I certainly hope y’all aren’t sick of award talk yet because there’s still one biggie out therea??. Jon Heyman has nominated Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon for Sports Illustrated’s 2008 Sportsman Of The Year. I trust that by now all of our readers know the many, many reasons why Joe Maddon would be the most deserving

Straight from Walt Jocketty’s mouth via John Fay: “We were close,” he said.

After a year of wild speculation over what would happen with Coco, the end was swift and anti-climatic. The negotiations with the Royals were not leaked to the press so there was little pre-trade analysis on the deal.When Coco arrived in Boston he had…

The Coco Crisp experiment officially ended today with the Red Sox making a nice move to pick up power reliever Ramon Ramirez from Kansas City. There are already reactions all around the league and in the local media: Peter Gammons agrees with the move, saying both clubs benefited with the Red Sox …

BOSTON, MA–Red Sox Second baseman Dustin Pedroia became just the 2nd second baseman in the past 50 years to win the AL MVP Award. Pedroia was almost moved to tears in the ceremony conducted today in Bean Town. After a rousing acceptance speech in which he thanked everyone from his teammates to his t-ball coach, Pedroia

Remember the 2004 baseball playoffs, when everyone was suddenly getting on the Boston Red Sox bandwagon because they were such a great story, composed of a bunch of scrappy, rambunctious, gritty players? And do you remember how everyone conveniently forgot the fact that the Red Sox had the 2nd …

Ken Rosenthal reports on Foxsports.com today that Scott Boras is being Scott Boras again. Derek Lowe is seeking a Zito-like deal apparently. We know how well that $126 million spent looks right now

Our good friends up in Boston traded Coco Crisp for Ramon Ramirez from the Royals as you may or may not know. I really think we need a new centerfielder and this may allow the Royals to trade David DeJesus. Crisp will probably be their starting centerfielder, Jose Gullen will be their …

The American League MVP award was announced late yesterday.A And while Boston’s Dustin Pedroia took home the title, it’s worth mentioning that two members of the Cleveland Indians received some consideration among the top 15. With 42 points, Grady Sizemore slotted in at number 10.A Ahead of him …

Remember when the Red Sox said that they wouldn’t trade Coco Crisp unless they got a nice return? Well, they got Ramon Ramirez