Say what you want about A-Rod's cheating, sensitivity, obsession with the Jeet, choice of company, or taste in women, but I'll be damned if anyone derides his dedication to the game. Just hours after undergoing an 80-minute procedure to fix his torn labrum and repair his hip cyst (delicious!), A-Rod...

Our Canuck seems pretty down that Canada has been eliminated from the World Baseball Classic. It's the biggest surprise of the tournament thus far. Right now Italia is playing Venezuela and I'm rooting hard for the Euros to beat Team Chavez. It would be nice for a European team to get some recogniti...

4:49 p.m. Manager Joe Maddon was pleased with LHP David Price's spring debut, saying the touted prospect threw several very good changeups and held his composure after throwing six straight balls to start his outing. Price said he felt good, and that his changeup has come a long ways. He said it's s...

Commenter Kyle A. is down in Clearwater and filed this fan report. This is my second trip to Clearwater, Florida to watch our Fightin’ Phils get ready for the regular season.  Coming from State College where the temperatures have hovered in the 20s and 30s all winter, today’s weather, 80 degree...

UPDATE, 3:37: Elliot Johnson hits a late solo home but the Rays still lose to the Twins, 4-3. UPDATE, 3:20: It's 4-2 Twins going to the ninth.UPDATE, 2:42: Kazmir said he felt very good on the mound and added "seriously,......

FINAL: Red Sox 8, Rays 2. UPDATE, 3:38: Wade Davis said his problems were self-inflicted, the result of throwing too many pitches up and over the middle of the plate. "It was not a bad day,'' he said. "Obviously the numbers weren't awesome and it wasn't a blast out there, but I got some th...

Ramon Martinez will miss today’s game with a hand injury. Ryan Church fouled a ball off his knee during a game in Viera, and has missed the last two games. …from what i can gather, church is able to pinch hit today, but in all likelihood he will return to the lineup on sunday&helli...

UPDATE, 2:34: Carlos Hernandez didn't make it through four innings, as he left after allowing a double with two outs in the fourth, the fifth hit he gave up on the afternoon. Hernandez's line - 3 2/3 innings, 5 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, one wild pitch. Dale Thayer replaced him. UPDATE, 2:24: Dione...

When discussing A-Rod's hip cyst yesterday evening, I made a bold assertion that the dear man was surely not injured too seriously and that the Yanks were likely just looking for an excuse to keep him from playing in the WBC: There's clearly nothing for us to worry about - he'll be fine - but the Ya...

In the end, Manny always was a snake... (SawxBlog Illustration) This post is too obvious, but I’m doing it anyway. It seems as if all of Red Sox Nation have already posted, tweeted, spoke, spat, ranted, updated, and written all they have (and can) about Manny Ramirez and his signing with the Dodge...