NateGrey

. If St Louis found a way to trade Rolen who the Jays extended, Theo can surely find a way to dump Lowell for a decent prospect or two .

. How about trading Lowell to sign Tex? . 1. Ells 2. Pedroia 3. Ortiz 4. Tex 5. Youk 6. Bay 7. Drew 8. Lowrie 9. Tek? . Pretty scary . .

. sheets if the price is right which is doubtful . 1.beckett 2,lester 3.matsuzaka 4.sheets 5.ross perot .

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. good read, thx . :thumbsup: .

. http://nbcsportsmedia1.msnbc.com/j/getty/gyi0055806054.h2.jpg ... > http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/26946936/site/21683474/ ... .

. http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/images/2008/03/21/manny_ramirez_prays_for_royale_with.jpg Former Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez, who has tempered his comments on Boston and the Red Sox since being traded to the Dodgers in mid-season, had plenty to say to T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times in a column published yesterday. Ramirez told Simers that he was unhappy during his entire eight-season tenure with the Red Sox. "The first time I stepped foot in Boston, I said to myself, 'Whoa.' I told Pedro Martinez, 'Damn, man, I just want to get traded and get out of here; this place is not me.' I was unhappy for eight years in Boston but still put up great numbers." More interesting tidbits from Simers' conversation with Manny: * Ramirez told Simers the fans in Boston supported him, but the media made his life difficult. "Baseball in Boston is like a Sunday football game, but played every day," Ramirez said. "We lose in LA, I go to breakfast and people say, 'Well, you'll get them tomorrow.' In Boston, it's 'Hey, what's going on, the Yankees are coming.' It's just a different atmosphere. The fans in Boston got your back no matter what, but I'm talking about the people who write all this bull because it means so much to them. If your happiness depends on Boston winning or losing, you have to get a life." * More from Ramirez on the differences he perceives between Boston and LA. "I would bring my kids to the park [in Boston] and I want my kids to be kids, but there'd be people trying to interview them. That's so stupid," Ramirez said. "I'd go to the parking lot after the game and 20 people I didn't know would be offering food, CDs and things -- then wanting something in return. "[in LA], the game ends, I go to the elevator, my car and no one bothers me." * In a roundabout way, Manny seemed to admit to Simers that he did not always give a full effort running to first base while in Boston: "I love to hit, to compete and would never do that; that's just people looking for stuff," he says, while admitting he now runs everything out in L.A., "and I don't even have to think about it." That suggests he wasn't running everything out in Boston, and while he tries to explain, he's interrupted. There's no explanation for such behavior after signing a contract and being paid $20 million a year to give his all. "You're right," he says. "You're right." * While Manny didn't challenge Curt Schilling's accusations that Ramirez was an ongoing problem in the Red Sox clubhouse, he responded to the charges: "I don't wish him anything bad, although it did make me madder and play harder to show everyone who I am," Ramirez said. "I don't disrespect or takes shots at anyone. I don't want someone going to one of my sons and saying your dad is a punk and talks bad about people behind their backs." * It sounds like Manny just wants to move on, and hopes Red Sox fans can do the same: "Just let me be happy someplace else," Ramirez said. "I'm against the clock." * He also appears to be loving life in Los Angeles. "It's just great here; I don't feel like I'm in a cage. The fans in L.A. are unbelievable -- never in my 16 years have I received such a reception." We’re sure some folks who frequented Fenway Park for the last eight years would take umbrage with that last statement. * Ramirez shed some light on the shoving incident between he and Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick in June: As for the incident that had him knocking down a Red Sox executive, "I was wrong," Ramirez said. He said the relationship with the executive had been deteriorating for some time, and a day earlier the guy had said some nasty things to Ramirez in front of Ramirez's teammates. Ramirez went home troubled, returned and asked for a meeting with the executive. "I told him, 'I can't have you disrespecting me in front of my teammates.' " When he didn't get the response he liked, it escalated into a shove. "I didn't handle it the right way," he said. * Manny, who is a free agent at the end of the season, on his future with the Dodgers: "I think I can play four or five more years. And the way the division is, the Dodgers can win it the next four or five years, but they have big decisions to make. It just depends on how badly they want to win." ... > http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/ ... .

. i hope lackey's last outing is a sign of things to come .

. nobody knows what we're going to get out of clay and bowden . $2-3mill should get it done .

. it's only baseball, hope yo get better drew .

. > http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-bradyoutforyear090708&prov=yhoo&type=lgns . . .

. > http://www.npbtracker.com/2008/09/red-sox-sign-tazawa/ . . .

. -lester -chamberlin -buchholz -hughes -delcarmen -hansen -kennedy .

. [youtube=welcome to talksox.com]w4qnM09shsU .

. http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/2008/baseball/mlb/07/25/pirates.yanks.trade/T1_0725_nady_wickerham.jpg ... > http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/07/25/pirates.yanks.trade/index.html ... . wow, they wanted the world for marte & they give marte & nady up for tabata & 3 other guys . lol . the pirates must hate theo . .

