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Here they come!

-From the mouth of Jawz-

12.28.03 - With the acquisition of Schilling the Sox have all but complete a Cy Young filled piching staff, not to mention a solid closer in Foulk. But with the Manny for A-rod deal falling through, there could be bad blood between Boston higher-ups and Nomar. Will he sign again after '04? Will the Sox even offer, or will they deal him to Chicago? Perhaps somewhere in the N.L.? Whatever happens Boston could be in the thick of it, lacking in the shortstop aspect of the game. Second base should be covered, now that Pokey Reese joins us in beantown, and if Mueller can repeat last years performance Boston should have a solid infield. Maybe '04 is the year the curse comes to an end!

01.17.04 - Things are looking up on the home front. Minor additions to the club, and young talent may help make the push over the Yankees, in 2004. Lou Merloni may finally find a home in Cleveland, and be out of Nomar's shadow. Byung Hyun Kim seems very close to signing an extension with the Sox, which will just reinforce their piching staff. I believe the piching staff is going to be the deciding factor this season. New York may be trying to counter everything Boston does, especially in the piching department, but I feel the Sox will prevail. New York has already lost Petitte and the Rocket, which will impact their staff, even with the acquisition of Vasquez.

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as of 12.31.03 -

♦ Actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck declined to become members of the Red Sox' ownership group, the Boston Herald reported Dec. 19. They were approached near the completion of the sale but Affleck's crunching of the numbers determined the investment "wasn't worth it."

♦ Actor Ben Affleck discusses his love for Boston sports, including the Red Sox, in a Page 2 interview. {From ESPN}

♦ Jeff Nelson and Yankees OF Karim Garcia were charged Dec. 18 with assault and battery for fighting with a groundskeeper in the Fenway Park bullpen during a playoff game against the Red Sox. A clerk magistrate also found probable cause to go forward with Nelson's cross-complaint against Paul Williams, 24, a middle school teacher and part-time groundskeeper from Derry, N.H.

as of 1.8.04 -

♦ Former Yankees Jeff Nelson and Karim Garcia and a Fenway Park groundskeeper pleaded not guilty Jan. 7 to charges they brawled in New York's bullpen during the ALCS. The judge set a Feb. 5 pretrial hearing for the players and a Feb. 24 pretrial hearing for the groundskeeper, Paul Williams. All three have been charged with assault and battery.

♦ Former Red Sox RHP Dennis Eckersley was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Jan. 6 in his first year of eligibility.

♦ After two seasons as Red Sox third base coach, Mike Cubbage will not be a part of new manager Terry Francona's staff, the team announced Jan. 7.

as of 1.17.04 -

♦ Major league pitcher John Burkett, who took up skiing in the offseason, has moved on to the American Bowling Congress Masters. Burkett, a free agent after going 12-9 with Boston last season, planned a ski trip to Lake Tahoe and decided to combine it with the bowling event. "I've been bowling all my life," said Burkett, who averages 230. "I'm definitely aware of the Masters and how big it is." The 54th ABC Masters with more than 550 professional and amateur bowlers entered, is set for Jan. 21-25 at Reno's National Bowling Stadium.

♦ President and CEO Larry Lucchino signed an extension to remain with the team through 2011, owner John Henry said Jan. 12.

♦ The Red Sox announced Jan. 9 that hitting coach Ron Jackson, pitching coach Dave Wallace and bullpen coach Euclides Rojas will return in 2004, while Brad Mills and Lynn Jones will join manager Terry Francona's staff as bench coach and first base coach, respectively.

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