Eight more elect for free agency
Byrd, who turns 39 on December 3, pitched in seven games for the BBoston/B BRed/B BSox/B last season, going 1-3 with a 5.82 earned-run average.

Sports Redux: Don’t Look Now, C’s Lose
This week in LeBron Bnews/B has him … any team who will listen, including the BRed/B BSox/B. His strategy is to treat every suitor, even BBoston/B, the same

Open Thread: You have the BRed/B BSox/B
Find more top sports Bnews/B, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, New York Yankees, BBoston/B BRed/B BSox/B, Nike…

Torre happy for Girardi, Yankees
Dodgers manager Joe Torre says he was pleased when successor Joe Girardi and the New York Yankees won the World Series this month.

2009 Silver Slugger American National League Teams Announced - Kansas City infoZine
Four out of the six outfield selections were first-time Silver Slugger winners — Jason Bay of the Boston Red Sox, Torii Hunter of the Los Angeles Angels, as well as Ethier and Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners …

Bishop John DArcys replacement named - 22 WSBT
SOUTH BEND — The Vatican announced the appointment of Kevin C. Rhoades, 51, as the new bishop for the Fort Wayne-South Bend Catholic Diocese Saturday morning. Rhoades will succede the Most Rev. Bishop John M. DArcy, 77. In Rhoades, Michiana …

MLB NEWS - Rotoworld.com
According to FOXSports.com, John Smoltz intends to return for his 22nd season. Smoltz met with his agents on Monday and informed them of his decision to return. According to the report, Smoltz is open to being a starter or a reliever, says a source …

Baseball GMs come to Chicago for brief meeting - Philadelphia Inquirer
Increasing the use of instant replay could be a topic when the formal meetings start Tuesday, especially after a series of missed calls in the postseason. How far would I go with it? A lot further than most, Chicago White Sox GM Ken Williams said …

Wagner may be open to arbitration offer - Major League Baseball
After a change of heart, Billy Wagner would indeed be open to an arbitration offer in order to return to the Red Sox next season, his agent told The Boston Herald on Tuesday. I just visited with Billy and his family the other day, and I can tell you …

Rookie defender Darrius Barnes played every minute of every game for … - New England Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution was eliminated from the 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs with a 2-0 loss to the arch-rival Chicago Fire last Saturday night at Toyota Park, marking the second straight year in which the Revolution’s season came …

Agent: Wagner now open to returning to Red Sox (SportingNews)
Sporting News staff reports The Boston Herald reports that reliever Billy Wagner has had a change of heart and would be open to an arbitration offer from the Red Sox. “I just visited with Billy and his family the other day, and I can tell you this much: Billy thoroughly enjoyed his time in Boston,” agent Bean Stringfellow told the newspaper. “It was one of the best experiences he has ever had in …

Are Red Sox Holliday shopping? (Sports Illustrated)
Today’s must-see content delivered straight to you. Multiple reports have it that the Red Sox made a four-year, $60 million offer to left fielder Jason Bay, though general manager Theo Epstein has not confirmed that.

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Read the game recap Mon, Apr. 6 … the free agent market than Jason Bay, so the pressure is on for the Red Sox to make sure he stays in Boston

Money can’t buy happiness, but championships … (Yahoo! Sports)
Much has been made about this year’s World Series champions, the New York Yankees, and their astronomical payroll.

Braves may give Vazquez an extension (Yahoo! Sports)
Javier Vazquez had a stellar year for the National League East third-place Atlanta Braves .

Halladay’s value falls if he’s in Blue Jay blue (Yahoo! Sports)
The Blue Jays’ new GM is on the clock, but he’s taking a cool but measured approach to shopping his ace.

Red Sox ready to bid on Matt Holliday? (Yahoo! Sports)
The Boston Red Sox would love to keep left fielder Jason Bay in the house and have apparently offered him a…

Wagner may be open to arbitration offer
Wagner may be open to arbitration offer After a change of heart, Billy Wagner would indeed be open to an arbitration offer in order to return to the Red Sox next season, his agent told The Boston Herald on Tuesday.

Bay picks up first Silver Slugger Award
Bay picks up first Silver Slugger Award After his first full season in a Red Sox uniform, and yet another productive campaign at the plate, Jason Bay earned his first Silver Slugger Award on Thursday.

Sox decline option for Gonzalez
Sox decline option for Gonzalez The Red Sox declined their $6 million option for shortstop Alex Gonzalez on Sunday, according to The Boston Globe, which added that the club still may have interest in bringing the player back in 2010 on a lesser salary.

Sox keep Wakefield with two-year deal
Sox keep Wakefield with two-year deal Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield will not only be back for a 16th season with the Red Sox, but likely a 17th. Facing a Monday deadline to pick up Wakefield’s $4 million club option, the Red Sox instead agreed to a two-year pact with the veteran right-hander.

Varitek exercises option to return to Sox
Varitek exercises option to return to Sox Jason Varitek exercised his $3 million player option on Wednesday afternoon and will thus return to Boston for a 14th season in 2010.

