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The debates will continue well into this season and beyond: is the 2009 Jason Varitek worth $5 million and several months of speculation? more ›

So Bostonist was chatting up Gordon Edes, Tony Maz and Peter Gammons* on Friday and, as such, want to give you the straight scoop on this Mark Teixeira business: at some point, the highly hyped player is expected to play some sport (most likely baseball, those close to the negotiations have suggested) for an organization of professional status. It can be safely assumed that Teixeira will announce his team signing before Spring Training 2009, but that is still questionable. The single absolute certainty, however, is that agent Scott Boras is going to be able to fill a swimming pool with the dough he is going to be raking in. more ›

Hank wasn’t there to get the crowd going and the normally loud crowd at Gillette seemed to have taken a Quaalude before the game. But then again, it’s not a real game. Nothing was at stake; even Tom Brady was bundled up on the sidelines like Nanook of the North. (Tom, it was 70 degrees.) Maybe it was the cool crisp air that got to the Pats, but even a push at the end didn’t get them the win. The Pats lost to the Ravens, 16-15. more ›

Let's take a trip out to Phoenix, shall we? The Celtics for once found themselves n the other side of the equation, as the team trying to cool an ongoing Suns hot streak. Turns out that the Celts don't well handle such a situation, losing 85-77 to Shaq and his crew. The quick breakdown of dubious distinctions from the game? Lowest Boston total of the season, first third-straight loss of the season, really lousy ball play from the Boston green. more ›

With the best year EVER in Boston sports coming to a close, it's time to do a little reviewing. We've come up with a series of lists from the highs to the really highs to the lows, and we'll be sharing them for the next few days. Here's a list of Boston sports' 10 Biggest Disappointments of 2007: more ›

We already know they must hate us in Minnesota. Once, they had David Ortiz, Randy Moss and Kevin Garnett. Now they don't. But they must really hate us in Denver these days; less than two weeks after their Colorado Rockies were vaporized in the World Series, the Nuggets came to Boston and fared just as badly. The Celtics (who said they'd need time to adjust to one another?) annihilated Denver almost from the opening last... more ›

OK, so maybe that 4th Super Bowl is a bit further away than Bostonist originally thought. The Pats were, sad to say, trounced by division rival Miami Dolphins on Sunday, 21-0. This one was ugly folks, from the jump. Alas, Bostonist should have had a bit of a clue that this could be coming, with Tommy's record down in Miami (a place he is under .500, 2-4 career) and the injuries the Pats were... more ›

www.keepmanny.com. That says it all. Trading him is ludicrous. There is no one to replace him, and it essentially marginalizes David Ortiz. These right-handed world class hitters don't grow on trees, and J.D. "Injury" Drew isn't exactly Manny Ramirez. Actually, according to Elias Sports Bureau, he is a lot like Trot Nixon, numbers wise... hmmm.. doesn't Trot at 5, 6 mil make a lot more sense (platooning with Wily Mo) then 15 Mil per for the same numbers in J. D. Drew? Oh, and forget about 50 Home Runs for David Ortiz. Maybe 30. And, he will break Barry Bonds' number for walks with over 200. Mark Bostonist's words. Don't trade Manny, plain and simple. No matter what Curt Schilling says. more ›

Say "goodbye" to the Idiot with the beard, the flowing locks of hair, the speed, the ridiculous lead-off numbers, and - yes - the throwing arm of an arthritic grandmother. Dan Roche of WBZ4 news was the first to report it, with Newsday in NY picking it up and spreading word to the Yankee faithful. Bostonist was on the way home from a late showing of King Kong at the Fenway theater when we turned on the radio and very quickly learned what in the hell was going on - phone lines were on fire among local talk radio stations, sports-related or not. It's pretty amazing that after all this time, after the Red Sox nation lavished praise on our center fielder, thinking all the while that we had Jesus Christ roaming around out there, it was actually Judas. more ›