Mike Lowell News

Having faced their most disappointing season since 2006 by being bounced by the Angels in the first round of the 2009 playoffs, the Red Sox faced a few issues as they got ready for their next season.

Everyone loves a good comeback story, especially in sports. Whether it's a team rallying from a near-impossible deficit to win a game or title, or whether it's a player coming out of nowhere to be great, these stories are what people live for.

They may be upset, but the trade, which included right-handed pitcher Kyle Weiland, brought right-handed reliever Mark Melancon to Boston for much-needed pitching.

A LOOK BACK Boston Red Sox Vice President Emeritus and longtime historian Dick Bresciani looks into a case at the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame with former Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell during a Hall of Fame event Nov.