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9 hrs ago | Boston Herald

Sox injury woes a jigsaw puzzle

There is no one pat answer to any of these questions, but they all are begging for one, considering that the fate of this season certainly seems to be hanging upon first the fallout from the losses and then the odds that key players such as closer Andrew Bailey and outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury [ stats ] and Carl Crawford can come back with ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jacoby Ellsbury

Sat May 26, 2012

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Pirates' offense makes 2010 Mariners look good

The Pittsburgh Pirates are on pace to score fewer runs than any team in the designated-hitter era, even the dreadful 2010 Mariners.

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Related Topix: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Ryan Kalish, Daniel Nava, Jacoby Ellsbury, Ryan Sweeney

Sporting News

MLB revolution: Changing of the guard isn't an early-season fluke

Although the reports of a possible sale of the New York Yankees were quickly dismissed by the Steinbrenner family this week, even George Steinbrenner himself would have to admit that times have changed.

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Related Topix: Sports, Alex Rodriguez, Baseball Players

The Hardball Times

Middlebrooks, Youkilis, and .380 wOBA baskets

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2012 , an annual "must buy" for all baseball fans, is now shipping.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Kevin Youkilis, Adrian Gonzalez, Ryan Kalish, Will Middlebrooks, Jacoby Ellsbury

Fri May 25, 2012

The Providence Journal

Rays 7, Red Sox 4: Lester shelled, benches clear

There will be games the depleted Red Sox lose in the coming days because they're so depleted in the outfield.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Daniel Nava, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Matt Joyce, Elliot Johnson

MassLive.com

Red Sox notes: Adrian Gonzalez could play right field Saturday night

The slugger was slotted in at first base on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays with Kevin Youkilis at third, but manager Bobby Valentine said there's a strong chance that Gonzalez will move to right on Saturday so he can cram third baseman Will Middlebrooks into the lineup.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Adrian Gonzalez, Kevin Youkilis, Will Middlebrooks, Daisuke Matsuzaka

BleacherReport

Boston Red Sox: Does Math Help Case for World Series Championship?

With a .600 winning percentage over its last 30 games, the Boston Red Sox can use that math to make a postseason berth for the first time since 2009.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, American League East, Boston Red Sox, Baseball Players, Jacoby Ellsbury, Alfredo Aceves

The Baltimore Sun

Expect Adam Jones' extension to be 5-6 years, $80-$90 million

As speculation and waiting continues on what seems to be a pending contract extension for Orioles center fielder Adam Jones, here's an educated guess on how this will shake out.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, Matt Kemp

Thu May 24, 2012

St. Petersburg Times

Drew Sutton's first two days with Tampa Bay Rays couldn't have gone any better

Tampa Bay Rays: Rich Thompson laughs off missed HBP call; Joe Maddon likes the Rays' funk; Rays own AL's best home record Infielder Drew Sutton didn't choose the walk-up song that plays before his home at-bats, but laughed at how fitting Metallica's "Wherever I May Roam" is.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Drew Sutton, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis

MassLive.com

With four outfielders on the DL, the Red Sox sure could use Josh Reddick

In Major League Baseball, trades are rarely able to be properly evaluated after just a few months.

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Related Topix: Sports, Josh Reddick, Baseball Players, Daniel Nava, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury

Boston.com

Daniel Bard struggles again but gets win for Red Sox

Daniel Bard junked his delivery in the fourth inning Wednesday, pitching from the stretch as he tried to find some way to get the ball over the plate.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Daniel Bard, Ryan Kalish, Adrian Gonzalez, Darnell McDonald

Boston.com

Step up to the plate on Ortiz

From a business point of view, the Red Sox have handled it right. They have been going year-to-year with David Ortiz, which, given the DH market and the fact that he is now 36, is the right thing to do.

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Related Topix: Sports, David Ortiz, Baseball Players, Curt Schilling, John Lackey, Derek Jeter

Wed May 23, 2012

Boston Herald

Homers spark Sox in 6-5 win over Orioles

First, though, there was one more game to play. Three weeks since they were last idle, the Red Sox concluded a run of 20 games in 20 days - the maximum number of consecutive days played allowed under the collective bargaining agreement - with a 6-5 victory over the Orioles today on a muggy spring afternoon at Camden Yards.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jake Arrieta, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Scott Podsednik, Alfredo Aceves

Isportsweb.com

Boston Red Sox: Hurling woes, not injuries, dominate first quarter of season

Every time we turn around another Red Sox position player has gone down to injury.A It would be comical if not for the fact that it has necessitated such extreme solutions.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Ryan Kalish, Daniel Nava, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury

Tue May 22, 2012

The Baltimore Sun

MLB roundup: Nationals activate Wang

The Washington Nationals activated Chien-Ming Wang from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Ryan Mattheus, Chien-Ming Wang, Freddy Galvis, Jimmy Rollins, Scott Podsednik

ESPN

BoSox activate Youkilis; Ross, Sweeney to DL

To make room for Youkilis, the team put outfielder Ryan Sweeney on the newly created seven-day disabled list, retroactive to Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ryan Kalish, Jacoby Ellsbury, Darnell McDonald

Boston.com

Ask Nick: Should Gonzalez switch to outfield?

Our question of the week comes from Jonathan Lobel, who lives in Frydlant in the Czech Republic.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Adrian Gonzalez, Will Middlebrooks, Jacoby Ellsbury, American League, Major League Baseball, American League East, Jose Iglesias

The Providence Journal

Red Sox 8, Orioles 6: Bats bail out Buchholz

The Red Sox may be missing a lot of pieces, but as they showed in Monday's 8-6 victory over the Orioles at Camden Yards, they still possess many of the most critical ones.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Daniel Nava, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz

Mon May 21, 2012

The Baseball Page

Who can I turn to?

Baseball began early this year, in Japan on March 28tth. It's only May and many of the premier teams, the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, Tampa Bay and others are struggling because of injuries.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Mariano Rivera, Josh Beckett, Lance Berkman, Jacoby Ellsbury

ESPN

Red Sox lose OF Ross with broken bone in foot

An MRI administered to Boston Red Sox outfielder Cody Ross in Boston showed a small fracture in the outfielder's left foot, manager Bobby Valentine said Monday.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Ryan Kalish, Daniel Nava, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis

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