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Bob Nightengale has just reported on his twitter accound that the Martinez deal is a "done deal."  In addition, both Masterson and Nick Hagadone from single A are pitchers that are incl

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Clay Buchholz Would get his First Start of the Year- and it would be a good one.

 This being the first game since returning from the all-star break the Sox looked to stay in command in the East.  Not knowing if Beckett and Wake would pitch in the all-star game(which they didn't and I personally thought they really should have got Wake in the game)so they made this move. The Sox brought up Clay Buchholz (7-2 in minors this year) for this one start knowing no matter how good he did, he would be sent back to the minors after the game. This did not matter to Clay Buchholz, he came out gunning, he threw 103 pitches, only allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run and had 3 strikeouts--Nasty!!  He went into the 6th and was relieved by Bard who ended the inning and looked great also. Makes you think should we keep Clay up here and sit Smoltz, what does Sox Nation think??? Log in and let me know!!!

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On Tuesday it was announced that all star third basemen, Mike Lowell would be placed on the Disabled List. With this being they have sent Jeff Bailey to Baltimore to finish out the rest of the series at 3rd. Mike Lowell is batting .282 with 75 hits this year and always makes great plays at the hot corner. The third baseman was treated for his right hip strain and a large amount of CeeCee's of fluid were taking out of his aling hip.

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The Boston Celtics swept their five game home stand last night. The C's battled the Miami Heat in what was a playoff game atmosphere, and the Celtics won their 5th game in a row giving the C's 60 wins in the season with 3 games left to go. Dwayne Wade (NBA's leading scorer) gave us all he had scoring 31, but it wasn't enough to beat us; the C's hung on and win 105-98.

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(Note: originally posted on February 25.)

Each year, prior to the start of the MLB season, I use a unique mathematical system (one that I will not get into, because it's boring) to project the performance of every player and team. This season, in lieu of their significant offseason additions, I expected the Yankees to come out on top. Surprisingly, my expectations were wrong...

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The BCS has been controversial since its inception in 1998, and every year people say that this year is the worst.  This year, however, is by far the worst and the controversy doesn't really directly involve the BCS.  The issue at hand is the handling of the Big 12 championship.

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I have this fantasy... to see professional sports teams play each other in a different sport. The Red Sox vs. the Yankees in soccer. The Celtics vs. the Lakers in baseball. You know you want to see Ke

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According to ESPN reporter Buster Olney, San Diego Padres outfielder Brian Giles has used his veto rights to block a waivers claim from the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

Giles, who was claimed o

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No shortage of star power before the game even begins. Leann Rimes sang a wonderful rendition of the national anthem. Both Kenny Chesney (playing at Gillete Stadium tomorrow) and golfing legend Jack N

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When Terry Francona calls the bullpen these days, he may hear this recording: “Thank you for calling the Red Sox Bullpen.  If you want a pitcher to walk the next batter, press 1.  If you want a pitcher to give up two hits in a row, press 2.  If you want a pitcher to face the next four batters without recording an out, press 3.  If you want a pitcher who can pitch the 8thinning without giving up a run, please hang up and call the General Manager’s office and put in your request.  For guaranteed outs, please call 1-800-Papelbon.” 

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That'll be the question on the Nation's mind until Youkilis is back in the lineup.  And as of this morning, we're still waiting to hear the 1st baseman's fate for today's 2nd game against the D-b

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Dinn Trophy Player of the Week is Jacoby Ellsbury (who I nicknamed Little Running Feet). Hopefully no offense is taken in this but he does run like the wind.

The game got off with a bang as the rain started pouring down just as the Celtics emerged on the Duck boat. But as the saying goes “Don’t rain on our Parade” nothing stops Boston from celebrating. As the boat traveled slowly around Fenway, the fans and Celtics were beaming as they were drenched in the downpour. As “We are the Champions” played it gave me a warm feeling to see how happy everyone was at that moment. Rain can’t ruin that. Another priceless moment at Fenway.

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The sox can tie Tampa for the lead in the AL East tonight as Beckett takes the mound, going for his 6th win. Ortiz is on the 15 DL with a torn ECU tendon-- known as the extensor carpi ulnaris to us science geeks. Theo & Francona are in agreement that surgery wont be necessary; we'll wait and see if the Vader-like cast will do the trick. JD Drew was the offensive star of last night's win, going 2 for 3 along with Coco Crisp's off the wall tie breaking double.  Dice-K's replacement Justin Masterson allowed four runs on six hits in six innings-- he's 2-0 with a The Rays are 0-4 at Fenway Park this season; 65-88 since their inaugural season 10 years ago. They'll return for a final 3 game series in September following tomorrow nights game.

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For you Yankee fans out there, I'm going to commit the ultimate fan heresy and argue against ARod, and in favor of Boston's Manny Ramirez, as the greatest hitter in the game today. He doesn't have anywhere near the defensive value that ARod does, and he's more of a clubhouse canker (I won't say "cancer" as he's more annoying than destructive) but he gets my nod for a consistently good eye, consistent power, and postseason performance. 

