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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Some left in tank

ON THE REBOUND: Veteran reliever Alan Embree rejoined the Sox yesterday, five years after departing.

By Scott Lauber

FORT MYERS - Alan Embree would have been content to coach his 12-year-old son’s...

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Mike Lowell bears watching

By Michael Silverman / Baseball Notes

It remains in the best interest of both the Red Sox and Mike Lowell to play and showcase the right-handed hitter as...

New game for men in middle

By John Tomase / Red Sox Beat

FORT MYERS - It looked like a figurative bomb went off in one corner of the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday. One minute, Joe Nelson, Scott Atchison and Brian...

Tim Wakefield rotation-ready

SELF STARTER: Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield delivers a warmup pitch before the first inning of yesterday’s exhibition game against the Baltimore Orioles, in Fort Myers.

By Scott Lauber / Red Sox Notebook

FORT MYERS - Tim Wakefield smiled at the question. Having just blanked a split squad of Baltimore Orioles for five...

Bud Selig brews up changes

By Herald wire services

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig admitted yesterday that he has put his ideas for realignment on paper, but that’s as far as it has gone thus far. ...

Slow sales for Sox tix

SLIDE: Sox outfielder JD Drew slides into home plate during a sold-out game against the Yankees at Fenway Park last year, but this season’s sale of Sox tickets for the Easter Sunday night home opener is tagging back at second.

By Thomas Grillo

Thousands of tickets are still available for the Red Sox home opener against the...

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Wakefield goes 5 innings as Sox blank Orioles 6-0

Tim Wakefield delivers a warm-up pitch before the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday.

By Associated Press

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Tim Wakefield went five scoreless innings, giving up two hits...

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What's next for Embree?

By John Tomase

Right-hander Alan Embree threw a 33-pitch bullpen this morning in front of pitching...

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Making best of situation

By John Tomase / Red Sox Beat

FORT MYERS - As the start of the season ticks closer, Mike Lowell remains a member...

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Sox get Josh Beckett out of bed

ROUGH DAY: Josh Beckett fires a pitch during his 3-inning outing against the Pirates yesterday.

By Scott Lauber

BRADENTON, Fla. - Josh Beckett couldn’t recall being so sick. Never during...

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Daisuke Matsuzaka plenty busy

POINT MAN: David Ortiz looks skyward after hitting a two-run home run yesterday against the Pirates.

By Scott Lauber and John Tomase / Red Sox Notebook

BRADENTON, Fla. - At 9:24 Thursday night, Daisuke Matsuzaka was in Boston, cradling...

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Rays’ J.P. Howell may miss opener

By Herald wire services

Durable left-hander J.P. Howell might not be ready to open the regular season with...

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Nationals send top prospect Stephen Strasburg to minors

Washington Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg pitches against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Viera, Fla.

By Associated Press

VIERA, Fla. — The Washington Nationals have sent top pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg to the minor leagues. Strasburg...

Nationals send top prospect Strasburg to minors

By Associated Press

VIERA, Fla. - Stephen Strasburg was sent to the minor leagues on Saturday by the Washington Nationals, who told baseball’s top pitching prospect he needed...