The Nest

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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Troy Brown will be honored at the newly built Patriot Place at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough during the week of Nov 10th to the 16th. On display will be jerseys, shoes, photos and other items used by the wide receiver during his 15 year tenure with the New England Patriots.
Brown occupies a special place in [...]

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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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Baseball is a young man’s game. Need proof? If names like Pedroia, Ellsbury, Bay and Lowrie don’t convince you then how ’bout Epstein. That’s right Epstein. The Sox injection of young blood into the once World Series starved Red Sox team doesn’t stop at the foul lines. It follows the path down into the dugout, up through the maze of corridors and steps at Fenway Park all the way to the front office.

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According to the Red Sox website: Jason Varitek has filed for free agency this week. He may be wanting a leg up in what’s probably going to be a disappointing negotiations session. He’ll need all the help he can get if he’s planning on sticking around another season carrying a whiffle ball bat.

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For the ailing, it will be a time to heal. For the tired, a time to rest. The long grind that is the Major League season has come to an end for the Fenway faithful and it’s another team’s turn to shine on the big stage.
The Sox gave their all (and then some) this [...]

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TicketWidget is a handy and portable way of finding tickets available on I Scored Tickets.com without waiting for all those graphics to load. I know you’re busy and have better things to do than to wait for my page to load so I created TicketWidget!
Think of it as a remote, like for your tv only [...]

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