http://www.mail.com/people/63816-terry-francona.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/63816-terry-francona.html http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1843636-martinez-returns-to-red-sox-assistant-to-gm.html BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston manager Terry Francona gave Pedro Martinez a big hug along with some advice to help him in his new job as a special assistant to the Red Sox general manager. "Now he's going to have to be on time," Francona needled his former pitcher on Thursday when the two were reunited at the annual dinner of the Boston chapter of the Baseba... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1843636-martinez-returns-to-red-sox-assistant-to-gm.html 2013-01-25T01:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1784420-ap-source-swisher-tribe-reach-56m-4-year-deal.html CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians' pitch to bring Nick Swisher "home" worked. Two people familiar with the negotiations said Swisher has agreed to a $56 million, four-year contract with the Indians, who used the free agent outfielder's deep Ohio connections to convince him to join the club. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because Swisher must... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1784420-ap-source-swisher-tribe-reach-56m-4-year-deal.html 2012-12-23T19:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1649958-farrell-introduced-red-sox-manager.html BOSTON (AP) — Larry Lucchino cracked open a fortune cookie from the Chinese dinner that Red Sox officials and John Farrell shared during their final discussion about Boston's managerial job. The message inside drew a chuckle from the team's president. "One that I opened after everyone left was quite interesting," Lucchino said Tuesday. "It said, 'you will... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1649958-farrell-introduced-red-sox-manager.html 2012-10-23T21:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1645520-blue-jays-trade-manager-john-farrell-to-red-sox.html BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are hoping that two big trades will help them get back to the playoffs after missing out three years in a row. The first was a genuine blockbuster that sent Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto and Josh Beckett to the Los Angeles Dodgers and freed up more than $250 million in future salaries. The second was the deal ... Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1645520-blue-jays-trade-manager-john-farrell-to-red-sox.html 2012-10-21T18:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1612934-terry-francona-hired-cleveland-manager.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Terry Francona is getting back with one of his baseball families. Francona, who guided the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles, has been hired as manager of the Cleveland Indians, a team that collapsed in the second half this season after a promising first four months. The sides continued working Saturday night on the length of Fran... Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1612934-terry-francona-hired-cleveland-manager.html 2012-10-06T23:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1608084-red-sox-fire-valentine-1-tumultuous-season.html BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox found out too late that Bobby Valentine wasn't the manager to straighten out a clubhouse of coddled veterans. They didn't take long to decide that he isn't the right guy to nurture a rebuilding team into a contender, either. The Red Sox fired Valentine on Thursday, less than one year after he was hired to bring order to th... Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1608084-red-sox-fire-valentine-1-tumultuous-season.html 2012-10-05T05:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1601286-white-sox-eliminated-11-0-win-indians.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Their collapse complete, all the White Sox could do was watch from afar as another team celebrated winning the AL Central. This wasn't their year, but it wasn't supposed to be. Chicago's comeback season came up short. "It hurts," said designated hitter Adam Dunn. "It stinks, but we have to look in the mirror and realize we did it to ourse... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1601286-white-sox-eliminated-11-0-win-indians.html 2012-10-02T01:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1591774-indians-fire-manager-manny-acta-with-6-games-left.html CLEVELAND (AP) — One month, one miserable month wiped out almost everything Manny Acta did for three years. "That month just crushed our hopes," Acta said. And cost him his second job as a major league manager. Acta was fired Thursday by the Cleveland Indians, who collapsed from contention with a 5-24 record in August, the worst month in the franchise's 1... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1591774-indians-fire-manager-manny-acta-with-6-games-left.html 2012-09-27T21:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1537524-column-bobby-v-leads-bosox-race-to-bottom.html You can never say for certain that a team has given up, but the Red Sox are making it awfully tempting. They've lost the first seven games on this latest West Coast swing, which arrived at the tail end of a five week-long skid that saw them plummet from 3 1/2 games out of a potential playoff spot to the depths of the American League East — and toward even... Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1537524-column-bobby-v-leads-bosox-race-to-bottom.html 2012-09-03T22:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1520670-bosox-send-gonzalez-beckett-crawford-to-dodgers.html BOSTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are stocking up for the stretch run with some new, expensive players who couldn't help the Boston Red Sox make it to the postseason this year or last. The Dodgers acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, pitcher Josh Beckett and injured outfielder Carl Crawford from Boston on Saturday, hoping to boost their playoff hop... Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1520670-bosox-send-gonzalez-beckett-crawford-to-dodgers.html 2012-08-26T02:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1519602-gonzalez-loney-scratched-amid-trade-talks.html BOSTON (AP) — Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers' James Loney were scratched from their teams' starting lineups Friday night as the clubs tried to finalize a major trade involving the first basemen. The Red Sox also were discussing sending pitcher Josh Beckett, left fielder Carl Crawford and infielder Nick Punto to Los Angeles, a baseball official i... Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1519602-gonzalez-loney-scratched-amid-trade-talks.html 2012-08-25T02:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1509006-astros-fire-manager-brad-mills-2-coaches.html HOUSTON (AP) — After spending all summer dumping players, the Houston Astros didn't stop there. Brad Mills became the latest to go when the struggling Astros fired their manager and two members of his coaching staff Saturday night. Mills was in his third season running the Astros, who have the worst record in the major leagues at 39-82. The team announced... Sun, 19 Aug 2012 04:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1509006-astros-fire-manager-brad-mills-2-coaches.html 2012-08-19T04:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1503220-red-sox-boss-players-asked-skipper.html BOSTON (AP) — None of the Boston Red Sox players in a series of meetings with the team's top brass called for manager Bobby Valentine to be replaced, owner John Henry said Wednesday. Henry issued a statement one day after Yahoo! Sports reported that several players met with him and team president Larry Lucchino in New York on July 27 to complain about Val... Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1503220-red-sox-boss-players-asked-skipper.html 2012-08-15T21:09:00Z