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Ever-confident Sheffield game for a comeback

The old-guy market may not be so hot this offseason, so Gary Sheffield is making sure he’s not one of the old guys shut out of the 2010 season. Sheffield, 41, said he has dedicated himself to a grueling workout regimen featuring mixed martial arts and ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Mets,  Gary Sheffield,  John Lackey,  Mark Attanasio,  Frank Thomas

Bottom line: Boras hounds owners that he says are crying wolf

Agents and teams have fought like cats and dogs for years, but there may never have been a time when the opinions were more divergent on the topic of spending money. The Tigers, intent on cutting payroll, came out of recent organizational meetings ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: General Motors,  National League,  New York Mets,  Justin Verlander,  Curtis Granderson

Gonzalez in a golden position

CHICAGO - Adrian Gonzalez said he’ll be visiting Europe for about a month, so if the Padres are going to trade him - to the Red Sox or some other team - they’ll have to track him down to tell him. “I don’t know what’s going to happen,’’ said the ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Adrian Gonzalez,  Jed Hoyer,  Mark Teixeira,  National League

Holliday shopping done early

CHICAGO - Multiple reports have it that the Red Sox made a four-year, $60 million offer to left fielder Jason Bay, though general manager Theo Epstein has not confirmed that. But if the Sox don’t retain Bay, the main power-hitting outfielder available ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Matt Holliday,  Mark Teixeira,  Jason Bay,  Theo Epstein

Red Sox get into position

CHICAGO - It wasn’t anything unexpected, but Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein announcing that Victor Martinez will be the team’s full-time catcher next season certainly smacked of something more on the horizon, and it certainly meant the end of ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jason Varitek,  Theo Epstein,  Victor Martinez,  Adrian Gonzalez,  Scott Boras

Why the Sox should be going, going . . . going after Gonzalez

The one thing the Red Sox must do to bridge the gap between them and the World Series champion Yankees? Acquire Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. Losing out on Mark Teixeira in the offseason - losing him to the Yankees - seemed to be the biggest ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Adrian Gonzalez,  Mark Teixeira,  Josh Beckett,  A.J. Burnett

These four are well-connected to success story

NEW YORK - They have spent close to the Gross National Product of some small countries to acquire players over the years, but in winning their 27th championship last night with a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series, ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Andy Pettitte,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Derek Jeter,  Mariano Rivera

Burnett: Less rest may lead to sleepless night

PHILADELPHIA - You don’t get many chances for immortality, to be on the mound with the chance to clinch a World Series for the New York Yankees. For that reason, his teammates and his fans feel bad for A.J. Burnett, a gritty competitor. Nobody wanted ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  A.J. Burnett,  Joe Girardi,  Raul Ibanez

Tossing Pettitte’s name out there

The answer from this correspondent is yes, eventually. Pettitte is the all-time leader in postseason wins with 17. As a lefthander who has pitched much of his career in the American League East, he has 229 regular-season wins and counting. Bill Madden, ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jack Morris,  American League,  New York Daily News,  Washington Post Company,  Pedro Martinez

Damon smarter than most idiots

PHILADELPHIA - Box this one up as one of the great plays in World Series history. Send it as a keepsake to someone very familiar to Red Sox fans - Johnny Damon. After Damon’s two-out single off Brad Lidge in the ninth inning with last night’s World ...

From NICK CAFARDO, Boston Globe,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Johnny Damon,  Pedro Feliz,  New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Brad Lidge

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