After months of negotiations, Manny Ramirez finally agreed to take $45M for the next 2 years with the LA Dodgers. The parties have agreed in principle and is pending his physical. $25M of the total is deferred over 5 years, and Manny will have the right to opt out after 1 year.

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From pinstripes to Los Angeles… but Bobby Abreu won’t be reunited with Joe Torre. Rather, he will be playing for the Angels - likely on a one-year contract… which is really ideal for the Angels. Any time you can sign a great hitter and keep him motivated by the all-valuable “contract year” - you must be happy.

Recently, some big names were found on the Madoff client list, but non were bigger in the sports world than Sandy Koufax.

In a season that has seen the Red Sox’s biggest rivals pay for the biggest prizes, Boston is finally closing in on one of their own. Theo Epstein has struck a deal to sign Brad Penny to a 1-year contract. Now this is not as impressive as the New York Yankees. This definitely is not the [...]

The Red Sox lost out on CC Sabathia… oh well.
The Red Sox lost out on AJ Burnett… so what.
The Red Sox lost out of Mark Teixeira… I am bummed about that one.
The Red Sox haven’t yet signed Jason Varitek… thank god.
But today, Red Sox Nation got some news as management made some moves. They signed [...]

Greg Maddux announces his intention to retire today - and today, we have lost one of the great pitchers and baseball minds. He finished his career 355-227 with a remarkable ERA of 3.16 over his 22 year career. He was born April 14, 1966.
Greg Maddux is a sure hall-of-famer and it will be an outrage [...]