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Sounds like it is close to official – Jason Varitek will retire from baseball this week in Fort Myers.  Tek turns 40 in April and although the Red Sox invited him to spring training on a minor league deal, Tek has decided to call it wuits.  He has been in a Red Sox uniform since [...]

The Red Sox finally get their man – Chris Carpenter. No not “that” Chris Carpenter, but the Cubs minor league reliever who goes by the same name.  Carpenter is the “compensation” that the Cubs are “paying” the Red Sox for stealing GM Theo Epstein away from Boston back in October.  What a joke.  The Cubs [...]

The time has come for Jason Varitek to make his decision.  Tek was a “no-show” when pitchers and catcher reported to Sox camp in Fort Myers on Sunday.  But it sounds like Tek is close to making up his mind whether he will hang up his spikes like his good pal Tim Wakefield did last [...]

Tim Wakefield officially retired from baseball on Friday after 19 big league seasons – what a phenominal career and we wish you the best of luck! Wakefield played 17 years of his career with the Boston Red Sox and although there was still an outside chance that Wakefield would give it a go in 2012, [...]

The Red Sox signed pitcher Ross Ohlendorf to a minor league contract with a spring training invite this week.  Ohlendorf made 9 starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011, but spent most of the season on the DL.  He has a career record of 14-28 with a 4.77 ERA. Mauro Gomez also received a spring [...]

The Carl Crawford saga continues as Manager Bobby Valentine hints that Crawford will likely miss the 1st few weeks of the 2012 MLB season.  “I wouldn’t be surprised nor disappointed if that’s what the nature dictates as his healing process… When he’s ready and he’s healed, he is going to be a welcome addition to [...]

The Red Sox and David Ortiz agreed upon a 1-year, $14.575 deal for the 2012 MLB season thereby avoiding a scheduled hearing for today.  Both sides appear to be happy with the result. Ortiz said – “I feel happy since I avoided going to arbitration.  People are used to seeing me with the Red Sox [...]

With things being quiet on the Red Sox front, I’m forced to write about Kevin Youkilis getting engaged to Tom Brady’s sister Julie. Kevin and Julie met at a Patriots party after the team was eliminated from the 2010 NFL playoffs.  Youk has never been officially married since his “marriage ceremony” with Enza Sambataro back [...]

The Red Sox have agreed to a $1.2 million deal with Alfredo Aceves for the 2012 MLB season thereby avoiding an arbitration.  Aceves had asked for $1.6 million while the Red Sox countered with $950,000.  The deal also includes an extra $100,000 in performance incentives if he reaches certain thresholds for starts and appearances or [...]

How did this happen – a frustrating, annoying 21-17 loss to the New York Giants by our New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI?  UGGGHHH! I am still reeling. Brady’s intentional grounding safety? 12 men on the field after we forced Cruz’ fumble? Then not recovering 2 other forced fumbles when the Giants put the [...]