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Flip the Switch: Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Preview

Posted: 17th April 2010 by DJ Rallo in NBA
Article found at Beantown Sports Observer After a rather inconsistent and injury filled season for the Celtics this season, they must pull themselves together as they will face Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Boston finished the season with a nice 50-32 record whereas the Heat finished 47-32. Separated by three wins these two teams will square off to see who will get ...
Article was originally posted on the Beantown Sports Observer; number one place for top notch Boston sports news and commentary.   Today the Boston Red Sox finalized a four year $68 million dollar contract extension with right handed pitcher, Josh Beckett. The contract will run through the 2014 season and Beckett will make $17 million dollars per season. The ace of the rotation would have become a free agent at the end of ...

AL East Report Card: Offseason Review

Posted: 28th February 2010 by DJ Rallo in MLB
First published on Beantown Sports Observer This past offseason was not only big for the Boston Red Sox, but for the teams in their division as well. New York, Tampa Bay, Toronto, and even Baltimore made some significant moves on their roster and though some more bad than good, the division will be tough this season. An always dangerous Yankees team, a young and eager team from Baltimore, a team looking ...

Boston Red Sox: Analyzing Offseason Acquisitions

Posted: 6th January 2010 by DJ Rallo in MLB
This article was first reported at Boston Sox Journalism. The Boston Red Sox certainly proved one thing this offseason: there is no such thing as a "bridge year" in Beantown. The Red Sox opened their wallet, made investments, and acquired players either through trade or free agency that could be a huge help to the team in 2010 and for years to come. Today, I will be running down each acquisition ...

Boston Red Sox Concerns for 2010

Posted: 2nd January 2010 by DJ Rallo in MLB
Article first found at Boston Sox Journalism . After a very quiet beginning to the 2009-10 MLB offseason for the Boston Red Sox, infuriating many fans in the process whilst their rivals in New York had been going all out by acquiring outfielder Curtis Granderson, the Red Sox wouldn't play the silent game much anymore. The Red Sox ended up signing former Angels' ace and longtime rival to ...

Jason Bay to Queens: How Do Boston Red Sox React?

Posted: 2nd January 2010 by DJ Rallo in MLB
The original article is found at Boston Sox Journalism , the newest site dedicated to Red Sox journalism at it's finest. A few days ago the obvious happened, meaning that Jason Bay had signed with the New York Mets for four years with $66 million dollars plus an option year and incentives that could lead the slugger to $80 million dollars. We knew as soon as the Red Sox ...