touching all the bases

Opening daydream

With lots of consideration and research (really), a healthy dose of wishful thinking, and the help of a not-so-trusty Magic Eight-Ball, here's Chad Finn's best effort at projecting the Red Sox' 25-man, Opening Day roster, including Jeremy Hermida (right) in left field.

Spring training

Sox announce spring schedule, prices

Games at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla, will go on sale on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Globe 10.0 Trade Buchholz?

news

Hale promoted to bench

After serving as the third base coach the last four years, DeMarlo Hale was promoted to bench coach.

Survey Whom should
the Red Sox pursue?

Baseball notes

Sheffield game for a comeback

Gary Sheffield is making sure he’s not one of the old guys shut out of the 2010 season.

Tony Massarotti Rules of free agency
Ortiz wants more Sox power

Headlines

Sox announce spring schedule, prices

Now here's a sign that baseball season isn't that far away. The Red Sox announced that tickets for all 2010 spring training home games at...

Scoreboard

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Red Sox0

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Rays3

Red Sox5

Read the game recapWed, Apr. 8

Rays7

Red Sox2

Read the game recapThu, Apr. 9

Rays4

Red Sox3

Read the game recapFri, Apr. 10

Red Sox3

Angels6

Read the game recapSat, Apr. 11

Red Sox5

Angels4

Who's on the Sox radar?

The latest MLB free agent activity and trade rumors

Hot stove talk

Should the Red Sox trade Clay Buchholz?

Who's got next?

Which Boston pro team will win next title?

Varitek through the years

Jason Varitek may be back, but just as a backup

Wait til next year

Ten players the Red Sox should consider pursuing for 2010

Red Sox scenes

Red Sox game images from the 2009 season

Wallpaper

Red Sox desktop wallpaper

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Here's a primer on what to expect and what to believe regarding the Red Sox as the free agent season gets in full swing.

Sign of the Times

Everybody loves Mike Lowell, but the Sox have to get him gone if they hope to go anywhere in 2010....

Opening daydream

Preview of things to come

Normally I hate it when someone uses the phrase, "Super Bowl preview," but Patriots-Saints might live up to the hyperbole.

Japanese-language Red Sox blog

Keep up with Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, and the rest of the Sox with go-redsox.com, our Japanese language Red Sox blog.