The Nest

The Red Sox said good-bye to outfielder Coco Crisp yesterday in a trade for relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez.
Ramirez, a 27-year-old righty, was 3-2 in 2008 with a 2.64 ERA in 71 games. He struckout 70 in 71 2/3 innings. Boston desperately needs to bridge the gap between long relief and the ninth inning and Ramirez [...]

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Watching them during the season, it was no surprise when Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis took 1st and 3rd in this year’s American League MVP Award voting.
It was also no surprise when, upon hearing the news each was happier for their teammate than themselves.
Dustin took a day off from his winter workout schedule (at the [...]

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In a move that can only be described as smart, the Red Sox announced they would not be raising ticket prices for the 2009 season.
Red Sox Tom Werner, Red Sox’s chairman:
“As stewards of this great franchise, John, Larry and I hold our positions as a kind of a public trust, and from that perspective, a [...]

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I was really happy to see that Jon Lester had won the 2008 Hutch Award.
The Hutch Award is given annually to a Major League player who best exemplifies the honor, courage and dedication of baseball great Fred Hutchinson, both on and off the field.
Back in August 2006, the Tacoma Washington native had to be [...]

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Before there was Big Papi and Manny Ramirez the Fenway faithful were treated to the hit parade that was Mo Vaughn. The big guy was the power at the plate guy for the Red Sox in the mid 90’s launching 230 homers in his 8 years with the club.
Affectionately known as the hit dog, Vaughn [...]

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Tek Time Table?
According to Ian Browne over at hotstove.mlblogs.com, Scott Boras met with Theo Epstein to discuss, among other things, Jason Varitek.
Seems the contract length may be a sticking point for the Red Sox veteran catcher. Given Boras’ reputation, something that minor might be an easy hurdle for the vaunted agent except that Epstein is [...]

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