ESPN Boston: The Red Sox officially welcomed Daniel Bard back to the big leagues, adding him to the 25-man active roster before Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.
To make room on the roster, the Sox sent Wednesday's starter, Zach Stewart, back to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Bard was demoted to Pawtucket on June 5 after struggling as a starter.
"I'm a reliever," the 27-year-old right-hander said Wednesday. "I think that's all I know right now."
Friday, August 31, 2012
Josh Reddick glad to leave Red Sox
ESPN Boston: OAKLAND -- As Josh Reddick watched from afar all that went on with the Boston Red Sox this season, he was sure of one thing.
"I'm happy to be here and not there," the A's outfielder said Friday night, before the first game of a three-game series against the Red Sox, who dealt him to Oakland last December in the Andrew Bailey trade.
Reddick was a particularly interested observer as he took note of the turmoil in the Boston clubhouse this summer, involving controversy and conflict with manager Bobby Valentine.
"I don't know what to think of all that," Reddick said. "That's their issue and I'm not going to poke fingers at somebody just because they are having struggles. Not everyone gets along with everyone they play for."
The contrast between the clubhouses in Boston and Oakland has been dramatic, as you would probably expect.
"This one is a lot more open," Reddick said. "It's a lot louder. It was more old-fashioned, with the veteran guys over there. The young guys didn't say a whole lot. Here we have guys like veterans like Brandon Inge or Jonny Gomes and young guys that just got called up, and we all seem to run free and do our own thing.
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