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Nomah Is Back In A Red Sox Uniform

Nomar Garciaparra will sign be signing a one-day minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox today. If only for a day, Nomar will return to the only place he has found success on the major league level. Beyond today, Nomar will now retire as a member of the Red Sox.
Garciaparra played for the Sox [...]

Eri Yoshida, Tim Wakefield’s Protege

This is “Japanese Schoolgirl Knuckleballer” Eri Yoshida. Yoshida is a fan of Wakefield and molded her knuckler after his. Incredibly, in 2008 she was drafted by a Japanese professional team.
We all know what happened last time the Sox courted and got a Japanese hurler.
Check out the video of Eri throwing during Spring Training.

Jason Bay Still Looking For A Team

This past weekend Jason Bay turned down the Red Sox latest contract offer. The total value of the Sox’s offer was basically the same four-year, $60 million contract he turned down in the summer.
Bay’s agent said, “We’ve got to a point where based on the offers we’ve received from other clubs, we needed to make [...]

2000-2009 Decade In Review: Teams Of The Decade

OWS is taking a retrospective look at some of the defining characters and characteristics that have made up this past ten years in sports.
Certainly players make sports interesting. However, teams are what captivate the attention of cities, states and countries. Every decade has defining teams, this past ten year period is no exception.
Los Angeles Lakers
The [...]

Beckett And Red Sox To Meet; Is Beckett Overrated?

Yesterday it was announced that the Red Sox and Beckett are going to meet to discuss his future. Reportedly, the conversion is starting around that fact that he is very happy in Boston. Also yesterday came a piece published by Dave D’Onofrio, of the Concord Monitor, saying that Beckett might be a bit overrated.
I have [...]