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Pedey! Come on Victah!

Fk'n Jetesy, nice catch.

Ok, you're right:angry: Delcarmen warming....not good news.

Fixed it for ya:)

Because he's on the bench

No doubt. BeaUtiful!

Except when we use it and it works!

f***ing shift

VICTAH!!!!!!

Way to slap it Beltre

Alright Lester, get out of this mess...dammit!

Damn the shift!

YOUK with the sac RBI!!

Ells with the wheels. Nice throw Jorge.

Nice bloop Jacoby!

Go Lester!! WIN Red Sox!!

Please. Butler was awesome and has nothing to be ashamed of. What a great game. My boyfriend is a life long Duke fan and very happy right now.

Great game! GO DUKE!!

Minor-league roster updates Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 5, 2010 05:29 PM Received the rosters for the four affiliates just now. Before I post them in their entirety, a few updates on some notables: Portland will have Casey Kelly, Jose Iglesias, Luis Exposito, Ryan Kalish, Felix Doubront, Lars Anderson, Yamaico Navarro, Kyle Weiland, Stephen Fife and Che-Hsuan Lin. That's a very interesting team. Stolmy Pimental is at Salem along with Tim Federowicz, Anthony Rizzo, Will Middlebrooks, Alex Wilson and Ryan Dent. Drake Britton is at Greenville. So are Derrick Gibson, Roman Mendez and Rey Fuentes. In terms of prospects at Pawtucket, you're looking an Randor Bierd, Mike Bowden, Dustin Richardson, Mark Wagner, Aaron Bates and Josh Reddick.

Yeah, you are right, I forgot. It always seems soooo long to me for some reason.

Nope.

Beckett deal official Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 5, 2010 02:49 PM To hear Josh Beckett tell it, the decision to sign a four-year with the Red Sox came down to one simple fact: There is no other place he'd rather be. "This is a very special place," said Beckett this afternoon during a 3 p.m. press conference at Fenway during which his $68 million extension through 2014 was announced. "Anyone who has had a chance to play here knows that. And anyone who hasn't had a chance to play here probably know that through other people that have. "This organization does everything it can to make our jobs as easy as possible.The people I've talked to, there aren't a whole lot of other organizations out there that do that. Work in between starts, roundtable things, I could go on here, but they make for a very ideal situation for a baseball player. It's really a good place to play." Beckett gets a $5 million signing bonus and yearly salaries of $15.75 million. The deal was agreed to a few days ago but by waiting until after Opening Day, the Sox will not be taxed by MLB on the signing bonus. The deal averages out to $17 million a year, better than the $16.5 million new teammate John Lackey will average over course of his five-year contract. That distinction was important for Beckett and agent Mike Moye. Beckett also has limited no-trade protection until be becomes a 10/5 player.

Red Sox wrap up their rotation Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 5, 2010 12:45 PM The Josh Beckett extension gives the Red Sox rotation security through 2014. Here is where the starters stand in terms of what they have left on their deals counting this season: John Lackey: Signed through 2014 for $82.5 million. Josh Beckett: Signed through 2014 for $80 million. Jon Lester: Signed through 2013 for $28.75 million with a $13 million option for 2014. Daisuke Matsuzaka: Signed through 2012 for $28 million Tim Wakefield: Signed through 2011 for $5 million Meanwhile, Clay Buchholz hasn't reached arbitration yet and they have Casey Kelly, Michael Bowden, Felix Doubront, Stolmy Pimental, Drake Britton, etc. on the way. What the Beckett deal does is give the Red Sox the flexibility to use Buchholz or other young starters as trade chips if needed. Now while this roster of starters is deep, depth can be fleeting. Nobody has any idea for sure what Matsuzaka is any more, Buchholz is still somewhat unproven, Wakefield is 43 and an injury can strike at any time. But the smartest move in baseball is to get as many good starters as you can under control and the Red Sox have done that. It's a major investment and probably a good one.