Yankees win total
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Yeah,thats it!:mj07:
Tampa just signed Burnell,great pick up.
I never said the Yankees were not capable of contending.Just said the Division is got 2 other contenders,that all.
I agree with JT as i dont think the rays are a fraud, nice SR with the addition of Price nice young bats and good bullpen but i also see them taking a step back. Yankees signings coulnt hurt them as they got the best FA pitcher and is a lefty which they really needed, Burnett will be one of the best 3rd spot of the rotation pitcher and a full season of Joba and if Hughes ever lives to his potential could make a good rotation probably better than a Schillingless sox's. And we all know about their bats. The sox need a bat since Varitek and Lowell are getting old and i wouldn expect a good a year as last years from Youkulis and Pedroia but those are just personal feelings. As i see it the Red Sox are the ones that need one more aquisition in order to stay on top of the division.
We will see.
Word is a bench addition only and Tek is gone ,for a free agent signing .Either one of Texas catchers or either of Arizonas.Pitching is were they have depth,so dont think Schilling gone matters.(See last years results).
The Sox have been quiet after the Texiara bid,cause of Lowell,plus there is no sense of ergency on there part.Time will tell.
that line made my day.............BTW rusty ERGENCY isn't spelled like that.....GO YANKS...neither is inmature:142smilie
Didnt mean to be a dick.My bad also.
Yeah my spelling sux,but I got my grade 10:142smilie .
This division will be competitve ,no doubt.
Peace Bro......
hey rusty heres something you might think is cool..........I played high school baseball with Doug Mirabelli out here in vegas kinda crazy thats my claim to fame
Thats awesome...Hated to see him go.Was a hard nosed player.Ill admit when the Yanks signed Texaira ,I was pissed.Think he was the best PU,better than CC.Wheres Giambi,back in Oakland...:mj07: i
I just found this and thought I would share it just for info purposes only and BTW WHEN DOES SPRING TRAINNING START.................I am ready for some baseball a beer and dog:toast:
Red Sox
Beckett 10.5
Dice-K 8.0
Smoltz 5.5
Penny 5.0
Wakefield 4.0
Lester* 0.5
Buchholz* 0.4
Total $33.9
Yankees
Burnett 16.5
Sabathia 14.0
Wang* 5.0
Hughes* 0.4
Kennedy* 0.4
Chamberlain* 0.4
Aceves* 0.4
Total $37.1
Red Sox
Beckett 10.5
Dice-K 8.0
Smoltz 5.5
Penny 5.0
Wakefield 4.0
Lester* 0.5
Buchholz* 0.4
Total $33.9
Yankees
Burnett 16.5
Sabathia 14.0
Wang* 5.0
Hughes* 0.4
Kennedy* 0.4
Chamberlain* 0.4
Aceves* 0.4
Total $37.1
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Pedroia says dont count out Sox yet.
Pedroia says dont count out Sox yet.
BOSTON -- Just because the New York Yankees have spent more than $420 million signing free agents this winter, the American League's Most Valuable Player warns that no one should count the Red Sox out.
"I don't know that we're the underdogs now," Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia said yesterday before attending the 70th Annual Boston Baseball Writers Dinner at the Westin Waterfront Hotel. "But we do have to play a lot better."
While the off-season moves the Red Sox have made have not made national headlines, Pedroia thinks the Red Sox have improved. Yesterday the Red Sox announced they had signed free agent outfielder and Rhode Island native Rocco Baldelli to a one-year contract.
Free agent pitcher Brad Penny is expected to finalize his contract with the Red Sox soon, and the club could announce as early as today that they have reached an agreement with free agent pitcher John Smoltz.
Penny and Smoltz were both big winners in 2007 before battling injuries last season. Smoltz could be bound for the Hall of Fame when his career is over.
Smoltz, however, would not be expected to pitch before June. He and the Red Sox reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year, $5 million contract, and Smoltz, according to reports, could earn another $5 million through performance bonuses.
