Peter Gammons is reporting that the sox have signed Sean Casey to 1 year $700,000 deal. If Gammons is saying it, it must be true. Thanks to OTMer drabidea for reporting it first.

I'm sure Randy, Allen, or SoxDevil will have more later.

Update [2008-2-1 14:50:46 by Randy Booth]: Boston Globe has the story. Gordon Edes reports it's a one year deal for $800,000.

Let's stand up and clap for Theo and crew. This is a great signing in my opinion. Casey is going to be great for the clubhouse, his defense is solid and his contract is cheap. This is a fantastic signing by the Sox.

Note: Sorry about the look of the game thread, I wasn't expecting to be the one putting it up.

GO SOX!!!!!

Game Four Lineups

Rockies

K. Matsui 2b
T. Tulowitzki ss
M. Holliday lf
T. Helton 1b
G. Atkins 3b
R. Spilborghs cf
B. Hawpe rf
Y. Torrealba c
A. Cook p

Red Sox

J. Ellsbury cf
D. Pedroia 2b
D. Ortiz 1b
M. Ramirez lf
M. Lowell 3b
J.D. Drew rf
J. Varitek c
J. Lugo ss
J. Lester p

Hmmm, don't know what to say. Go Sox!!!!

New Game Thread. 2-1 Heading to the 8th inning.

Boston D. Pedroia 2B 1-4 K. Youkilis 1B 0-3 D. Ortiz DH 0-3 M. Ramirez LF 1-4 M. Lowell 3B 1-3 J.D. Drew RF 2-2 J. Varitek C 0-3 J. Ellsbury CF 1-3 J. Lugo SS 0-3

Colorado W. Taveras CF 0-3 K. Matsui 2B 0-4 M. Holliday LF 4-4 T. Helton 1B 0-3 G. Atkins 3B 0-4 B. Hawpe RF 1-4 T. Tulowitzki SS 0-2 Y. Torrealba C 0-2 R. Spilborghs DH 0-3

It's Game Six: Jacoby is in, Coco is out, and Big Schill has the ball. That's it, nothing else needs to be said.

Red Sox 1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Manny Ramirez, LF 5. Mike Lowell, 3B 6. JD Drew, RF 7. Jason Varitek, C 8. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 9. Julio Lugo, SS SP - Curt Schilling Indians 1. Grady Sizemore, CF 2. Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B 3. Travis Hafner, DH 4. Victor Martinez, C 5. Ryan Garko, 1B 6. Jhonny Peralta, SS 7. Kenny Lofton, LF 8. Trot Nixon, RF 9. Casey Blake, 3B SP - Fausto Carmona

Go Sox!

BOS Wakefield (16-10, 4.68) TOR McGowan (10-9, 4.01) Red Sox Lineup: 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, LF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Mike Lowell, 3B 5. J.D. Drew, RF 6. Eric Hinske, 1B 7. Coco Crisp, CF 8. Alex Cora, SS 9. Kevin Cash, C Blue Jays Lineup: 1. Vernon Wells, CF 2. Matt Stairs, 1B 3. Alex Rios, RF 4. Frank Thomas, DH 5. Aaron Hill, 2B 6. Gregg Zaun, C 7. Adam Lind, LF 8. Russ Adams, 3B 9. John McDonald, SS

BOS Schilling (8-7, 3.93) NYY Clemens (6-6, 4.45) Red Sox Lineup: 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, LF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Mike Lowell, 3B 5. J.D. Drew, RF 6. Jason Varitek, C 7. Eric Hinske, 1B 8. Coco Crisp, CF 9. Julio Lugo, SS Yankee Lineup: 1. Johnny Damon, LF 2. Derek Jeter, SS 3. Bobby Abreu, RF 4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B 5. Jorge Posada, DH 6. Robinson Cano, 2B 7. Melky Cabrera, CF 8. Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B 9. Jose Molina, C

BOS Beckett (18-6, 3.27) NYY Wang (18-6, 3.69) Red Sox Lineup: 1. Pedroia 2B 2. Youkilis 1B 3. Ortiz DH 4. Lowell 3B 5. Drew RF 6. Varitek C 7. Hinske LF 8. Crisp CF 9. Lugo SS Yankee Lineup: 1. Damon LF 2. Jeter SS 3. Abreu RF 4. Rodriguez 3B 5. Posada C 6. Matsui DH 7. Giambi 1B 8. Cano 2B 9. Cabrera CF

