Another strange twist for Lowell

The trade sending Mike Lowell to Texas has been quashed, a baseball source said Saturday night, after a physical exam by the Rangers revealed that the...

Battle of the Decades: 1990s vs. 2000s

Which decade produced better players, the 1990s or 2000s? At least in this simulated series, the old guys get the last laugh.

Varitek says he's OK with role as backup

...good for our team, because it ended up David [Ortiz] hit well and we got the extra bat...

Varitek acknowledges injuries

Jason Varitek says he is OK with role as Red Sox backup catcher.

An all-decade, all-value lineup card

Erik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Selecting the All-Decade team

The 2000s were definitely one heck of a decade. So, selecting the All-Decade team for the '00s wasn't an easy thing to do.

What we learned about Sox on Wednesday

A quick-hit rundown (in no particular order) of some of the things we learned on a busy day for the Red Sox. (Read Gordon Edes' column on the Sox's ne...

Epstein moved with ease

Theo Epstein smoothly adapted his offseason plan.

Shift to run prevention makes sense

Sox shift gears from run production to prevention.

...JESSICA RINALDI/AFP/Getty Images) BOSTON - OCTOBER 17: David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates with...

Olney: Sox trying to win with pitching and defense

...and age began to take its toll on David Ortiz, the Red Sox seemingly tried to recreate the...

Multiple avenues for Philly

Dominoes fell rapidly throughout the majors Monday, with deals and trades setting up more deals or negotiations or questions. The Phillies: The prima...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

BOSTON - OCTOBER 17: David Ortiz #34 celebrates after hitting the game winning two...

The moral(s) to the Tiger story

Tiger is certainly keeping us amused these days, isn't he? Truth of the matter is, that might be all he -- or any other high-profile athlete -- is good for right now.

Top 100 players of the decade

Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.