"That would be awesome," Pedroia said of a possible Smoltz signing. "I faced him my rookie year, and he has great stuff. He throws hard,
and everything is located. When he's on, lights out."
Although Smoltz has played his entire career in the National League with the Braves, Pedroia doesn't think Smoltz would have any difficulty adjusting to the AL.
"When you have the stuff he does, you can adjust to anywhere," Pedroia said.
Pedroia also applauds the Penny and Baldelli signings.
"He will add a lot to our outfield," Pedroia said of the former Tampa Bay Ray.
As for the Yankees, Pedroia said: "They got better, obviously. But a lot of teams got better in the AL East, including Tampa Bay.
"And we did, too."
Baldelli was here last night to receive the Tony C. Award for overcoming adversity to resume his major-league career. He hopes it's the only time he ever qualifies for the award, and so do the Red Sox.
The Red Sox took a calculated risk by signing Baldelli, who has played sparingly over the past four years while battling a mysterious ailment that saps his energy.
Originally diagnosed as mitochrondrial disorder, which is incurable, a re-diagnosis after the 2008 season revealed that Baldelli suffers from channelopathy, a highly treatable disease.
But no one knows just how many games Baldelli will be physically capable of playing next year.
He played only 28 games for the Rays in 2008, and the concern is what would happen if one of the Red Sox outfielders was disabled for an extended period of time.
Could Baldelli play every day for two months, if necessary?
Both Baldelli and the Red Sox are confident he can handle the workload.
"At the age of 27, no one wants to think you aren't an everyday player anymore," Baldelli confessed. "I still have hopes of getting on the field more often."
A former first-round draft pick by the Rays, Baldelli hit .289 as a rookie with 27 stolen bases and 14 outfield assists and finished third in balloting for Rookie of the Year in 2003. In 447 career games he owns a .281 average with 52 homers and 234 RBI.
"I didn't like him so much when he hit that ball over the Green Monster (in the ALCS)," quipped Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "But he can catch the ball, run the bases, and hit home runs."
"We couldn't be happier," said Red Sox GM Theo Epstein. "We've admired Rocco from afar for a long time, and we always thought he would be a good fit here."
Baldelli couldn't be happier either.
"I understand what it means to be a Red Sox," he said. "My family and friends are as crazy as any Red Sox fans out there, and it's an honor to a part of it."
As for his physical condition, Baldelli said: "I couldn't be happier with the way I feel. I started working out in the off-season earlier than I ever have.
"Once we get to spring training, I'll have a lot better idea of what I can do."
Pedroia received his MVP Award and the Thomas A. Yawkey Award as the Red Sox MVP at the banquet last night. Jim Rice, hopeful of being elected to the Hall of Fame next week, received the Judge Emil Fuchs Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball.
The Ted Williams Award went to Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, and the Rays' Joe Maddon got the Manager of the Year Award.
Former Lowell Spinner Jacoby Ellsbury got the Harry Agganis Award as the Red Sox Rookie of the Year, and Spinners manager Gary DiSarcina received a Special Achievement Award for guiding the club to its first New York-Penn League division title in its 13-year history.
Jon Lester got the Red Sox Pitcher of the Year Award, and Jonathan Papelbon was given the Red Sox Fireman of the Year Award.
Other award winners included Kevin Youkilis, Jeff Bailey, Sean Casey, Red Sox scouting director Jason McLeod, and Rays GM Andrew Friedman.
Pedroia says dont count out Sox yet.
BOSTON -- Just because the New York Yankees have spent more than $420 million signing free agents this winter, the American League's Most Valuable Player warns that no one should count the Red Sox out.
"I don't know that we're the underdogs now," Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia said yesterday before attending the 70th Annual Boston Baseball Writers Dinner at the Westin Waterfront Hotel. "But we do have to play a lot better."
While the off-season moves the Red Sox have made have not made national headlines, Pedroia thinks the Red Sox have improved. Yesterday the Red Sox announced they had signed free agent outfielder and Rhode Island native Rocco Baldelli to a one-year contract.