BOS Lester (4-0, 4.47) TAM Jackson (4-14, 6.00) Red Sox Lineup: 1. Lugo SS 2. Pedroia 2B 3. Ortiz DH 4. Youkilis 3B 5. Drew RF 6. Varitek C 7. Moss LF 8. Crisp CF 9. Hinske 1B Devil Rays Lineup: 1. Iwamura 3B 2. Crawford LF 3. Pena 1B 4. Upton CF 5. Young RF 6. Harris 2B 7. Gomes DH 8. Navarro C 9. Wilson SS

BOS Wakefield (16-10, 4.39) TAM Sonnanstine (5-9, 5.73) Red Sox Lineup: 1. Ellsbury LF 2. Pedroia 2B 3. Ortiz DH 4. Lowell 3B 5. Drew RF 6. Youkilis 1B 7. Crisp CF 8. Lugo SS 9. Cash C Devil Rays Lineup: 1. Iwamura 3B 2. Crawford LF 3. Pena 1B 4. Upton CF 5. Young RF 6. Harris 2B 7. Gomes DH 8. Navarro C 9. Wilson SS

BOS Matsuzaka (14-11, 4.11) BAL Leicster (0-1, 12.60) Red Sox Lineup: Ellisbury LF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Lowell 3B Youkilis 1B Drew RF Varitek C Crisp CF Lugo SS Orioles Lineup: Roberts 2B Redman CF Markakis RF Tejada SS Millar 1B Huff DH Payton LF Moore 3B Molina C

BOS Schilling (8-6, 3.99) TOR Marcum (12-5, 3.74) Red Sox Lineup: 1. Julio Lugo, SS 2. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Mike Lowell, 3B 5. J.D. Drew, RF 6. Kevin Youkilis, 1B 7. Jason Varitek, C 8. Coco Crisp, CF 9. Alex Cora, 2B Blue Jays Lineup: 1. Vernon Wells, CF 2. Matt Stairs, LF 3. Alex Rios, RF 4. Frank Thomas, DH 5. Troy Glaus, 3B 6. Lyle Overbay, 1B 7. Aaron Hill, 2B 8. Gregg Zaun, C 9. John McDonald, SS

Ehh, another late open thread. That's what I get for having class all day...

BOS Dice K (13-11, 3.88) TOR Litsch (5-6, 3.40) Red Sox Lineup: 1. Ellsbury, LF 2. Pedroia, 2B 3. Ortiz, DH 4. Lowell, 3B 5. Drew, RF 6. Varitek, C 7. Crisp, CF 8. Hinske, 1B 9. Lugo, SS Blue Jays Lineup: 1. Wells, CF 2. Stairs, LF 3. Rios, RF 4. Thomas, DH 5. Glaus, 3B 6. Overbay, 1B 7. Hill, 2B 8. Zaun, C 9. McDonald, SS

Late open thread:

Tim Wakefield (12-9, 4.52) vs. Jeremy Guthrie (7-3, 2.86)

No OTM again today because of the late OT. I'll upadte yesterday's today.

Wily Mo Pena gets another deserving start tonight, giving Coco another day to rest his left tummy muscles. Hinske is filling in for Youk at first and in the lineup. Sox trying to avoid the sweep tonight at 7:05.

Late Thread
Sox off to a good start
11-1 Sox, in the 5th

It's the bottom of the 5th, the sox are down 4-1, and Curt Schilling recorded his 3000 strike out.

I hate west coast games.

Red Sox	White Sox
Jon Lester 3-0, 3.08	Mark Buehrle 9-5, 3.86
Youkilis, 3b .304 Loretta, 2b .305 Ortiz, 1b .277 Ramirez, lf .310 Varitek, c .244 Lowell, 3b .298 Kapler, rf .370 Crisp, cf .254 Gonzalez, ss .272	Ozuna, lf .432 Cintron, 2b .285 Thome, dh .293 Konerko, 1b .315 Dye, rf .321 Crede, 3b .300 Uribe, ss .239 Widger, c .209 Anderson, cf .182

