again. That guy's name, as you most likely guessed, is Mark Teixeira, and he WILL be weari...
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The Red Sox Seem To Have Their Las Vegas Sights On Mark Teixeira, Bigtime..
2008-12-09 12:26:00
Hello again...you must be getting sick of me. Just kidding (I hope). Here's the latest buzz (thank you Boston Globe) on the Boston Red Sox and their search for a cleanup hitter. First up, an unidentified MLB person...?I think he?ll (Teixeira) sign with the Red Sox,? the official said. ?They want him. They have a good relationship with agent Scott Boras, and in the end, they have the dollars to make it happen.?And another MLB unidentified official...?He is a perfect fit for the Red Sox and Boston,? said another club official. ?A guy who plays every day, doesn?t need to be the center of attention, is a good teammate, and can hit like he does, I can?t see the Red Sox letting him get away.?Peter here, and boy, oh boy, if the Sox can sign Mark , their offensive lineup, top to bottom, will be fearsome, awesomely fearsome once again. I don't think money is an object with John Henry and company. I agree with the last sentence from the last quote.."I can't see the Red Sox letting him get a...
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From Vegas To Lowell...
2008-12-09 11:30:00
The Winter Meetings in Las Vegas , land of casinos, money and just about everything (except winter), remains quiet, all quiet on the western front, I guess. But Nick Carfado of the Boston Globe, while stolling through the lobby of the Bellagio Hotel, gathered these observations from Theo Epstein and Sox manager Tito Francona. Here you go. First up is Theo Epstein, the main architect of so many great Red Sox transactions... "We're not really optimistic about our chances of getting anything done while we're here,'' Epstein said just a short time ago. "We're not really close to anything. I wouldn't expect anything to come out of these meetings, to be honest with you. Prepare to be underwhelmed,'' Epstein said.And now manager Terry "Tito" Francona's take on the recovery from surgery of our third baseman, Mikey Lowell ...?He had a sparkling report, which was really nice to hear,? the manager said. ?I think the timetable is that he?ll probably be hitting by the middle of January. I...

Phillies Win 2008 World Series Four Games To One
2008-10-27 10:31:00
Good early Monday morning, and this post's title will be the sports headline of Tuesday morning. The Rays have absolutely NO CHANCE of winning it all after losing game four by a score of 10-2. The Phillies lead the Rays three games to one and have a stranglehold on Tampa Bay. They were outpitched, outhit and outplayed in every way. The Phillies have the power and the arms to win it all, and they will. Tonight. So I figured to get a leg up on some other blogs by using that title. It'll be game one pitchers Hamels and Kazmir tonight with the first pitch at 8:29pm EDT. In Boston Red Sox news, Kevin Youkilis has been named the recipient of the 2008 Hank Aaron Award. Could this be a precurser to the MVP? I say yes! Congrats, Kevin. You are an invaluable member of the Red Sox and the powers-that-be should "lock you up" with a long term, lucrative deal. I sure hope so! We all do!!Have a wonderful Monday, enjoy game four tonight live from New York..oops....err, Philadelphia (Saturday Nigh...
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