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I think it was roughly 15.3 seconds after Bobby Valentine was named Red Sox skipper when folks started chatterin’, “Hey, remember that stuff Bobby said about Beckett and how much time he takes between pitches and how slow he is and how many Charley Pride CDs he has in his collection, etc etc etc?” From [...]

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When word came down that Heidi Watney would be leaving NESN at the end of 2011, I got an email from a college buddy of mine who was based in Baltimore. “You should start a campaign to get Jen Royle in there,” he wrote. “You guys would love her in Boston.” I didn’t know a [...]

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Just when I thought we might get a season out of “Action Jackson” headlines, Gordon Edes shits on the party by telling us the Sox may be out of the running for Edwin Jackson, as there are better–dare we say prettier–offers on the table. Whatever. It ain’t over till it’s over. And I still think [...]

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Some good news out of New York: The Yankees have unwittingly signed Manny Delcarmen to a minor-league deal. Those tools. Little do they realize that if (some might say “when”) the Pride of West Roxbury High makes the big club, he’ll almost certainly be relaying key information about his fellow Yanks pitchers (weaknesses, injuries, likelihood [...]

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Dear Boston Red Sox: After a Hindenburg-rific crash-and-burn last September and rumors of a clubhouse full of sordid millionaires, beer swillin’ under-achievers and anti-Teets sentiment, I’m thinking you guys could use a little positive press for the 2012 season. Sure, signing up a bunch of shiny new players always helps, but there’s a lot more [...]

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Anyone concerned that the loss of Heidi Watney may have sucked some critical blonde mojo from NESN Red Sox telecasts take heart: Mighty Matt Stairs, so mean he once shot a man just for snoring*, will be joining the Sox broadcast team as an in-studio analyst. [*Not true at all]

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While the Red Sox are busy making their plans for the 2012 season, one thing they should do at their earliest convenience is re-sign Tim Wakefield. Ever since he first took the mound for the Sox in 1942 in a spot start for the injured Oscar Judd, Wakefield has been a living piece of Red [...]

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Yes, it sucks to lose our Boy Wonder GM. But check it out–we’re all getting booty! Sounds like a fair deal to me. Just hope Bud picks somebody hot.

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And I remember thinking, what seems a lifetime ago, “Mo Vaughn and Jose Canseco in the same line-up? Man, we are going to crush the competition.” Also, now that it looks like Roy Oswalt’s going to the Cardinals, we’ve got some extra dough to throw around. C’mon, Ben. it’s Canseco Time!

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