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Jim Callis of Baseball America joins Minor Details to look at his publication's ranking of the top 30 prospects in the Red Sox farm system. This year's rankings featured dramatic changes, particularly among the top 10 prospects in the system, and Callis explores what that means for the Red Sox going forward -- not only in terms of the state of their farm system, but also from the standpoint of the team's ability to make trades and build its roster in 2012 and beyond.
he’s Clay Buchholz, that changes the dynamic of the whole pitching staff." On how the Red Sox will replace Jonathan Papelbon : "If Andrew Bailey is healthy, they’re getting a good one. ... If he’s healthy, that’s a good guy
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Buehrle , Aramis Ramirez and David Ortiz would have been easy calls to receive such offers. Given that the Sox paid Jonathan Papelbon $12 million in 2011, they would have almost surely offered the closer a one-year deal for “Top 125” money (even had the
to evaluate an offseason on a move-by-move basis. Just as it was easy to decry the Sox’ willingness to let Jonathan Papelbon go -- only to see the team add Melancon and then Andrew Bailey -- it makes sense to take a wait-and-see approach
Andrew Bailey has dealt with Jonathan Papelbon 's pain. It is, after all ..... pitcher in six seasons not named " Papelbon " to carry the title of full ..... closer: How similar is he to Jonathan Papelbon ? MENTALITY The baseball world looks
represented an elite arm, one whose early-career success and sometimes-overpowering stuff make him a natural heir to Jonathan Papelbon as the team’s closer in 2012 and beyond. Still, there are -- at least in theory -- questions. Bailey has spent his career
C.J. Wilson and Jonathan Papelbon were born within a week of each ..... was born to close. Given that Papelbon was passionate about ..... its own right, means nothing. Jonathan Papelbon came to spring
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resources to the Red Sox. The Sox' spending has come under some scrutiny this offseason given that the team has seen Jonathan Papelbon depart via free agency, replacing him with lower cost alternatives in Andrew Bailey and Mark Melancon (among others
closer, was thought to be returning to the Phils earlier in the offseason on a four-year, $44 million deal before Jonathan Papelbon ultimately agreed to his four-year, $50 million agreement. Francisco Cordero remains as the lone top-level
year-old hoped to become — Jonathan Papelbon and Mariano Rivera. More specifically ..... That one pitch. I would take Papelbon ’s fastball, try to blow it by guys ..... pitch in the ninth as often as Papelbon , who leads all pitchers in baseball
team has had some lower-profile scouting finds in that time. Some are well known. For instance, the team grabbed Jonathan Papelbon and signed him for a slot bonus of $264,500 in the fourth round of the 2003 draft, prompting the closer
and what he's about, he's all about winning. And that's what's most important." On replacing Jonathan Papelbon : " Jonathan Papelbon 's definitely one of the best in the game. And I know a lot of Boston Red Sox fans are going to miss
The NFL Sunday gang wraps up the season predicting the score of Super Bowl 46...and they don't think it's going to be as close as most people do. Go Pats!
NFL Sunday rolls on with Dale, Fauria and Price talking about the emotional roller coaster the Pats and more specifically team owner Robert Kraft have been on this season. With the passing of his wife Myra, this goal to become champs has taken on a whole new meaning.
The NFL Sunday crew talks about the cocky and brash chatter coming from some of the Giants the last couple weeks. Dale is surprised that Tom Coughlin allowed most of it to go down and says Belichick would never let that fly. The guys also touch on the little mistake the Giants team website made yesterday in putting up the "Giants are Super Bowl Champions" homepage yesterday - that's a no-no!
JaJuan Johnson spoke with Grande & Max after the Celtics beat the Bulls today at the Garden.
Sean Grande & Cedric Maxwell sat down with ESPN's Doris Burke during halftime of Celtics/Bulls
Doc Rivers & Sean Grande preview Celtics-Bulls today at the Garden. Tune in to Celtics Today at 3:00p to hear the full interview
Dustin tells us you can't hustle a hustler, and other funny anecdotes.
The Sox GM joined Glenn and Michael to talk Scutaro, Punto, Oswalt, Luxury Tax and all things off-season.
Dustin Pedroia joined the Big Show for his weekly segment, and talked about losing Scutaro, gaining Cody Ross and Nick Punto, and then got a surprise from his best friend.
Brad Marchand joins the show and talks about if Tim Thomas is a distraction to the team and why the Bruins have been struggling as of late.
Andrew joins D&C to discuss how he feels about Tim Thomas' political views and how Patrice Bergeron has been the MVP for the team so far this season. Andrew also talks about how they have to regroup and make adjustments to get out this funk the team is currently in.
Brad Marchand joins the show to talk about President Obama calling him out on stage and Tim Thomas skipping the White House visit.
WEEI's own Rob Bradford joins the guys to talk about Ortiz's arbitration hearing live from St. Petersburg and predicts what he thinks will happen.
Mike Adams fills in for Meter and covers Sunday's sports stories. One Celtics' player had a fantastic afternoon and so did Phil Mickelson.
Jerry Sandusky addressed the media on Friday and offered comments on his current situation. Dino and Gerry react to those statements and do not think he should be allowed extra priveleges.
Mut and Merloni listen in to some of the highlights from the Randy Moss U Stream experience where he said he was coming back to the NFL, talked about Myra Kraft, and Tom Brady's legacy.
Mut and Lou talk about the agreement between the Red Sox and David Ortiz for 1 year and $14.5 million.
We play the soundbite from the NFL Network from Super Bowl 46 where Bill Belichick is telling his defense 'this is still a Cruz and Nicks game'. The Patriots of course were then burned by Mario Manningham on the Giants game-winning drive. We discuss whether it was the right decision or not.
Glenn and Michael debate what, if anything, Shaq is bringing to the table for TNT's NBA pre and postgame coverage.
We talk about Tim Thomas refusing to speak to reporters about his political ramblings on Facebook, and about whether or not this is a media driven controversy, or a genuine distraction for Thomas' Bruins teammates.
The discussion of the Patriots loss in the Super Bowl and just like any other loss, the coaching is called into question and whether a defensive coordinator on staff would have helped Bill Belichick and the Patriots.
Mikey has made no bones about his feelings on Pau Gasol, what will he do if the Celtics trade Rondo for Gasol? Also our buddy LB calls in to talk about the Patriots Super Bowl loss.
Mikey talks to some Patriots fans who are still looking at the loss and breaking down what went wrong but are also looking to the future for the franchise.
Losing the Super Bowl? Terrrrrrrrrrrrrrible.
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Live from Hurricane's... not Cocaine's which is where Oil Can Boyd wanted to be broadcasting from. Plus the Cranky Yankee Bitch reaches her tipping point.
Our friend from Pittsburgh, Mark Madden, joins D&C to give his take on the Joe Paterno/Penn State scandal and says Jerry Sandusky may have been 'Pimping Out Young Boys to Rich Donors.'
More from this showGlenn and Michael debate what, if anything, Shaq is bringing to the table for TNT's NBA pre and postgame coverage.
More from this showD&C receive a second call from Joe in Nashville voicing his frustration over the Pats not bringing back Randy Moss during last offseason.
More from this showMatt Perrault asks our listeners if they believe Bruin goalie Tim Thomas should take down his Facebook page. The media hasn't let down and Matt looks to dig deep into the situation. What do you think the Bruins should do?
More from this showDustin joined Glenn and Michael on the Big Show, and they asked him if they could take a call. Dustin agreed, and the caller then went on to rip the crap out of him. What Dustin didn't know is that the caller was one of his best friends... Andre Ethier from the Dodgers.
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