Remember former Boston Red Sox outfielder Bernie Carbo? His huge pinch-hit, three-run HR to tie 1975 World Series Game 6 at 6-6. That set up the memorable arm-waving blast of Carlton Fisk. Oh, and Bernie was pretty much high for all of it. “I probably smoked two joints, drank about three or four beers, got [...]
With the Red Sox not able to strike a deal in trading for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, it looks like they are moving on and negotiating with starting pitcher Josh Beckett. PHOTO CAPTION: Josh Beckett has the pitching motion of a young Danny Ainge According to SI.com’s Jon Heyman, the Sox are close to [...]
Two sources close to Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett tell ESPN’s Buster Olney that a deal could be completed between Beckett and the Sox in the next week or so. According to one source, Beckett has a four-year deal on the table that’s believed to be in the neighborhood of what John Lackey got [...]
Nomar Garciaparra has signed a one-day contract with the Boston Red Sox and will officially retire. He submitted his retirement papers on Wednesday and now he is free to live a life of religious fulfillment, which includes a spot at the desk of ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight.” It’s not known if his main job on the [...]
Boston Red Sox starter Josh Beckett hasn’t been interested in talking about his current contract situation down at Spring Training so far. Beckett is in the final year of a four-year contract, but said Sunday that he doesn’t want to discuss it publicly while down in Florida. Beckett also said the he’s talked with the [...]
A source with knowledge of the situation tells the Boston Herald that Red Sox starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka left the complex yesterday and will miss time with a sore back. The injury is not expected to cause him to miss any time in the regular season. It’s not known exactly how the injury occurred, although [...]
Buster Olney of ESPN estimates that the Boston Red Sox deal with 3B Adrian Beltre is worth in the neighborhood of $10-$10.5 million annually. “BOS offer to Beltre is probably in the range of $10 mill. to $10.5 mill. annually, and the offer is expected to include an opt-out clause,” he tweets. It’s a one-year [...]
According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated says that the Boston Red Sox have signed John Lackey to a five-year, $85 million deal. “lackey a great move for #redsox. sources say it’s about $85 mil for 5. good job by @ed_price at AOL Fanhouse,” he tweets. This will leave the Anaheim Angels scrambling to find [...]
The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a contract with closer Billy Wagner to a one-year, $7 million deal with a vested option for 2011 worth $6.5 million. Wagner had a 1.98 ERA in 13 appearances for the Boston Red Sox last year after recovering from Tommy John surgery. The vesting option will become guaranteed if [...]
The Toronto Blue Jays are still dangling Roy Halladay in front of his potential suiters, but as it was during the MLB trade deadline last season, the demands are too high. PHOTO CAPTION: MLB organizations continue to chase after Roy Halladay General Manager Theo Epstein and the Boston Red Sox would love to have Halladay’s [...]
A league source tells the New York Daily News that the Boston Red Sox are “putting on a full-court press” in an attempt to get Toronto Blue Jays stud Roy Halladay. “They would love to get it wrapped up before the winter meetings,” the source said of the Red Sox. This is an attempt to [...]
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester has avoided disaster. He took a Melky Cabrera line shot off of his right knee (his throwing knee) Friday night and collapsed in a heap, spewing blood and vomit as paramedics feverishly rushed to try to save his life. Ok, that last part probably isn’t true. He did get [...]
Major league sources tell ESPN’s Buster Olney that pitcher Brad Penny will sign with the San Francisco Giants. The 31-year old will replace Joe Martinez in the rotation and could provide a huge boost to a team with playoff aspirations. Penny was a disappointment in Boston with a 5.61 ERA and 7-8 record. His velocity [...]
The Red Sox have granted Brad Penny his release. Penny has been horrific with an 0-4 record and 9.11 ERA in his last five starts. But, FoxSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal says that Penny will have interest from numerous teams including the Dodgers, Rays, Marlins, Giants and Rockies. We aren’t sure why he would join the Rays [...]
A source tells the Boston Globe that New York Mets reliever Billy Wagner has changed his mind about playing for the Red Sox and will waive his no-trade clause. The deal would send Wagner to Boston in exchange for two players to be named later. We would guess that those players are Josh Beckett and [...]
Old? Tired? Injured? Can’t pitch anymore? Well then the Boston Red Sox want you! The Red Sox have claimed 38-year old Billy Wagner off of waivers, and the New York Mets now have three options: -Work out a trade with the Red Sox by 1 p.m. Tuesday. -Allow the Red Sox to take him. -Pull [...]
A source tells the Boston Herald that the Boston Red Sox appear ready to release 42-year old veteran John Smoltz today if they aren’t able to strike a trade by the 2 p.m. deadline. Smoltz and his 8.33 ERA have been in limbo for the past 10 days after he was designated for assignment. At [...]
OTR has obtained the original draft of David Ortiz’ statement to the press, complete with edits by the publicist. This is indeed a very rare document: “Today I was informed by a reporter that I was on the 2003 list of MLB players to test positive for performance-enhancing substances. This happened right before our game, [...]
“They pick me [to be tested for steroids] every time. I don’t know why. I don’t know if it’s because I’m a big guy, or what, but all I know is all they are going to find is a lot of rice and beans.” -David Ortiz, The Boston Globe (March 11, 2005) “I tell you, [...]
In the aftermath of the news that David “Big Papi” Ortiz and Manny Ramirez tested positive for PED’s in the 2003 testing of all MLB players, it’s easy to deduce that because those two were such a big part of the Red Sox World Series Championships and because they cheated, that the Red Sox technically [...]
Knowing that a positive test would disrespect his family and friends, David Ortiz took steroids anyway. This is a must-see: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyWWz5VesyM&hl=en&fs=1&]
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is currently on the 15-day DL with shoulder problems, blames the Red Sox for his arm troubles. The Red Sox think it’s the World Baseball Classic that screwed him up, but he says it’s their training methods. “If I’m forced to continue to train in this environment, I [...]
42-year old John Smoltz, who is battling back from surgery to repair a torn labrum, says that his goal is to pitch beyond 2009. “The reason I had surgery was not to just come back for one year,” he said before Sunday’s game at Citizens Bank Park. “Having surgery certainly quality of life was part [...]
David Ortiz underwent an eye test today, which was inevitable because it looks like all season he has been swinging at pitches with his eyes closed. I’m sure the Sox were thinking the same thing and called him into Terry Francona’s office to send him to the Minors but when Francona pointed to a picture [...]
