Word: sox
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...eleventh hour has come and gone--and the Red Sox are standing...
With tonight's inter-league trading deadline just hours away, rumors continued to circulate early this morning that the Boston Red Sox would obtain a catcher from one of several National League clubs...
According to one Winter Haven source, the Sox have reaffirmed an offer of outfielder Joe Rudi and pitcher Bruce Hurst for Houston Astros catcher Luis Pujols. Another rumor has Hurst traveling to Pittsburgh for Pirate backstop Steve Nicosia, but a Pittsburgh executive said Nicosia "is probably headed to the Yankees or the Angels, with the Red Sox third on the list...
Besides Houston and Pittsburgh, the Red Sox are reportedly still talking to Los Angeles about acquiring Dodger catcher Steve Yeager and/or pitcher Dave Stewart. In return, the Dodgers are asking for reliever Tom Burgmeier plus other considerations...
With just over a week remaining before major league rosters must be trimmed to 25 men. Red Sox manager Ralph Houk still has 15 pitchers fighting for nine or ten spots. Houk has virtually guaranteed spots to starters Dennis Eckersley, Frank Tanana, Steve Crawford, Chuck Rainey, John Tudor, and the apparently untradable Mike Torrez (only Pittsburgh has expressed real interest) will probably be included as well...