by josh lacey | Aug 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
Brian Giles has apparently vetoed the possibility of being shipped off to Boston. According to ESPN; Among the issues that came up was location — Giles, who grew up in San Diego, did not want to leave family behind — and there was the concern about playing...
by josh lacey | Aug 8, 2008 | Jacoby Ellsbury
Last season at this time, Red Sox fans had only experienced a quick preview of what had seemingly been deemed the long term occupant of center field at Fenway Park. Jacoby Ellsbury spent the first week in July of last season introducing himself to Red Sox Nation and...
by samara pearlstein | Aug 8, 2008 | Jason Bay
So, it seems like Jason Bay can hit a little. That’s not the most important thing he contributes, though: Jason Bay is, by virtue of his noun-a-riffic name, like a gift dropped straight from Pun Heaven into the laps of sports announcers, fan sign-makers, and...
by evan brunell | Aug 7, 2008 | Brian Giles
ESPN.com says that the Red Sox put in a waiver claim on San Diego Padres right-fielder Brian Giles, who is making $9 million this year and has an $11 million club option for next year ($9 million if he stays with the Padres, bumps up to $11 if traded). Giles is...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 7, 2008 | Evan Longoria, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield
Boston scored all their runs with two outs and Tim Wakefield pitched six innings with six strikeouts to keep pace with the Rays who do not know how to lose as of late. I am slowly becoming a believer in the Rays, well, more of the Power of Evan Longoria. Star of the...