Hyzdu Traded for Neal

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Adam Hyzdu is probably best remembered by Sox fans as the answer to the question "Whos is that guy in the Sox dugout that Fox keeps showing during the playoffs?"

Blaine Neal is a 28 year old righthander who made 40 appearances last year with the Padres. He had an ERA of 4.07. He had a very good K/BB ratio of 36 to 11 (about 3.3 to 1). I think he'll be a decent addition at the end of the bullpen or down in Pawtucket in case someone gets hurt.

With the 4 man rotation the Sox look to be going with for the first 2 weeks of the season, the bullpen might look like this:

CP Keith Foulke
RP Mike Timlin
RP Alan Embree
RP John Halama
RP Blaine Neal
RP Matt Mantei
RP BH Kim

The Celtics have lost 2 straight to poor teams, the Knicks and the Bulls. They're still in good shape to win the division but they need to have a better record than the 6 seed if they want home court advantage in the 1st round.

BC barely beat Mercyhurst in the 1st round of the NCAA Hockey Tournament, 5-4. BU lost to North Dakota 4-0. Colorodo College beat Colgate 6-5. Michigan beat Wisconsin 4-1. My bracket for the other tournament is officially fucked.