the joy of sox

Bob Elliott , Toronto Sun, December 29, 2005: The Jays are better than the Red Sox and will win more games in 2006. Yes, I'm keeping a l...

The Manny Ramirez/Miguel Tejada trade rumours have returned in the last two days -- with a bizarre twist. Boston has tossed Matt Clement int...

For 5/60 . Good Lord. You'd think Texas would have learned its lesson with Chan Ho Park. Millwood's career ERA+ is 114 -- his last ...

Things are not in disarray. The ship is not rudderless. The Boston Red Sox organization has a plan -- and it is a good one. Gordon Edes gets...

Kevin Millwood was in Boston yesterday, meeting with Terry Francona and other Sox officals. An industry soucre says the Red Sox have alrea...

There's a scoop, eh? Jimmy Damon , Johnny's dad: Mark it down: It's going to be another Babe Ruth. They sent Johnny off just lik...

Twenty years ago today, Dennes Dale Boon , guitarist and singer for the Minutemen, was killed in an auto accident in Arizona. He was 27.

In the comments to Andrew's short Damon-related post at 12eight : I Win! Johnny Damon is a Yankee. Thank God. There is discussion ...

Updated below! Johnny Damon is not someone you overpay for -- and I wasn't all that comfortable with the Red Sox offer of 4/40. So it...

Jed Hoyer and Ben Cherington were named co-general managers. Hoyer will handle the major league club's affairs, transactions and contrac...

Cool: " stud who hits bombs " Yuck: "jim thome nude"

Both the Herald and Globe report that the Red Sox called the Orioles Friday and offered Manny Ramirez for Miguel Tejada. Michael Silverman...

Baseball Prospectus 2003: Marte, a Dominican third baseman, led the Sally league in RBI [in 2002] and was second in home runs. If his age is...

Well, isn't this interesting. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada said Thursday he's unh...

We give: Edgar Renteria, Hanley Ramirez, Anibel Sanchez, Henri Garcia, Doug Mirabelli, Jesus Delgado, $ and a PTBNL We get: Josh Beckett, An...

It sounds like Johnny Damon is talking up the Yankees in the hopes that the Sox might increase their offer. He told Newsday that the Red So...

Edgar Renteria has been traded to Atlanta for third-base prospect Andy Marte. Clearly (if you read the comments to my last post), Sean O wi...

Red Sox special adviser Bill Lajoie on trading Manny Ramirez: First of all, you’re not going to get fair value in any way, shape or form. T...

So the Red Sox have filed suit seeking permanent possession of the 2004 World Series final out ball. An agreement reached between the team...

I'll be back in the States for most of this week for Thanksgiving, so I'm taking a break from posting. I'll return around Decemb...