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When Red Sox owner John Henry robbed the cradle earlier this year, we had no idea that it was also a headhunting expedition. According to the Herald, Henry has replaced longtime Red Sox vice president Janet Marie Smith with Linda Pizzuti, his wife. Smith was the one who kept Fenway Park from being bulldozed, hatching the series of improvement plans that gave us the seats on the Green Monster and the generally pleasant seating atmosphere in the 97-year-old ballpark. Pizzuti? Well, she's married to John Henry, and she used to work for her family's development firm, building condos. Bad news for the Kenmore area, where Sox-owned parcels could easily be transformed into enormous, hideous luxury buildings? Probably. As one source told the Herald, "Janet Marie was told to go because Linda’s taking over the whole damn place." [Herald]

• The arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sparked a media frenzy. The Cambridge police union defended the officer involved in the incident, while Herald columnist Peter Gelzinis accused Gates of "exploiting" this incident for a vague reason about a PBS special. Yvonne Abraham criticized Cambridge police in the Globe by actually using the word "dunderheaded," which may be accurate but is rarely used in public discourse. Gates is considering legal action and wants an apology. WCVB's Liz Brunner interviewed Gates on Tuesday and he explained his perspective on what happened, said the police report was fabricated and reiterated his call for an apology.

Don't even think about last night's chokefestloss in Baltimore again. It was so June. There's another game today that, hopefully, will feature Beckett being Beckett - 7-1, 1.94 ERA last 10 starts. And, the bullpen can get a second straight day off.

Who's the all-time leader for games started by a Red Sox pitcher? Trick question; there's a tie. Let's try it this way: who's the all-time leader for games started by a Red Sox pitcher who didn't end his Red Sox career with bitterness and acrimony, then go on to win championships with the Yankees and end his baseball career under a cloud of steroid-related suspicion?

• Governor Deval Patrick may have signed a bill to eliminate the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority but the Pike might cost us even more. [Boston Herald]

A Red Sox hat is ubiquitous. (Note to Yankees fans: That means lots of people wear them in lots of places.) Sox fans, young and old, near and far away, wear them. Celebrities flaunt them even when they are celebrities we don't want sporting Sox gear. Stores are filled with them for us to buy. And, as we all know, there are many of them to choose from. There is now another hat to pick from. Why, in the name of Dr. Charles Steinberg, do we need a watermelon scratch-n-sniff Sox hat? Is there a reason for this abomination? Theo? Larry? Mr. Henry? Can someone explain this to Bostonist?

WBZ and the Herald suggest that Red Sox principal owner John Henry may be interested in buying the beleaguered Boston Globe in addition to the New York Times' share of the Sox. How would this affect the paper's sports and other coverage? Will it become even more of a Sox machine? Henry also reportedly emailed the Herald that “Baseball fans rely heavily on newspapers." What, not the 'dux? C'mon.

No Celtics news today. They play tonight in Utah, and aren't really expected to do very much wheeling and dealing before the trade deadline. There's all sorts of possible dealing going on around the league: here's what we keep F5-ing.

In a way, it's hard to believe that only one Bruins scored a hat trick last night. But in a game of shaky defense, multiple goalie changes, and an insane amount of offense, it was David Krejci who sent headgear flying, notching his first career hat trick as the Bruins outlasted Toronto 8-5.

The feud between Red Sox ownership and Hank "Spaulding Smails" Steinbrenner is escalating. After Hank moaned, "Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of [expletive] that is.", John Henry responded by sending Hank an honorary RSN membership card.

You've got to be kidding us. We can't get anywhere near the rest of the media during Red Sox spring training (MLB doesn't believe in the journalistic credibility of blogs, can you believe it?), and the big press conference of the pre-season takes place in the Red Sox spring training complex PARKING LOT? We totally should have gone to Florida to try to jump in on the conversation that took place on Monday between Curt Schilling and a small group of hand-picked media.

