First off, congratulations to the Patriots for advancing to their fifth Super Bowl in the past ten years. The most comforting thing of all from the game against Baltimore is that for the first time in a long time, the defense carried the day…

But as far as the Red Sox go, there is minimal positive news as January heads to a conclusion. Last week Carl Crawford underwent wrist surgery even though this wrist injury supposedly had been bothering him since the end of September. Why wait until now to have the surgery? This speaks poorly on both Crawford and the Red Sox..

The Red Sox also traded their starting shortstop, Marco Scutaro, to “free up” salary to make a run at a starting pitcher to fill out the rotation. Since when did the Red Sox have to make “salary dumps?” While they continually shove “Red Sox Nation” advertising garbage down our throats, they’re cutting payroll. How insulting. Theo deserves blame too for leaving the Red Sox in this kind of “financial inflexibility” and for also leaving the farm system thin in depth.

In the “Around the League” segment, Alex looks at Victor Martinez tearing his ACL and Fausto Carmona not being the Fausto Carmona whom you thought he was…(if that makes sense).

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Alex interviews baseball columnist Jeff Passan of “Yahoo! Sports.” Alex and Jeff spend time discussing last week’s Hall of Fame voting results (Barry Larkin receiving 86% of the vote) as well as how voters (and Jeff) will approach the next class of potential Hall of Famers, which includes Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa.

Alex and Jeff also talk about the news that Bud Selig will remain commissioner of baseball for at least two more years. Is that a good development for the game? How should one characterize Selig’s legacy?

The Yankees improved quite a bit over the weekend, acquiring both Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda to bolster their rotation. The Red Sox have done the opposite, signing Carlos Silva, Aaron Cook, and Vicente Padilla (though Padilla isn’t official yet). Why can’t the Red Sox seemingly spend any money this offseason? Is ownership really that concerned with slightly surpassing the luxury tax? At least it looks like Jason Varitek will get an invite to Spring Training!

In the “Around the League” segment, Alex further looks at the Hall of Fame voting results and how voters should approach the “steroid era” candidates for the Hall. Alex also talks about Bud Selig’s contract extension as well as transactions from the past week (Yankees improving their rotation, Ryan Madson signing with the Reds, etc).

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Congratulations to the Patriots for reaching the AFC Championship Game…

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It was a big sports weekend where the NHL and NFL dominated, however it is always a good time to talk some baseball…the offseason may continue to be rather uneventful for the Red Sox from a player personnel standpoint, but as Alex points out, there is still work to be done in regards to improving the starting rotation. However, Alex says the work is done in regards to adding to the bullpen and RF. And oh yeah, please do not bring Jason Varitek back…

Former Red Sox PR man Doug Bailey penned a supposed “tell all” piece in Boston Magazine this month. How revealing is it? Does Doug Bailey have a bit of a grandiose sense of self-worth?

In the “Around the League” segment, Alex looks at Carlos Zambrano being shipped to the Marlins and Theo continuing his habit of eating a lot of money. Alex also talks about the Cubs acquiring Anthony Rizzo, and how Jed Hoyer must really, really like him. By the way, Prince Fielder is still out there…

Jorge Posada retired this week, and though he isn’t quite a Hall of Famer, Alex explains that he had a terrific career. The top 5 storylines from this offseason as 2012 begins are revealed as well.

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