David Scott reviews the big local sports-media news of the past year, including the way NESN quietly dumped Bob Ryan's show this month:

... The move, initiated by NESN's higher-ups and delivered (awkwardly and clumsily, according to multiple sources) by Joel Feld, the network's executive vice president of programming and executive producer, was yet another sign of an eroding relationship between the Red Sox broadcast unit and the New York Times Company (dba here in Boston as the Boston Globe). ...

Once the New York Times sells its stake in them. For one thing, we'll no longer be able to accuse the Globe of trying to drum up some business every single time it runs a fawning article about the new luxury boxes at Fenway or whatever.

Curt Schilling writes nobody should be surprised:

... Don't get me wrong, Mark Teixera is a damn good player, but let's look at this realistically. ...

Beth: Call me when the Yankees produce a Dustin Pedroia or an Evan Longoria (and please don't give me any of that crap about Joba equalling Josh Beckett):

That's when I'll really be shaking in my boots.

Michael Gee asks Hank and Brian: What made your deal for Mark Teixeira sweeter than those of the other teams?

Did you promise to take away the captaincy from Derek Jeter? Or was that you'd make A-Rod give him a free shot at Madonna?

Joy of Sox: After this off-season, will the Yankees continue begging New York City for more millions to finish the new stadium?

Speaking of new stadiums, Adam Reilly discerns a new effort by the Sox to get a new stadium in comments by John Henry about Teixeira.

SoxFan parses Henry's Teixeira comments from last night. Red reads between the lines:

So the Sox winkwink are apparently dropping out of the Mark Teixeira talks winkwink because the money is just getting too winkwinkwink ridiculous. ...

Nothing says "Sox love" quite like a pair of Sox tattooed on your left breast (SFW, as are the others).

Joy of Sox has been voted the Best Sports Blog north of the border.

Texas Gal is liveblogging her stay in the Sox virtual waiting room today as she tries to get some of those multi-game ticket pack things.

Used pair of Kevin Youkilis's gameday underwear. Get your bid in now. Don't worry, they've been washed.

Via Red.

Knowing that Dustin Pedroia is sticking around for awhile.