It is now official; Jason Varitek is retiring. The long time Boston Red Sox catcher- the team’s captain since 2004- has opted to hang it up after 15 years as a Major League ballplayer. His is expected to remain with the Red Sox organization, where he played his entire major league career, in some capacity. [...]
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With Tim Wakefieldretired and Jason Varitek likely to follow suit, David Ortiz is now the longest tenured Red Sox player. As such he is stepping up and taking a leadership role with for the Boston Red Sox. According to Tim Britton of the Providence Journal, the 36 year old designated hitter addressed the team at [...]
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Boston’s new no-nonsense manager has begun laying down the law. We have already heard that Bobby Valentine intends to nix the down time this spring training. Now Deadspin reports that he is banning beer in the clubhouse, taking dead aim at the behavior that riled up so many fans and writers at the end of [...]
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The Boston Red Sox must be starting to feel like that lovable, geeky friend you find in virtually every high school angst comedy- the one who is always there for the pretty girl but who nevertheless winds up taking his sister or his mother to the prom and still, somehow, ends up going home alone. [...]
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Yesterday, the Boston Red Sox added lefty reliever Rich Hill to their 40 man roster. Hill has been recovering from Tommy John surgery, which cost him almost all of the 2011 season. The move is an encouraging sign for both Hill and the Boston Red Sox bullpen. The 31 year old pitcher has struggle with [...]
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Update (12:40 PM): PW Sullivan now tweets that there will also be a player to be named later being sent to Boston. As with most PTBNL this is not expected to be a significant player or prospect. The player will be named by April 15th The battle over compensation for Theo Epstein that has been going [...]
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Today marks the beginning of baseball activities for the 2012 Boston Red Sox. Pitchers and Catchers report today and the team has invited fans to attend the first three days of baseball at the new JetBlue Park inFort Myers, Florida. From 9:00AM to 12:00 PM today, Monday, and Tuesday fans are invited to watch the [...]
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With the announcement yesterday that Tim Wakefield is retiring from baseball, the community of internet writers have begun reflecting on his career. Wakefield was not the most dominate pitcher or the most eccentric, but his working-man approach to the game and the mercurial pitch that he used to make his living made him a fan [...]
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