Tim Wakefield News

An English mastiff that bit the wife of Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield and another woman would be sent to a New York shelter and avoid being put to death under a court decision issued yesterday.

With the 40-man roster deadline bearing down and with 4 other catchers already taking up slots , the Sox chose to release Kottaras.

The Red Sox released Kottaras today. The 26-year-old catcher was out of options and couldn't be sent to the minors again.

The Red Sox will raise some ticket prices as much as $5 next season after freezing all sections for 2009.

While Theo Epstein circulates amongst his peers at the Major League general managers meetings in Chicago this week, he'll be coming home to face an increasingly busy offseason of tedious contract work.

Thanks to Drugs Delaney for breaking the news here on OTM. Long said to be one of the best bargains in baseball, Tim Wakefield 's perpetual $4 million team option will not be picked up for the first time since 2005.

Not only will Tim Wakefield be back with the Red Sox next season, he now has a contract for 2011.

So it looks like a couple of long, long-time teammates will be teammates at least a little longer still.

The Boston Red Sox have picked up a $7.1 million option for 2010 on catcher Victor Martinez, according to a report from the Boston Globe on Monday.

As many as six others could file in the coming days. The stakes are high for both Bay and the Red Sox .

While their rivals from the Bronx are enjoying the afterglow of a World Series championship, the Red Sox are in business mode, trying to plot their own title contender for 2010.

Wallace Matthews, Newsday : If the commissioner of baseball truly wants to get to the bottom of one of the great mysteries of his game, he can shelve the steroid investigation and start looking into how Tim Wakefield has managed to get away with his act for the past 15 years.

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With two outs and two strikes in the ninth inning of a must-win game, Erick Aybar startles the crowd and singles off Jonathan Papelbon.

Posted by Christine E. at 11:51 am in Baseball , Random Thoughts , Red Sox Or, as right as a 43 year old athlete can ever be.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield underwent back surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital this week to repair a herniated disc and remove a loose fragment.

ESPN play-by-play man Jon Miller did not have to think for a second before deciding which World Series was his most memorable as a broadcaster.

Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield underwent back surgery Wednesday, according to the Boston Herald.

Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is expected to make a full recovery well before spring training begins after undergoing back surgery to repair a herniated disc and remove a loose fragment.

While waiting to see if Mariano Rivera uses the spitter tonight, just wanted to remind everyone that Tim Wakefield will have back surgery to repair his herniated disc tomorrow at Mass.