With Eric Gagné declining the Red Sox offer of arbitration, the Red Sox can move forward in putting together their bullpen for 2008. They did put one more piece in the bullpen puzzle as Mike Timlin finalized his deal with the Sox yesterday earning himself a raise because of how well he pitched late last season and in the postseason.
The Red Sox also announced their spring training schedule yesterday and it’s a little shorter than normal due to the fact that they are opening up in the season in Japan. They will play 13 games at City of Palms Park. Last year they played 16 home games.
So while Theo and the braintrust are putting together the blueprint for another championship season, let’s take a look at the headlines involving the Boston Red Sox.
Gagne declines offer of arbitration [redsox.com]
PawSox introduce their new coaches [Pro Jo]
Timlin deal’s done [Boston Herald]
Field staffs announced [Extra Bases]
Timlin’s resurgence earns him $3M deal [Pro Jo]
A nice carol about Jonathan Papelbon after the jump.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
Thy fastball does amaze us.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
To new heights does it raise us.
When it’s hard and letter-high
It hums in tight and buzzes by.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
Thy fastball does amaze us.
But Papelbon, O Papelbon,
How sorry is thy dancing.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
Improve that awful prancing!
On the mound thou comes up big,
But spare us, please, that Irish jig.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
How sorry is thy dancing.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
We love thy boyish smile.
But Papelbon, O Papelbon,
Thou needs to change thy style.
Please kindly lose that fat cigar,
And put away thy air guitar.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
We love thy boyish smile.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
Thy pitches do sustain us.
But Papelbon, O Papelbon,
Thy wardrobe it does drain us!
With other teams all wilted now,
We’re forced to see thee kilted now.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
Thy pitches do sustain us.
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
Despite this carping carol,
O Papelbon, O Papelbon,
No matter thy apparel!
For all that we could care,
Pitch in thy underwear!
O Papelbon O Papelbon,
Thy fastball does amaze us!
* To the tune of O Tannebaum