Free agent pitcher Brad Penny is expected to finalize his contract with the Red Sox soon, and the club could announce as early as today that they have reached an agreement with free agent pitcher John Smoltz.
Penny and Smoltz were both big winners in 2007 before battling injuries last season. Smoltz could be bound for the Hall of Fame when his career is over.
Smoltz, however, would not be expected to pitch before June. He and the Red Sox reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year, $5 million contract, and Smoltz, according to reports, could earn another $5 million through performance bonuses.
"That would be awesome," Pedroia said of a possible Smoltz signing. "I faced him my rookie year, and he has great stuff. He throws hard,
and everything is located. When he's on, lights out."
Although Smoltz has played his entire career in the National League with the Braves, Pedroia doesn't think Smoltz would have any difficulty adjusting to the AL.
"When you have the stuff he does, you can adjust to anywhere," Pedroia said.
Pedroia also applauds the Penny and Baldelli signings.
"He will add a lot to our outfield," Pedroia said of the former Tampa Bay Ray.
As for the Yankees, Pedroia said: "They got better, obviously. But a lot of teams got better in the AL East, including Tampa Bay.
"And we did, too."
Baldelli was here last night to receive the Tony C. Award for overcoming adversity to resume his major-league career. He hopes it's the only time he ever qualifies for the award, and so do the Red Sox.
The Red Sox took a calculated risk by signing Baldelli, who has played sparingly over the past four years while battling a mysterious ailment that saps his energy.
Originally diagnosed as mitochrondrial disorder, which is incurable, a re-diagnosis after the 2008 season revealed that Baldelli suffers from channelopathy, a highly treatable disease.
But no one knows just how many games Baldelli will be physically capable of playing next year.
He played only 28 games for the Rays in 2008, and the concern is what would happen if one of the Red Sox outfielders was disabled for an extended period of time.
Could Baldelli play every day for two months, if necessary?
Both Baldelli and the Red Sox are confident he can handle the workload.
"At the age of 27, no one wants to think you aren't an everyday player anymore," Baldelli confessed. "I still have hopes of getting on the field more often."
A former first-round draft pick by the Rays, Baldelli hit .289 as a rookie with 27 stolen bases and 14 outfield assists and finished third in balloting for Rookie of the Year in 2003. In 447 career games he owns a .281 average with 52 homers and 234 RBI.
"I didn't like him so much when he hit that ball over the Green Monster (in the ALCS)," quipped Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "But he can catch the ball, run the bases, and hit home runs."
"We couldn't be happier," said Red Sox GM Theo Epstein. "We've admired Rocco from afar for a long time, and we always thought he would be a good fit here."
Baldelli couldn't be happier either.
"I understand what it means to be a Red Sox," he said. "My family and friends are as crazy as any Red Sox fans out there, and it's an honor to a part of it."
As for his physical condition, Baldelli said: "I couldn't be happier with the way I feel. I started working out in the off-season earlier than I ever have.
"Once we get to spring training, I'll have a lot better idea of what I can do."
Pedroia received his MVP Award and the Thomas A. Yawkey Award as the Red Sox MVP at the banquet last night. Jim Rice, hopeful of being elected to the Hall of Fame next week, received the Judge Emil Fuchs Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball.
The Ted Williams Award went to Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, and the Rays' Joe Maddon got the Manager of the Year Award.
Former Lowell Spinner Jacoby Ellsbury got the Harry Agganis Award as the Red Sox Rookie of the Year, and Spinners manager Gary DiSarcina received a Special Achievement Award for guiding the club to its first New York-Penn League division title in its 13-year history.
Jon Lester got the Red Sox Pitcher of the Year Award, and Jonathan Papelbon was given the Red Sox Fireman of the Year Award.
Other award winners included Kevin Youkilis, Jeff Bailey, Sean Casey, Red Sox scouting director Jason McLeod, and Rays GM Andrew Friedman.
