The Red Sox have exercised Tim Wakefield's $4 million dollar perpetual team option for the 2009 season. Next year will mark Wakefield's 15th season with the team.
Over that time Wake has knuckled his way to 164 wins in a Red Sox uniform, third only to Roger Clemens and Cy Young (192). On the flip side, he's given up 151 more home runs than any other Red Sox pitcher with 345 to Roger's 194.
It has never been more difficult to get a ticket to professional sports than it is in Boston as of Halloween day, 2008.
In short, unlike virtually every other major city in the US, Boston is the only place where you can't walk up to the door of a professional event and purchase tickets for anything less than $50+.
With the legislature dragging its feet in getting taxpayers to give hundreds of millions to an unpopular team (good luck with that one, guys), and Dolphin Stadium being at best a mediocre home to any sport, the Marlins may not be long for Florida.
For Philadelphia Phillies fans, it was the best of times, unless you are Ted Passon, who's "best of times" turned into a "worst of times" at the flip of a switch, or in this case...car.
"Hey Philly, remember when we just won the world series for the first time in 28 years? That was great! Then my car got flipped over and that wasn't great."