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Coming Soon - a new book on the Red Sox:

Boston Red Sox and the Meaning of Life

MVP Books, a new imprint of Voyageur Press, one of the leading publishers of regional books, is publishing Boston Red Sox and the Meaning of Life, a collection of some of the best-known, wittiest, pithiest, and most entertaining writings, quotes, and quips about the Red Sox.  Included are acute observations such as Boston manager Terry Francona’s “If we could have scored one more run than the White Sox in each game, I think we would have won the series” and John Cheever’s “All literary men are Red Sox fans.”  The franchise that has gone from dynasty to dud and back to dynasty has inspired a wealth of comments from pundits and wisecrackers, legends and castoffs, players and fans.  Illustrated with 200 historic and modern photographs, this is an entertaining look at one of sport’s most beloved franchises through words and images.

Read our pre-release review in April and May this year!

Spring Training Notes 2009

When last you saw the Red Sox, they had fallen just shy of making a second successive trip to the World Series. But the sting from Game 7 of last year's American League Championship Series can officially subside on Thursday, when pitchers and catchers report to the warmth of Fort Myers, Fla., for the start of Spring Training.

Baseball is here again, and that always means a lot to the rabid and mammoth audience referred to as Red Sox Nation.

Yet again, the Red Sox have what is projected to be one of the elite teams in the game. The pitching is deep, as the core of Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jonathan Papelbon will be helped by new additions like Brad Penny, John Smoltz and Takashi Saito.

Catcher Jason Varitek, the captain, will again anchor that pitching staff after re-signing on Friday.

The actual reporting day is more symbolic than anything, as pitchers and catchers will merely be required to inform the team that they have arrived in Fort Myers. On Friday, they will come in for physicals.

Saturday is when the Red Sox take their first unified steps of 2009, as pitchers and catchers will have their first formal workout.

Not much time will pass before the rest of the squad joins them. Position players are due to report on Feb. 16, followed by physicals the next day and then the first full-squad workout on Feb. 18.

The offense will be led by familiar faces, such as reigning AL Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia, gritty first baseman Kevin Youkilis and what the Red Sox will hope to be a rejuvenated David Ortiz.

"I've talked to a lot of the guys recently, and everyone is fired up and ready to go," said Pedroia. "We're going to have a great team. I think everybody is motivated after last year, being one game away. Everyone has been working hard in the offseason to get prepared for that long run. We're excited about everything."

All workouts will be held at the Minor League complex. The team will then take the two-mile trek down Edison Avenue and move camp to City of Palms Park for the start of the exhibition season on Feb. 25.

The early portion of camp will take on added importance this year, because several members of the team will be departing in early March for the World Baseball Classic. Pedroia and Youkilis are suiting up for Team USA. Left fielder Jason Bay will represent Canada. Ortiz is expected to play for the Dominican Republic. Matsuzaka will start his Spring Training in Japan and will report to the Red Sox once the Classic is over.

For the first time since 2001, Manny Ramirez will not be a dominant topic during Spring Training. In all eight years that the star was with Boston, there was always a mystery of whether he'd arrive on time to camp. There will be no parking-lot stakeouts by the media this time around, as Ramirez was dealt by the Sox last July 31.

Ramirez's replacement -- Bay -- will have his first full season with Boston after adapting seamlessly to the club amid the pressure of the pennant race last year.

Manager Terry Francona is embarking on his sixth season at the helm.

"I think we have reason to be excited," said Francona. "I think we've got versatility; I think we've got some depth. I like our team."

Francona will use camp as a chance to get to know newcomers Penny, Smoltz, Saito and Rocco Baldelli, all of whom had their 2008 seasons shortened for health reasons.

"Hopefully, they get healthy, get strong and help us win," said Red Sox reliever Manny Delcarmen.

When last season ended, Boston was a banged-up bunch. But after a winter of rest, most of those aches have likely gone away.

"If David stays healthy, J.D. [Drew], all those guys, I think we're going to have a strong lineup," Delcarmen said. "I think our pitching is there. It's been there, so I think we'll be good.

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