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I’m thankful for t-shirts…

2009-11-26T16:03:21Z

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Just a friendly reminder… all of our Bottom Line Apparel tees are just $9.99 all weekend! Click HERE to get your Boston Runs on Dustin, Jay-Bay, Amazing Ellsbury or Bruins Beasts of the East tees for your friends, family or for yourself! Those of you that read this blog know that I have been pushing [...]

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Alex Gonzalez signs 1 year deal with Blue Jays

2009-11-26T15:41:40Z

Ken Rosenthal is tweeting that Alex Gonzalez has signed a 1-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. Obviously, that means he won’t be back in Boston… and with Gonzo and John MacDonld sign for 2010, Marco Scuturo will not be back with Toronto. The assumption here is that the Sox will make an offer for Scuturo and [...]

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Black Friday Sale – All Boston tees $9.99!

2009-11-25T16:08:59Z

Starting tonight at 9:00pm EST all Bottom Line Apparel t-shirts are just $9.99 all weekend! Click the image to jump to blshirts.com and order your Bottom Line Apparel tees!

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Poll Results: Fans say Bay isn’t worth more than $60M

2009-11-25T15:52:09Z

Last week we asked you guys how much you were willing to pay Jason Bay to stay in Boston (see sidebar). The results are in and 28% of Bottom Line readers refused to pay Jason Bay more than the 4-year, $60M deal Bay already rejected earlier this year. 24% of readers were willing to go to [...]

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Red Sox News 11/25: Scuturo, Escobar, Halladay

2009-11-25T13:59:29Z

Boston Herald, Micheal Silverman – Silverman says the Red Sox have expressed interest in FA short stop Marco Scuturo and SP/RP Kelvim Escobar. Scuturo has a solid year in 2009 with the Blue Jays, but he posted career numbers in double (35), homers (12), average (.282) and OPS (.789) at age 34… He made just over [...]

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Red Sox News: Mauer, Coaches, Wolf, Johnson

2009-11-24T12:48:57Z

With bench coach Brad Mills now in Houston as the new Manager, the Red Sox have made some coaching changes yesterday: Extra Bases – The Boston Red Sox today announced their 2010 Major League coaching staff. DeMarlo Hale has been named bench coach, Tim Bogar will serve as third base coach, Ron Johnson joins the staff [...]

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For Sale: One aging, but productive 3B

2009-11-23T18:46:36Z

The Red Sox have announced that they are interested in trading Mike Lowell and that they are willing to pay half his $12M salary for 2010 to sweeten the deal. Even at $6M, Lowell (36 in Feb. 2010) is probably too pricey for many teams, but there are a few organizations that could use a 3B [...]

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Red Sox News: Lowell, Drew, Buchholz

2009-11-23T13:51:45Z

Ken Rosenthal, FOX sports – Rosenthal is reporting that the Red Sox are shopping Mike Lowell and are willing to pay half of his $12M salary for 2010. The idea here is to move Lowell so that they can shift Youkilis to third and go after Adrian Gonzalez or another big bat like Miguel Cabrera [...]

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Why signing Lackey makes sense for the Red Sox

2009-11-22T19:47:07Z

Nick Cafardo had an interesting thought in his Sunday column for the Globe: John Lackey could be a key figure in both teams’ plans. If the Sox acquire him, it would allow them to package Clay Buchholz in a deal for Adrian Gonzalez or Miguel Cabrera, if he becomes available. Buchholz is the chip most teams [...]

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McAdam: Yankees won’t bid on Bay/Holliday

2009-11-21T13:56:20Z

I always assumed that the Yankees would be involved in the Jason bay and Matt Holliday discussions, if for no other reason than to jack up the price on the Red Sox and Angels. But Sean McAdam says he doesn’t expect the Yankees to bid on Bay or Holliday. Instead, he thinks they will look to [...]

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