The most important pitching change of the 2007 season for the Boston Red Sox may have already been made. The persistent, pesky question with no answer now finally has one: This year’s closer will be last year’s closer – Jonathan Papelbon. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
FORT MYERS, Fla. – If it wasn’t already clear how unclear the Boston bullpen situation is, Terry Francona made it abundantly so during a recent press conference “To be quite honest with you, if we knew exactly where everybody was situated right now, I’d probably… Read More
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Much has been made of the offseason acquisitions of big-money free agents J.D. Drew, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Julio Lugo by the Boston Red Sox. When you commit to spending a combined $209.1 million on three players, it’s easy to see why. Read More
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Even before the offseason acquisition of young Japanese ace Daisuke Matsuzaka, there was a lot of excitement about the Red Sox rotation. Curt Schilling was back after a 15-7 season in which his ERA was 3.97, fellow veteran pitcher Tim Wakefield… Read More
More than an hour has passed since the final outs were called in Boston’s split-squad spring training games. The Red Sox locker room sounds more like a library with almost all the players long since gone. It’s 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Fort Myers, Flas., and… Read More
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Former Portland manager Todd Claus has traded his No. 5 Sea Dogs jersey for No. 007 with the Boston Red Sox. “That’s kind of the way I like to look at it: The James Bond of the Red Sox,” a well-tanned… Read More
BOSTON – The Boston Red Sox’s last two productive offensive seasons have coincided with Ron Jackson’s tenure as the Red Sox hitting coach. The Red Sox have led the majors in runs scored with 961 in 2003 and 949 last year. Last season, they equaled… Read More
BOSTON – Jaime Bess could only watch the Diamondvision screen, listen to the crowd roar, smell the Fenway franks and sausages cooking, and wonder what it’s like to be on the inside as she stood outside Fenway Park’s Gate E and peered through the open archway. Read More
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The buzz was all around the ballpark even two hours before the first pitch was delivered: “Sammy’s playing? Sammy Sosa is here. We’re going to get to see Sosa play.” Even the cooks preparing the food in the press box were… Read More
When Matt Stairs signed a free-agent minor-league contract with the Montreal Expos after playing for the Canadian Olympic team in 1988, he didn’t have lofty expectations. “I never thought I’d get any higher than ‘A’ ball,” said Stairs. “But thanks to hard work and being… Read More
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers have signed 10 of their 50 draft picks, but they are still waiting for Maine high school star Mark Rogers’ autograph on a contract. The team’s first-two draft picks – right-hander Rogers from Mount Ararat High School in Topsham and… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS – Matt Kinney of Bangor pitched five strong innings Saturday night, earning his first victory in eight starts, as the Minnesota Twins beat the Florida Marlins 5-3. Kinney, who improved to 2-5, last won April 20 in his season debut against Cleveland. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
While snow continues to force us to use our new Christmas putters to chip ice off the front steps, the major league baseball season is getting under way this weekend. The Boston Red Sox have a new look with the addition of such players as… Read More