Red Sox have confirmed the signing of veteran right hander Paul Byrd from Cleveland Indians. After struggling at the beginning of the season, Byrd had picked up his game and has been on a roll lately for the Indians. Red Sox signed Byrd after Tim Wakefield was put on the disabled list. The Red Sox are currently involved in a cat and mouse battle with Tampa Bay Rays for the top spot in the league and Byrd would have to make his debut in the thick of all the action that has been going on. Byrd says that he is up for the challenge and the pressure is only going to get the best out of him.

Jason Bay is fitting in well with the Boston Red Sox after the trade that brought him from Pittsburgh to Boston.  The team has gone on to win five out of the six games in which the left fielder has featured. Bay hasn’t been seen to buckle down under pressure and he proved it by scoring 10 times for Boston in the last 6 games. Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is delighted with the signing of Bay and is relieved that Bay has managed to fill the void created by the departure of Ramirez. Bay is finally delighted to be in contention of a spot in the playoffs in his fifth Major League Season.

The Boston Red Sox find themselves trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by 3 games in the AL East.  While there is still two months to go in a season, we know that now is the time to really get behind our Red Sox and cheer them to and through the postseason. The ultimate way to show our support is by actually going to Red Sox games and letting them know we are behind them 100%. That means getting decked out in our Boston gear and letting them hear us.  We have taken for granted to past for years as they have been a dominating force in the MLB. Now is the time to buy Boston Red Sox tickets and watch every game with the intensity that us fans love so much. Whether we are heading to Fenway or following them on the road, nothing gets our blood going like a night cheering on the Red Sox live.  The Red Sox have some tough games ahead especially because they finish the season with the Yankees.  So lets get together Red Sox nation and prepare ourselves for an exciting final two months of the regular season.

A nostalgic day in history for Red Sox - 21st July 1958 - this was the day when one of the most successful outfielders for the Red Sox David Lee Henderson, a.k.a Dave Henderson was born. After playing his first six seasons with the Mariners, he along with Spike Owen was traded in exchange for four players and cash with the Boston Red Sox. Post the 1986 season Henderson soon became a household name amongst the Red Sox fans. Here’s again wishing the champion a very happy fifty years. The tickets for the Sox games are selling out fast.

David “Big Papi” Ortiz got his first rehab assignment in an International League game between the Pawtucket Red Sox and Toledo Mud Hens. Ortiz put on quite a show in this game when he homered against Virgil Vasquez. He was put on the disabled list after June 3rd when he tore a tendon sheath in his left wrist. Ortiz should be back in the Major Leagues in no time and the fans cannot wait as they have already lined up to buy Red Sox tickets.

J.D. Drew was forced to leave Tuesday night’s game with back stiffness just before the 9th inning.  Drew did not start Wednesday and with an off day Thursday, the Red Sox are hoping to have the left hander back in action on Friday.  Boston manager Terry Francona opted to keep Drew out of the lineup for the day game Wednesday as he does not want to make the situation worse for Drew.  Drew’s back has been an issue that began the very first game of the season when he was forced to be taken out of the lineup prior to game.  Drew is having a great season to the enjoyment of Red Sox fans and he was selected to the All-Star game on July 15th.  Fans have been pouring into Fenway to catch their Red Sox pursue another World Series Championship.

The Red Sox is not having a good road trip this time around, as they trail the 10 game road trip 4-1 to the Seattle Mariners, after losing the game on last Tuesday by 4-3. Manny Ramirez inched very close to join the elite 500 homer club as he scored his 499th homer in the game. The worse thing for the Red Sox was that their ace Japanese pitcher Dice-K had to leave midway through the game due to a shoulder strain. The Red Sox will have to play real tough in the sixth game in order to not only impress their fans but also to make this road trip lively.

Mike Lowell, the Red Sox team’s third baseman, organized a dancing competition in order to raise funds for his charity called Mike Lowell Foundation that raises money to fight the dreaded disease, cancer in children. The entire Red Sox team was there in support of their third baseman, Lowell and that night was one of the most amazing and dazzling night for the team as there has never been such fun and frolic before in the Major League arena. Lowell played host to “Mike Lowell’s Dancing with the All Stars” fund raising dance program and the entire event was sponsored by the Red Sox owner, John Henry, the CEO Larry, chairman Tom Werner and his team partner’s to honor the effort of their team man Mile Lowell.

Lowell and his wife Bertha started this foundation in 2001 and through this foundation he was able to bring in some life to the cancer affected children in Miami and Boston. Since, Lowell was able to fight the testicular cancer in him, he felt that he should do something for the poor children who are affected by cancer and thus started the foundation. Red Sox players like Alex Cora, Dustin Pedoria and Jonathan Papelbon along with Lowell were paired with professional dancers who taught these players some salsa steps. Live auctions were conducted and all the funds that were raised through the evening will go to the Lowell’s foundation.

Red Sox fans remember Bobby Kielty best for his home run in Game 4 of the 2007 World Series. Now he’s back to play for the Boston Sox, according to announcements made last Wednesday. Kielty has signed up for a one-year non-guaranteed contract with the Red Sox, through which he can earn $800,000 base salary plus $300,000 worth of incentives.

Having Kielty in the team would mean that they would have a backup outfielder in case they successfully traded Coco Crisp. Manny Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, and J.D. Drew will be the Sox’s starting outfield. In Ellsbury’s absence, Drew would become center field and Kielty would go to right.

Kielty is known to hit left-handed pitching, although he mentioned earlier in the season that he would think about exclusively batting right-handed, but he has not confirmed this yet. Kielty boasts of 53 homers and 253 RBIs.

In August 2007, he was taken in by the Red Sox, during which he hit .231 with a home run and 9 RBIs. During his only at-bat in the World Series, he hit a shot that went over the wall and gave Red Sox a 4-1 lead. His hit brought the Red Sox victory over the Rockies with 4-3.

Sean Casey played in a World Series about two short years ago. His team lost in five games and he decided if he could ever get back to the World Series again, he would. So he went and negotiated a one year $800,000 contract with the Red Sox in Boston. He wants that chance at winning as they did last year. On top of that, he is quite happy to be in even a supporting role for the team. So if the manager decides a player needs a rest day, he will send in Casey to play for him.

Casey told the media he has always wanted to play for Boston and he knew coming back to play for their team would get him a shot at being on the best team and winning the World Series again this year. His excitement was very contagious. He is also known as being quite popular among his peers and other baseball players.

He says he knows what he is getting into though and is ready to take the challenge. What it is really about is getting back on the field and bringing home the gold. He just wants more chance to do that. He has a batting average of 0.301 and over one hundred and thirty home runs.