2008 Red Sox thread

[OSUsushichic]

Mirabelli was released today.

Sox make Mirabelli release official - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Ahhhhh.....


Chooooooooo

Sorry about that.

[brodybuck21]

Sox prompted to place Schilling on DL
Veteran shelved for at least 60 days; makes room for Holdzkom
By Ian Browne / MLB.com

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- As inevitable as it was, the Red Sox still had to make it official. They did so on Thursday morning, placing right-hander Curt Schilling on the 60-day disabled list. Schilling, trying to bounce back from right shoulder woes, has been limited to strictly indoor exercises this spring....

The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Sox prompted to place Schilling on DL

[Nutriaitch]

Originally Posted by Buckeyeskickbuttocks

Ahhhhh.....


Chooooooooo

Sorry about that.

God Bless you.
You obviously need it.

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Originally Posted by Nutriaitch

God Bless you.
You obviously need it.

:cue empire music:

[MD Buckeye]

Dice-K to start Red Sox opener in Japan - Yahoo! News

Originally Posted by yahoo.com

Dice-K to start Red Sox opener in Japan

TAMPA, Fla. - Japanese right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will start Boston's regular-season opener against the Oakland Athletics in Tokyo on March 25.

"I think that will be a ton of excitement," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said before Monday's exhibition game against the New York Yankees. "I know he's honored."

Jon Lester will pitch the second of the two-game series with the A's in Japan on March 26.

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[MD Buckeye]

Red Sox ace Beckett won't go to Japan - Yahoo! News

Originally Posted by yahoo.com

Red Sox ace Beckett won't go to Japan

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Josh Beckett will stay behind when the Red Sox fly 7,500 miles to Tokyo on Wednesday, even though he threw a ball 75 feet without back pain on Sunday.

Boston manager Terry Francona made official what had been obvious for several days: his ace right-hander won't travel to Japan, where he probably would have started the Red Sox regular season opener against the Oakland Athletics.

"He's not going to go with us to Japan," Francona said Sunday. "Talked to him this morning about it. He completely understands. ... It's just not the right thing to do."

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[Nutriaitch]

BoSox boycotting trip to Japan?
LINK

Wonder what MLBs reaction is going to be. If it was part of the original agreement, I like this move by the Sox players.

[OSUsushichic]

Apparently it's a go. They're flying out tonight.

Coaches and staff will be compensated - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Red Sox's boycott pays off for coaches

Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:26 AM
By Howard Ulman


Associated Press

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Fans at City of Palms Park were ready for Boston's final spring training game in Florida. The Red Sox weren't.
In an extraordinary move, Boston players voted to boycott a nationally televised exhibition and yesterday afternoon's flight to Japan for next week's season-opening series against Oakland, upset that coaches weren't going to receive the same $40,000 payments negotiated for players by their union.
A couple of hours later, all was resolved, and the Red Sox took the field one hour late for a 4-3 loss to Toronto before a crowd of 7,868.

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[OSUsushichic]

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Red Sox - 410 001 000 - 6 9 1
Hanshin - 040 001 000 - 5 10 1
Recap and video here.

David Ortiz and JD Drew both hit first inning home runs. Drew's was a three-run job. Javier Lopez, Manny Delcarmen and Jonathan Papelbon held the fort for the final three innings, allowing only one hit and two walks.

Tim Wakefield starts the second exhibition game (6 AM Sunday).

[OSUsushichic]

Looks like J.D. Drew is ready to play this year. He had a grand slam today. That makes 7 RBI in the last two games.

[billmac91]

I wouldn't count on JD during the regular season....he's likely to pull a muscle swimming. He's done it before.

What's the feeling on Clay Buchholz right now? I got him late in my fanatsy draft.

[OSUsushichic]

Originally Posted by billmac91

I wouldn't count on JD during the regular season....he's likely to pull a muscle swimming. He's done it before.

What's the feeling on Clay Buchholz right now? I got him late in my fanatsy draft.

Clay has been struggling a bit in spring training and is battling for the 5th starter spot. He gave up four runs yesterday in Tokyo. We shall see -- it's still his first season starting in the majors.