F*BOSTON

The official online definitive guide to the New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox rivalry.

Submitted by jasoncarulli 3 years ago

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Justin Morneau AL MVP? Huh? The news sent shock waves around the baseball world today as the much anticipated award was given to Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau. The numbers don’t lie, .321 with 34 home runs, 97 runs scored and 130 RBIs, a major accomplishment for the pride of Minnesota’s unknown, but how is it that he managed to steal the award from the more deserving Derek Jeter? Well, Morneau did carry his team from the obscure confines of the AL Central’s tightest race in recent memory, but he wasn’t alone. When you bat fifth in the order and have the AL batting champ,...

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The New York Yankees and Mike Mussina have reached a preliminary agreement on a two year, $23 million contract that will keep the 38 year old veteran right hander in the rotation until his likely retirement. The signing adds the fourth certainty to the Yankees rotation as Mussina will join Chien-Ming Wang, Randy Johnson, and Carl Pavano. Long reliever Scott Proctor has been mentioned to be a candidate to round out the rotation along with rookies Jeff Karstens, Darrell Rasner, and recently acquired Humberto Sanchez.

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The Boston Red Sox have finally managed to turn the tables on New York’s so-called Evil Empire by outbidding the Yankees for the right to have a simple, unguaranteed conversation with unproven Major League hopeful Daisuke Matsuzaka. The move obviously is the foundation for the construction of Boston’s own Death Star as finishing in 3rd place with the second highest payroll in the Majors ($120 million) has left a bad taste in the mouths of New Englanders everywhere. So in an effort to prevent another Jose Contreras meltdown, Red Sox’s president Larry Lucchino finally managed to loosen his...