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The price definitely was right for the White Sox concerning the free-agent signing of Andruw Jones, a $500,000 deal for 2010 with up to an additional $1 million in performance bonuses, as announced by the team Wednesday.

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Well, this took me a little longer than I expected, but oh well. Continuing in the player-by-player breakdown of who we had in 2009 and what they are to the team in 2010, I give you the batters.

We spoke to the offending parties - the Red Sox players - after they were swept by the Angels in the AL Division Series Sunday.

On a sunny and crisp Monday at Fenway Park, less than 24 hours after the Red Sox saw their season end in jarring fashion amid a furious ninth-inning comeback by the Angels, the American League Division Series 2009 logo was still covering the grass behind home plate.

The Red Sox almost began the postseason without their manager last night. Terry Francona, who had complained earlier in the day about some digestive issues, fell ill an hour before first pitch with food poisoning.

Share + Oct 6, 2009 1:44 pm US/Eastern Reporting Dan Roche ANAHEIM The Red Sox are expected to finalize their roster for the American League Divisional Series against the Los Angeles Angels very soon.

It's not the role Gary Matthews Jr . envisioned when he signed a five-year, $50-million contract with the Angels before the 2007 season, and it's certainly not the role the Angels envisioned when they shelled out that kind of money for the outfielder.

Just a few short weeks ago, the odds of even one of the trio of Joey Gathright, Brian Anderson or Paul Byrd being on the Red Sox postseason roster were long.

The Red Sox on Thursday afternoon finalized their roster for their American League Division Series against the Angels, choosing Brian Anderson as the final outfielder over Rocco Baldelli , who is suffering from a strained hip flexor.

With the first game of the Sox-Angels A.L. Division Series looming Thursday night, the Red Sox' roster for the first round is nearly finalized - with Rocco Baldelli and his tenuous health situation the only unresolved issue.

Although it's technically the regular season, TBS will throw out the first pitch on Major League Baseball's playoffs tomorrow in Minnesota.TBS will cover the Tuesday, Oct.

Victor Martinez follows the flight of his grand slam to right, the big blow in the Red Sox' seven-run inning.

Victor Martinez hit a grand slam to cap a seven- run second inning as Boston used an early flurry of offense to defeat Cleveland, 11-6, in the third portion of a four-game set at Fenway Park.

Winning pitcher: Halladay . Losing pitcher: Wakefield . Att: 37,246. There may not be a Red Sox fan alive that saw a Boston team play a game with as many bad players on the field as in last night's 12-0 loss to the Blue Jays .

TBS' coverage of the MLB playoffs will have a few wrinkles, such as occasionally mounting cameras on - but, obviously, also slightly behind - foul poles for close-ups of screaming shots as they pass by.

Monday, September 28, 2009 Terry Francona: Evil Genius Forget everything you saw this past weekend in the Bronx.

Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz is congratulated by teammates Dustin Pedroia and Brian Anderson after all three scored on Ortiz's three run home run in the 9th inning during Wednesday's September 23, 2009, baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO.

Boston Red Sox left fielder Brian Anderson, front, and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury try to field a ball hit by Kansas City Royals' Alberto Callaspo in the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept.

September 20, 2009, 6:48 AM / American League Oakland 8, Cleveland 4: Mark Ellis homered to break the A's franchise record for second baseman as Oakland won their sixth straight game.