Boston Red Sox

January 2008

O's Owner the Apparent Snag in Bedard Deal

newser | ESPN | Jan 28, 08 10:53 PM CST

A proposed trade of Orioles rising star and left-handed pitcher Erik Bedard still awaits the blessing of Peter Angelos, reports ESPN. Bedard, who won 13 for Baltimore last year, would go to Seattle for a package of prospects including outfielder Adam Jones. There are no guarantees, though, as Angelos is notorious for vetoing deals. In other hot stove news: More »
Yanks Nail Top Payroll in Bigs

newser | Associated Press | Jan 24, 08 2:45 AM CST

The New York Yankees may have been bounced in the first round of the playoffs this past season but at least fans of the Bronx Bombers can boast the team is first in something: payroll. New York set a record with its $218.3 million payroll last season—and collected the most revenue in baseball, $415 million, according to the Associated Press. More »

December 2007

Luxury Tax Levied on Yanks, BoSox

newser | Associated Press | Dec 26, 07 6:12 AM CST

The Yankees owe Major League Baseball $24 million of competitive-balance "luxury" tax on contracts that pushed the team's payroll over the $148 million limit, AP reports. The might seem like a lot to shell out for the privilege of paying Roger Clemens to go 6-6, but it's actually less than last year. More »
Closer's Canine Eats Historic Baseball

newser | ESPN | Dec 20, 07 9:21 PM CST

The mystery location of the ball that served the final out of the 2007 World Series has been solved—it's all over Jonathan Papelbon's house, ESPN reports. "My dog ate it," said the Red Sox closer of the ball used to strike out Colorado's Seth Smith . "He jumped up one day on the counter and snatched it. He tore that thing to pieces." More »
Ex-Commish Kuhn Headlines HOF Class

newser | Associated Press | Dec 3, 07 9:59 PM CST

Former commissioner Bowie Kuhn was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the overhauled Veteran’s Committee, along with former owners Walter O’Malley and Barney Dreyfus and ex-managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth. Noticeably rejected from the hall was former players’ union head Marvin Miller, who vigorously fought Kuhn over benefits for players such as free agency during the 1960's and '70s, reports the AP. More »

November 2007

White Sox Swap Garland for Angels' Cabrera

newser | Chicago Sun-Times | Nov 19, 07 10:04 PM CST

Chicago White Sox GM Ken Williams, looking for salary flexibility, today traded starter Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Angels for Gold Glove shortstop Orlando Cabrera. Williams also hinted to the Chicago Sun-Times that more deals are in the works. Garland, twice an 18-game winner, had a tough 2007 season like many White Sox, going 10-13 with a 4.36 ERA. More »
Red Sox Pedroia Top A.L. Rookie

newser | Boston Globe | Nov 12, 07 10:55 PM CST

He batted .172 in April, yet Dustin Pedroia didn't lose faith -- and today he was rewarded. The Red Sox second baseman was named A.L. Rookie of the Year by baseball writers, easily topping Tampa Bay's Delmon Young. Add that to a World Series win and moving into a new house, and you'd say life is good for the 23-year-old. More »
Schilling Sticks with Sox for $8M

newser | Boston Globe | Nov 6, 07 10:34 PM CST

The champion Red Sox locked up aging ace Curt Schilling with a one-year, $8 million contract with an additional $6 million in incentives, including $2 million if he stays below a certain weight. Schilling opined on his blog that he could net up to $15 million on the open market, but preferred to end his career in Boston. More »

October 2007

So Long? Schilling Files for Free Agency

newser | Boston Globe | Oct 31, 07 9:51 PM CDT

On the same day that duck boats paraded the World Series champion Red Sox around Boston the team’s veteran hurler, Curt Schilling, filed for free agency. Schilling was part of two championship teams in Boston, including the club’s first in 86 years, but told a radio audience that his return to the team is unlikely, reports the Boston Globe . He named 12 other teams he'd consider joining. More »
Boston Fetes Triumphant Sox

newser | Associated Press | Oct 30, 07 9:44 PM CDT

Tens of thousands of raucous Bostonians cheered at the victory parade today for their beloved World Series champion Red Sox. Bekilted by the Dropkick Murphys, an Irish-influenced punk band, excitable closer Jonathan Papelbon delighted and bemused the crowd with his inimitable jigging. Many signs in particular congratulated Series MVP Mike Lowell, who becomes a free agent this winter. More »
Sox Fans Sit Pretty After Sweep

newser | Boston Herald | Oct 29, 07 12:58 PM CDT

When the Red Sox won the World Series last night, some fans rioted. Others relaxed in suddenly free furniture. Roughly 30,000 took advantage of a local retailer's spring promotion, which promised rebates if the Sox won it all. Don’t worry about the company's bottom line, the Herald says—an insurance policy will cover the bill. More »
Red Sox Champions—Again!

