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Entries from December 13th, 2006

Matsuzaka Negotiations Part Cuatro

December 13th, 2006 by Ian · 2 Comments ·

Well it’s official. The Boston Red Sox and Daisuke (Dice-K) Matsuzaka have reached a preliminary agreement on a 6 yr $52 million dollar contract. There are escalator clauses in his contract that could raise the total to $60 million dollars. All of this of course is pending the results of his physical.
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Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB


Red Sox News

December 13th, 2006 by Ian · Comments Off ·

Ok, theres so much happening in Red Sox Nation that I am sure most of your heads are spinning like mine. So I will be do the best to sort it all out for you.
As I stated in the last post, at 3:00 PM Dec 13th, NESN reported and confirmed that a deal with Daisuke [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · MLB


UCONN Women’s Basketball News

December 13th, 2006 by Ian · Comments Off ·

On Dec 13th, the Atlanta Tip-off Club announced it’s top 50 list for the Naismith Trophy sponsored by Cingular Wireless. Included on this list were Renee Montgomery and Charde Houston. Houston was also included in the top 30 preseason watch list for the Wooden Award.
The Naismith Trophy is given annually to the top player [...]

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Category: UConn Huskies · Women's College Basketball


Matsuzaka Negotiations Part Tres

December 13th, 2006 by Ian · Comments Off ·

On Tuesday, the Red Sox met with Daisuke Matsuzaka Scott Boras to discuss their latest contract offer for Matsuzaka’s services. Nothing came of it as far as we know. What we do know is the Red Sox made an offer that was bigger than any Japanese player has gotten. Which means it’s larger than the [...]

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QB Change in Huskies Future??

December 13th, 2006 by Ian · Comments Off ·

I know it’s a little early to talk about the 2007 college football season for the UCONN Huskies but the program got a big boost on Monday when Junior College All-American Tyler Lorenzen committed to the Huskies for next season. He will enroll in classes in January and be eligible to participate in spring practices. [...]

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Category: College Football · UConn Huskies


Kapler Retires to Manage Single-A Team

December 13th, 2006 by Ian · Comments Off ·

On Tuesday, Dec 12th, Gabe Kapler retired from the Boston Red Sox and announced his retirement from baseball as a player. Subsequently there after, he was hired by the Red Sox to manage their South Atlantic League team in Greenville, SC.
Kapler came to the Red Sox in 2003 to be a backup outfielder. In, 2004, [...]

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Category: Boston Red Sox · Greenville Drive · MLB · Minor Leagues