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That's all the Mariners would get in the final game of the series.  And unfortunately, it's all they'd need to win.Wakefield was back on the mound.  But unlike his last two outings, he was a

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Buchholz only went four innings.  Tavarez would only last one.  Even Papelbon couldn't get out of the 9th without racking up his first blown save and loss of the season.God it was awful.&nbs

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I was hoping to get this up yesterday with the Yankees-Red Sox series fresh in everyone’s mind but I didn’t have the time.  After a few weeks of the baseball season and watching almost every Red Sox and Yankee game I have a few observations on these two teams so far.  You may not agree with them all, this is just what I have noticed this season.

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Everybody knows Paul Pierce can score.  His reputation in the NBA is that of a tenacious scorer, capable of tormenting defenders and taking over offensively for stretches, using his combination of size and grace to muscle or slash his way into the lane or to the rim or to create space for his silky smooth mid-range jumper.  Unfortunately for Pierce, this is all he's been known as, and for several years he has been seen as only a ball-hogging chucker who couldn't defend anyone, more focused on padding his stats on an irrelevant team than winning games.  While this characterization seems fitting enough given the performances of him and his team for the past few seasons, this season Pierce has shown to the world what dedicated Celtics fans have known for years, that Pierce is a well rounded and versatile player on both ends of the floor, both willing and able to do whatever it takes to get his team a win.

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Before I get to the 16 things we all need to know before the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 this weekend I would like to congratulate myself on some of my correct predictions.  I said the games would be much closer than last year and I must say, these games last week were unbelievable.  The scheduling by CBS sucked though because it seemed every good game happened at the same time as another good game and then there would be slots where all four games were blowouts.  This is something CBS needs to look at next year, I don’t want a time slot with two #1’s playing 16’s, a 2 playing a 15 and a 3 playing a 14.  I also said that last weekend would be the best sports weekend of the year and outside of my Giants winning the Super Bowl it definitely was (the Super Bowl has to be put on another level though and doesn’t count).  I also said many people would be throwing their brackets away on Monday morning and assuming many of you had Duke going further then round 2 and didn’t have Davidson or Western Kentucky in your Sweet 16 I feel confident that I was correct.  My final four is also still alive.  I feel very good about my predictions and even better about this tournament being an absolute classic.  All we need is a few great Sweet 16 games and a couple good ones over the weekend, followed by a powerhouse Final Four and we have a tournament to remember, as I predicted.

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The New York Yankees try to carry themselves with the belief that they are the classiest team in baseball. Earlier this week manager Joe Girardi took a stance that was not supported by many others in baseball when he harshly criticized a home plate collision in a game earlier this week, calling it dirty and something that you don’t do in Spring Training. If a young player trying to get noticed by his manager his coming into home and the plate is completely blocked, he has every right to barrel over the catcher. If Girardi doesn’t want such a thing to happen, he should tell his catcher not to block the plate in Spring Training. Nonetheless, I can understand Yankees pitcher Heath Phillips throwing at Evan Longoria in retaliation the next time the two teams met, that at least sends a statement to your teammates that you’ve got their backs. However, when Shelley Duncan slid into second base with his spikes high, that is just plain dirty and something that is unacceptable at anytime in the season. The home plate collision was a young kid trying to make a play, done with no malicious intent. Sliding into a base with your spikes in the air can only be seen as trying to injure another player.

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The New York Yankees try to carry themselves with the belief that they are the classiest team in baseball. Earlier this week manager Joe Girardi took a stance that was not supported by many others in baseball when he harshly criticized a home plate collision in a game earlier this week, calling it dirty and something that you don’t do in Spring Training. If a young player trying to get noticed by his manager his coming into home and the plate is completely blocked, he has every right to barrel over the catcher. If Girardi doesn’t want such a thing to happen, he should tell his catcher not to block the plate in Spring Training. Nonetheless, I can understand Yankees pitcher Heath Phillips throwing at Evan Longoria in retaliation the next time the two teams met, that at least sends a statement to your teammates that you’ve got their backs. However, when Shelley Duncan slid into second base with his spikes high, that is just plain dirty and something that is unacceptable at anytime in the season. The home plate collision was a young kid trying to make a play, done with no malicious intent. Sliding into a base with your spikes in the air can only be seen as trying to injure another player.

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Leave it to Curt Schilling to make us forget all about a little debacle called Super Bowl XLII.
The Boston Red Sox righthander apparently has suffered an undisclosed right shoulder injury, sending the Hub's frantic media hoard into overdrive. Speculation is that Schilling will be out at least until the All-Star break and some outlets have gone as far as to say that the 41-year-old could miss the entire season.

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  With less than a month to go before the Boston Red Sox open up their spring training schedule with two, split-squad exhibition games at Boston College and Northeastern (Feb. 28th), it's time, perhaps to take a quick gander at what's on the near horizon.

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