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BOSTON (AP) - The Red Sox have exercised their $7.7 million option on Victor Martinez and declined … were left with a loss following an 81-yard TD with 22 seconds left in the game.

Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees - Recap - August 07, 2009 - ESPN
Scoring Summary: BOS: NYY: 15th: A Rodriguez homered to left … Game notes The Red Sox also designated LHP Billy Traber for … Boston: 0: Final: NY Yankees: 2: in 15

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Read the game recap Tue, Apr. 7 … the free agent market than Jason Bay, so the pressure is on for the Red Sox to make sure he stays in Boston

Thursday, August 6, 2009 Boston Red Sox - New York Yankees Box Scores …
Preview, Summary and Individual and team statistics for the matchup on Thursday, August 6, 2009 between the Boston Red Sox and New York … Traber enters the game for the Red Sox with …

Braves may give Vazquez an extension (Yahoo! Sports)
Javier Vazquez had a stellar year for the National League East third-place Atlanta Braves .

Varitek exercises option to remain with Red Sox (AP)
Catcher Jason Varitek exercised his $3 million option to stay with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, choosing to remain with the team as a backup to Victor Martinez rather than become a free agent. Boston declined to exercise its $5 million club option on Monday, and Varitek then had two days to decide whether to exercise his player option at the lower price.

Red Sox ready to bid on Matt Holliday? (Yahoo! Sports)
The Boston Red Sox would love to keep left fielder Jason Bay in the house and have apparently offered him a…

Boston exercises Martinez option, declines Varitek (AP)

The Red Sox exercised their $7.7 million option on Victor Martinez and declined options on Jason Varitek and Alex Gonzalez on Monday. Boston also agreed to a $5 million, two-year contract with 43-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, replacing a perpetual $4 million annual club option. The moves on the options were expected after Boston obtained Martinez from the Cleveland Indians on July 31 and he…

Red Sox want Yankees’ Hideki Matsui? (Yahoo! Sports)
Hideki Matsui put on quite an offensive show in Game 6 of the World Series as his New York Yankees made the…

Red Sox Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
ppIt’s been a long time since the Red Sox faced the kind of deep organizational decisions that greet them this winter./p pBoston’s biggest home run and RBI producer (Jason Bay) is a free agent intent on testing his considerable market value, and the Sox are quickly growing gray at key spots in their offensive lineup./p pIt’s clear that last winter’s failure to land Mark Teixeira has left the Sox with a lineup lacking one vital game-changing bat in the middle, and that should be the first order of business along with retaining Bay./p pGeneral manager Theo Epstein recognized that the Sox were ninth in the big leagues in runs scored on the road this season, and their team batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage all plummeted away from friendly Fenway…

Nationals to keep current manager - Honolulu Advertiser
Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. The team was planning a news conference for today. Riggleman was promoted from bench coach to interim manager in July, replacing the fired Manny Acta. The Nationals …

Around Dedham: Events for Nov. 12-18, 2009 - Daily News Transcript
Decorate for Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving floral design at Dedham Community House at 671 High St. During this one night course, on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. students will learn how to create your floral masterpieces in time for …

Victorino wins second Gold Glove
NEW YORK>> Shane Victorino and his Philadelphia Phillies teammates did not repeat as World Series champions this season, but a pair of them did pull off one encore.

Red Sox Pick Up Victor Martinez’s Option for 2010 (New England Sports Network)
The Red Sox will have Victor Martinez in the middle of their order for 2010, and at a bargain of a price. The Red Sox exercised the $7.1 million club option on Martinez for 2010. According to the Globe, Martinez’s agent Alan Nero confirmed the news on Monday with the general manager meetings taking place in Chicago. The Red Sox confirmed it a short while later. After being traded to Boston from …

Baseball over, CBS returns to the top of the ratings
CBS returned to the top of the weekly television ratings last week following a one-week interruption caused by Fox Broadcasting’s World Series coverage and three days of reruns.

Baseball Capsules: Clemens reportedly moves to have McNamee suit … - Brownsville Herald
NEW YORK — Lawyers for Roger Clemens filed a motion in Brooklyn federal court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by the pitchers former trainer, claiming statements that accused Brian McNamee of trying to shake down Clemens were not serious. Joe …

Red Sox: Decision time for Theo (The Milford Daily News)
After Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is done circulating among his peers at the Major League GM meetings in Chicago this week, he’ll come home to face a busy off-season of tedious contract work.

Varitek exercises option to remain with Red Sox (The Eagle-Tribune)
Catcher Jason Varitek exercised his $3 million option to stay with the Boston Red Sox, choosing to remain with the team as a backup to Victor Martinez rather than become a free agent. Boston declined to exercise its $5 million club option on Monday, and Varitek then had two days to decide whether to exercise his player option at the lower price. The 37-year-old Varitek was Boston’s starting …

Sox exercise option on Martinez, not Varitek (Sportsnet.ca)
The Red Sox exercised their $7.7 million option on Victor Martinez and declined options on Jason Varitek and Alex Gonzalez on Monday. Boston also agreed to a $5 million, two-year contract with 43-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, replacing a perpetual $4 million annual club option.