Your 2007 World Champion Red Sox continued their celebratory tour with a visit to the State House yesterday. The event was hosted by Governor Patrick and numerous elected officials. Both (!) trophies were prominently displayed on the front lawn of the State House, the golden flags matching quite nicely with the gleam of the famous golden dome. Governor Patrick kicked off the event, and while his oddly-accented proclamations made some chuckle (JAAYYsun VARRRiTECCKK), his enthusiasm...

The Red Sox returned from a little trip of consequence out West on Monday and found several thousand fans waiting to welcome them back and get a taste of the victory parade planned for Tuesday. A caravan of buses rolled up to the park shortly after 5 p.m. Monday afternoon and those in attendance didn't have to wait long to see the hardware they'd been lusting after all post-season long: Tom Werner, John Henry, and...

Think back to the glory days of '04, when an odd phenomenon swept across Red Sox Nation. The day after we realized that our beloved boys of summer-turned-autumn were heading to the World Series, many a bleary-eyed Sox fan remarked that winning the Series would be amazing, unheard of, astounding. But there was an anti-climactic twinge to the remarks, because Shaughnessy's curse had already been broken for some of the crowd. The Sox had already...

Boston.com is reporting that Dise-K is on a plane with Red Sox brass John Henry and Theo Epstein heading to Boston, for what most believe would be his physical. A source close to the negotiations is reporting that “You can assume that a deal is done or close."...

When dads have enough neckties, Dave Barry books, and an endless supply of Old Spice, the Father's Day present can be a tough find. So, instead of looking to the department stores, this year we took dear ol' dad out to Fenway Park. No, not to see an actual game. (How the hell are we suppose to get tickets?) Shelling out $12 per person and joining a group of 60 other Sox fans (with...

Sunday the Red Sox saw the turnstiles click past 1 million so far this season. The pace is record setting for crowds at Fenway. This year capacity rests slightly above last years number, allowing for the fastest millionth fan to visit Fenway in years past. It was their 28th home bout, just after a walk-off Ortiz home-run to end their 27th. By some sketchy math attendance looks to be about 36,250 per game. Recently bloggers and professional sports writers have opined for the days when the average Joe Boston could a) get tickets to Fenway Park to see the Sox play and b) pay a reasonable price for said tickets. There are certainly some expensive seats, and it's unlikely that they'll be declining anytime in the near future. Business savvy of owner John Henry won't allow for it.

The Olde Towne Team has yet ANOTHER problem... and this one is big! The Sox are now going into litigation in order to keep the baseball that was used to get the final out of the 2004 World Series when Edgar Renteria (yep, that Edgar Renteria), then of the St. Louis Cardinals, hit a chopper up the middle that was snagged by Keith Foulke, and flipped to first baseman Doug Meintkiewicz to give the...

The initials "GM" have taken on an entirely new meaning for the Red Sox of late. "Gigantic Mess" seems appropriate. It's been two weeks since the press conference where we saw Theo Epstein depart the position everyone assumed he'd hold until at least his twenty-year reunion at Yale. It's been two weeks since we saw principal owner John Henry, at the very same press conference, speak in a manner of disbelief usually reserved for those who have just been told there's no such person as Santa Clause.

If the adage no news is good news holds true; Bostonist is always a little uneasy when we read a lead in to a report like this: "The Archdiocese of Boston has convened a secret tribunal..." This story, however, has a miraculous twist. Cardinal John Henry Newman has been put forth to the Vatican to cannomize the late Cardinal on the process of becoming a saint. According to Catholic law, canonization of an individual into sainthood goes through a number of stages. Pope John Paul II (or JP Deuce as Bostonist has a habit of calling him) had found Cardinal Newman to be venerable during his term as Pope. There had been no evidence of a miraculous event made apparent to the Pope, but recently a claim has been made by a Boston man. Praying to Cardinal Newman allowed the Boston Deacon to experience a full recovery, which could be deemed by the special, secret tribunal in set up by the Boston Archdiocese as a miracle.