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Red Sox acquire RHP to complete trade Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 18, 2010 12:06 PM This release from the Sox: The Boston Red Sox today acquired right-handed pitcher Miguel Celestino from Seattle, completing the January 7 trade that sent first baseman Casey Kotchman to the Mariners in exchange for infielder Bill Hall and cash. Celestino, 20, went 5-3 with a 4.73 ERA (35 ER/66.2 IP) in 13 games/12 starts for the Rookie-level Peoria Mariners of the Arizona League in 2009, his first professional season in the United States. He tossed at least 5.0 innings in 10 of his 13 appearances and had a 13.0-inning scoreless streak from August 11-16. He pitched in the Dominican Summer League from 2007-08 and was originally signed by Seattle as an international free agent on December 16, 2006.

I remember that well b/c I was at my brother's house watching the game and his wife kept saying she couldn't believe Pedro knocked such an old man down while my brother and I were laughing our asses off...

Jeez YeAuldBroade, because of your screen name, I thought you might be in your 60's or 70's, you are only a year or two older than me. Pudge's HR in game 6 is my favorite too, I was 10. My worst, is 2003 Aaron Boone walk off against Timmmaaaay. I cried for about 30 minutes or so and went to be and the tears continued on and off for days. Yeah, I was a wuss but damn we were so close.

My little Elf!

Lowrie has mono Posted by Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff March 17, 2010 09:57 AM FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Time for everyone to keep their cups to themselves. That mystery illness that has afflicted Jed Lowrie? That would be mononucleosis. "He can play as tolerated," Terry Francona said. "There's a reason he was feeling rundown last week. He was on the bike yesterday. I don't think he's going to feel like he has a ton of energy for the next week or two, but he can do physical things as tolerated. So we'll monitor him. "I don't think we want him kissing anybody." In other injury news... The Sox are also hoping that Daisuke Matsuzaka still throws to hitters, as he's scheduled to do, though it's cold and damp here in Fort Myers. It's not raining at the moment, but has been doing so off-and-on this morning. Jacoby Ellsbury is still battling throat soreness, so he'll be examined by doctors, then will have tomorrow off. He's likely to work out Friday, and then be back in the lineup on Saturday. Gil Velazquez had his thumb jammed when he slid into first base yesterday. He will also get time with the doctors. Josh Beckett is improved from the illness that kept him from his last start. He's on target for his next one. In non-injury news... Dustin Richardson was optioned to Triple A. He was scheduled to pitch in tomorrow's minor league game, and there just weren't enough innings to keep him around on the major league side. "He's an interesting guy," Francona said. "He's left-handed, he's very athletic, good pitcher's body. He needs innings, he needs reps, he needs to pound the strike zone. We told him that. He's a young kid that's got some finish on a fastball. He can throw it in the zone and get hitters out. But consistency's going to be a big deal. You can't go 3-2 on hitters and not pay a price. That's all part of development."

Exhibition Game 15: Mets at Red Sox Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 17, 2010 08:42 AM Happy St. Patrick's Day to you. Here are the lineups: RED SOX (8-6) Marco O'Scutaro SS Dustin O'Pedroia 2B Victor O'Martinez C Kevin O'Youkilis 1B David O'Ortiz DH Adrian O'Beltre 3B Jeremy O'Hermida LF Mike O'Cameron CF Josh O'Reddick RF Pitching: RHP John O'Lackey followed by RHP Jonathan O'Papelbon, LHP Hideki O'Okajima, RHP Ramon O'Ramirez, RHP Manny O'Delcarmen and RHP Daniel O'Bard. METS (8-6) TBA Pitching: RHP Mike Pelfrey followed by RHP Toni Stone, RHP Bobby Parnell, RHP Kiki Calero and RHP Jenry Mejia. Game time: 1:05 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN, WEEI.

"Jimmy likes this, Jimmy thinks that..."

Referring to oneself in the 3rd person alert!! :thumbdown:angry:

Great interview with Schilling today on Dan Patrick's radio show. Can hear/read it on danpatrick.com later today.

Fixed it for ya suns....

Didn't even notice until you pointed it out, so no, not on purpose:lol:

You are an idiot.

Because...........

The National Inquirer of Boston....

Great quote. Gonna miss JBay. He'll do well in NY.

I saw the first 4 innings at lunch. Lackey looked good.

EXACTLY! Don't fall for his s*** people, he's full of it.

Source? Quote?

Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 11, 2010 08:02 AM Here are the lineups for today's game: RED SOX (5-3) Marco Scutaro SS Dustin Pedroia 2B Victor Martinez C David Ortiz DH J.D. Drew RF Mike Cameron CF Jeremy Hermida LF Jed Lowrie 3B Lars Anderson 1B Pitching: RHP John Lackey followed by LHP Felix Doubront, RHP Joe Nelson and RHP Junichi Tazawa. METS (6-4) Angel Pagan CF Luis Castillo 2B David Wright 3B Mike Jacobs 1B Jason Bay LF Frank Catalanotto DH Jeff Francoeur RF Alex Cora SS Chris Coste C Pitching: RHP Mike Pelfrey followed by LHP Pedro Feliciano, RHP Tobi Stoner, LHP Hisanori Takahashi and RHP Ryota Igarashi. Game time: 1:05 p.m. TV/Radio: MLB Network. Previous games have been blacked out. But NESN, the Sox and MLB were working to clear this game as of last night.

Why yes he is, always has been, always will be.:thumbsup:

Nomar: It's a dream fulfilled to retire as a member of the Red SoxPosted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff March 10, 2010 08:55 AM UPDATE, 11:11 a.m.: Theo Epstein, the man who traded Nomar to the Cubs, said during the press conference that this day meant a lot to him personally. He expanded on that thought later on. "I grew up a Red Sox fan and even through I was already in baseball when he became a player, I knew what he meant to Boston and to the fans. When his agent contacted us about doing this, I thought it was great. He should go out as a Red Sox because he was such a great player." Team president Larry Lucchino said the team hopes to have Nomar at Fenway Park for some sort of ceremony and the hope is that Garciaparra will be representing the team in the future at various events. Nomar's father, Ramon, was in attendance along with his wife and twin daughters. Nomar ended the press conference by telling the girls he would be home a lot more often. But he also will be working on Baseball Tonight and announcing some games on ESPN

Very true. Maybe they will do something during the regular season.