. . holy s*** . !! . . ..... > http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7823 ..... .

. http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/csj/stories/Blantonjpeg%20of%20.JPG The Phillies have reached an agreement with the Oakland Athletics to acquire right-handed pitcher Joe Blanton. Blanton is 5-12 this season after going 14-10 with a 3.95 ERA last season. The Athletics get second baseman Adrian Cardenas, pitcher Josh Outman and outfielder Matthew Spencer, all minor leaguers. ...... > http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3494315 ...... .

. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/kelly_casey.jpg The Red Sox have announced the signing of shortstop Casey Kelly, the 30th overall pick in the June draft. The 6-foot-3-inch, 195-pound Kelly is also a pitcher, and was ranked as the No. 31 quarterback prospect in 2008 by ESPN.com. As a senior at Sarasota (Fla.) High School, Kelly hit .473 (44 for 93) with 13 doubles, 1 triple, 5e home runs, 31 RBIs, and 11 steals in 2008. The righthander pitched in 12 games, going 8-1 with two saves and a 1.16 ERA. He fanned 77 and walked just 12 over 66 innings. Most teams project Kelly as a pitcher, but he also played shortstop at Sarasota High and after a slow start hit very well at the end of the season. He expressed a preference for playing every day but said he was open to pitching. "That's part of the negotiations," he said. MLB.com analysis on Kelly: "One of the better athletes in the class, whoever drafts Kelly will have to lure him from being a two-sport star at the University of Tennessee, where he is a quarterback recruit. Big and athletic, he has all the tools to play shortstop. The main question is whether he'll swing the bat well enough and that could determine his draft status as a hitter. As a pitcher, he's a bit raw, but has the makings of three outstanding pitches and could be more intriguing to scouts on the mound." Casey is the son of Pat Kelly, a former major league catcher who played for the Blue Jays in 1980. Pat Kelly also served as the Reds' manager in the Gulf Coast League. Casey had signed a letter of intent to play baseball and football at the University of Tennessee. Kelly has been assigned to the rookie league Gulf Coast Red Sox. .......... http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2008/07/sox_sign_ss_cas.html .......... .

. might be a lil too early but do you know if the sox are interested in michelle inoa . ? .

CHARLEY WALTERS: Red Sox take lead in race to obtain Twins pitcher Johan Santana A little birdie says the Boston Red Sox have become the favorite in the Johan Santana trade sweepstakes. The Twins would receive four players for the Twins' two-time Cy Young Award winner, including center fielder Coco Crisp, 28. Others would be shortstop prospect Jed Lowry, 23; left-handed pitcher Jon Lester, 23; and right-handed pitcher Justin Masterson, 22. Before a deal could be made, the Red Sox would have to have time to negotiate a contract extension with Santana, 28, who can become a free agent after next season and could have a market value as high as $150 million over six years. Lowry did not play in the major leagues this year but is considered ready and is a good-fielding shortstop who also can hit. Lowry had a slugging percentage of .500 at Class AA and Class AAA this year. Lester made a comeback from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma a year ago and is said to be cancer-free. Masterson, 6 feet 6, 245 pounds, had 59 strikeouts in 58 innings at Class AA Portland. The New York Yankees don't have the prospects available who the Twins figure have a reasonable chance to play in the major leagues by the end of 2008. > http://www.twincities.com/walters .

.. http://bp0.blogger.com/_9n_zOvQM1Og/Rvbn4ROTRaI/AAAAAAAAAPs/RhaxwAFuCzY/s200/CCC.jpg > http://taiwanbaseball.blogspot.com/2007/09/breaking-news-red-sox-sign-chia-chu.html ..

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/08/19/1187507424_4232.jpg All eyes were on David Ortiz [stats] as he rounded the bases following a fifth-inning grand slam last night. Some, however, more than others. After Ortiz deposited Jered Weaver’s first-pitch fastball well into Fenway Park [map]’s right field seats, giving the Red Sox [team stats] a lead they wouldn’t relinquish, the Los Angeles Angels pitcher locked on to the baserunner. Weaver stared at Ortiz as he walked out of the batter’s box before slowly proceeding around the bases, glaring at the Sox slugger even as he ventured past home plate and into the home team’s dugout. The hurler was not happy. “Absolutely,” said Weaver when asked if he was upset at Ortiz’ pace around the bases. “Just run the bases. I’ll remember it the next time we play them. I don’t think anything’s going to happen. But it definitely is in the back of your mind.” When asked about Weaver’s reaction following the home run, Ortiz showed little concern. “I don’t care about that,” he said after the Angels’ 10-5 loss. “That’s something I don’t pay attention to.” ... > http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=1017959 ... ..

.. vs. Savannah(7/23/07) 2/4 , 2hr , 6rbi , .326avg .. Stud .. ..

.. vs. Savannah(7/22/07) 2/3 , 2b , 1 hr , 1 bb ,.323avg ..