Red Sox	Devil Rays
Tim Wakefield 6-8, 3.90	James Shields 4-1, 4.39
Youkilis, 1b .305 Loretta, 2b .308 Ortiz, dh .274 Ramirez, lf .307 Nixon, rf .328 Lowell, 3b .300 Crisp, cf .261 Mirabelli, c .145 Gonzalez, ss .264	Lugo, ss .302 Crawford, lf .325 Baldelli, cf .344 Huff, 3b .260 Cantu, 2b .274 Gomes, dh .255 Lee, 1b .203 Wigginton, rf .260 Navarro, c .253

Red Sox	Devil Rays
Jason Johnson 3-9, 6.22	Tim Corcoran 2-0, 1.17
Youkilis, 1b .307 Loretta, 2b .312 Ortiz, dh .273 Ramirez, lf .312 Nixon, rf .332 Varitek, c .244 Lowell, 3b .300 Crisp, cf .267 Cora, ss .297	Lugo, ss .301 Crawford, lf .322 Baldelli, cf .337 Huff, 3b .265 Cantu, 2b .275 Gomes, dh .253 Branyan, rf .212 Wigginton, 1b .263 Paul, c .241

Should be All Star, Curt Schilling( 10-2, 3.54 ERA) vs Old buddy, Cassy Fossum (3-3, 5.03 ERA)

Josh Beckett 10-3, 4.64 ERA vs Scott Kazmir 9-5, 3.59 ERA

Red Sox	Marlins
Jon Lester 3-0, 2.95	Josh Johnson 7-4, 2.20
Youkilis, 3b .315 Loretta, 2b .318 Ortiz, 1b .270 Ramirez, lf .306 Nixon, rf .328 Varitek, c .251 Crisp, cf .276 Cora, ss .303 Lester, sp .000	Ramirez, ss .271 Uggla, 2b .312 Cabrera, 3b .340 Willingham, lf .267 Helms, 1b .263 Olivo, c .290 Borchard, rf .235 Ambercrombie, cf .219 Johnson, sp .050

Red Sox	Marlins
Tim Wakefield 5-8, 3.86	Brian Moehler 5-6, 6.55
Crisp, cf .287 Cora, 2b .298 Ortiz, 1b .270 Ramirez, lf .306 Nixon, rf .328 Lowell, 3b .302 Mirabelli, c .154 Gonzalez, ss .270 Wakefield, sp .000	Ramirez, ss .271 Uggla, 2b .312 Jacobs, 1b .272 Cabrera, 3b .343 Willingham, lf .267 Hermida, rf .303 Amezaga, cf .246 Olivo, c .291 Moehler, sp .095

Red Sox	Marlins
Jason Johnson 3-8, 5.96	Dontrelle Willis 4-7, 4.05
Crisp, cf .293 Loretta, 2b .321 Youkilis, 1b .314 Ramirez, lf .298 Lowell, 3b .303 Varitek, c .252 Kapler, rf .385 Gonzalez, ss .270 Johnson, sp .000	Ramirez, ss .268 Uggla, 2b .312 Jacobs, 1b .272 Cabrera, 3b .343 Willingham, lf .266 Hermida, rf .295 Ross, cf .279 Treanor, c .214 Willis, sp .115

Red Sox	Mets
Curt Schilling 9-2, 3.61	Tom Glavine 11-2, 3.33
Youkilis, 1b .318 Loretta, 2b .317 Ortiz, dh .264 Ramirez, lf .302 Lowell, 3b .307 Varitek, c .256 Crisp, cf .292 Kapler, rf .455 Gonzalez, ss .268	Reyes, ss .293 Lo Duca, c .283 Beltran, cf .287 Wright, dh .328 Valentin, 2b .295 Franco, 1b .306 Chavez, lf .275 Woodward, 3b .238 Milledge, rf .241

Red Sox	Mets
Josh Beckett 9-3, 4.84	Pedro Martinez 7-3, 3.01
Youkilis, 1b .312 Loretta, 2b .318 Ortiz, dh .267 Ramirez, lf .302 Nixon, rf .329 Varitek, c .250 Lowell, 3b .311 Crisp, cf .289 Gonzalez, ss .267	Reyes, ss .297 Lo Duca, dh .282 Beltran, cf .291 Delgado, 1b .262 Wright, 3b .332 Valentin, 2b .297 Chavez, rf .268 Castro, c .256 Milledge, lf .250