Red Sox News & Notes @ SOX & Dawgs

Imagine if you will, a pin dropping. That’s about the only thing we are hearing in regards to the Boston Red Sox right now. Things have been quiet as you can imagine for the past day or two but I expect things to heat up as we move closer to spring training.

Current NESN analyst and former Red Sox great Jim Rice will be on hand at the grand opening of Circuit City in Torrington, CT on Thursday, January 24th from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. He will be signing autographed baseballs for $20 with all proceeds going to the Boys & Girls Club of America.

Nike has a new version of the Air Force I coming out soon and worked with Daisuke Matsuzaka on the design. It has a dragon emblem featuring his number 18 on it.

And last but not least, the Sporting News has a good article about Jacoby Ellsbury and how he’s ready for the pressures of Boston again this season.

Ellsbury is ready for the pressure of his encore [Sporting News]

Nike x Daisuke Matsuzaka – Dragon Air Force 1 Supreme Inside Out [SneakerFiles.com]