newser | Associated Press | Oct 29, 07 2:55 AM CDT

They didn't wait 86 years for this one: three years removed from their first World Series title in nearly a century, the Red Sox won their second in four years, doing it again as they did in 2004 with a four-game sweep, this time over the Colorado Rockies. Series MVP Mike Lowell scored one run and drove in another in the 4-3 victory with a solo HR. Closer Jonathan Papelbon ended it with a strikeout of Seth Smith. More »
Schilling, Okajima Stifle Rockies

newser | Boston Globe | Oct 26, 07 3:14 AM CDT

Curt Schilling got his 11th postseason win, and Jonathan Papelbon his first October save, in Boston's 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies last night. Hideki Okajima bagged four strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief, and J.D. Drew continued his redemption arc, going 2-for-2 with a walk and hit-by-pitch, reports the Boston Globe. More »
Sox Offense Rocks Colorado

newser | Associated Press | Oct 25, 07 1:26 AM CDT

Josh Beckett struck out the first four batters he faced, and Dustin Pedroia belted Colorado starter Jeff Francis's second pitch of the game over the Green Monster to give Boston a surge of momentum the team would never relinquish, beating the Rockies 13-1 in Game 1 of the World Series. Beckett continued his stellar post season, allowing only one run in seven innings. More »
Sox Shelve Wakefield for Series

newser | Hartford Courant (Conn.) | Oct 23, 07 11:06 PM CDT

With the Red Sox on the brink of the World Series, knuckleballer Tim Wakefield has decided to shut it down due to worsening inflammation behind his right shoulder. Wakefield was shelled in his only playoff start, Game 4 against Cleveland, allowing five runs, and doctors warned that he might suffer permanent damage to his shoulder if he kept pitching. Rookie Jon Lester is likely to take his starting spot. More »
History Links Fenway, Wrigley

newser | Chicago Tribune | Oct 23, 07 10:45 PM CDT

Boston’s Fenway Park, erected in 1912, and Chicago’s Wrigley Field, 1914, are baseball’s oldest ballparks and give their respective teams and fan base an identity, and the former holds lessons for the latter. “The one thing I noticed with both Fenway and the Cubs is the allegiance. It's more than a sports allegiance. It's a lifestyle,” said the Cubs' president after a visit to Boston, reports the Chicago Tribune . More »
Pedroia Powers Sox Into Series

newser | Boston Globe | Oct 22, 07 3:02 AM CDT

The smallest guy on the field struck the biggest blows last night as the Red Sox turned a tense ALCS Game 7 into a late-inning laugher. With the Sox leading the Indians 3-2, rookie second baseman Dustin Pedroia hit a 2-run HR in the 7th inning, then a bases-loaded double in the 8th, and Boston cruised into the World Series with an 11-2 win, the team's third straight victory after trailing the series 3-1. More »
Red Sox Cruise Behind Beckett

newser | Providence Journal | Oct 13, 07 12:53 AM CDT

Game 1 of the ALCS did not prove to be the pitching duel between Cy Young candidates that many had expected, as the Red Sox battered Cleveland starter C.C. Sabathia en-route to a 10-3 victory, the Providence Journal reports. Sabathia was rocked for eight runs in four and a third innings, while Josh Beckett coasted through six, giving up two runs on four hits. More »
Ramirez, Sox Walk Off With Win

newser | Los Angeles Times | Oct 6, 07 1:18 AM CDT

Manny Ramirez sent a 96-mph Francisco Rodriguez fastball hurtling out of Fenway Park for a walk off home run, and game 2 of the Red Sox-Angels ALDS ended in a 6-3 Sox victory. The Sox now lead the series 2-0. "Man, it feels great. This is the best time ever," Ramirez said following the game, according to the Los Angeles Times. More »
Red Sox Ace Mows Down Angels

newser | Boston Herald | Oct 3, 07 10:22 PM CDT

Game one was a night for the hometown stars in Boston, as Josh Beckett recorded the third playoff shutout of his career and David Ortiz crushed a two-run blast to lead the Red Sox to a 4-0 win over the Angels. LA of Anaheim starter John Lackey struggled again in Fenway, giving up a solo HR in the first and three more runs in the third. More »