The Calm Before the Storm?

It's quiet. Too quiet. Red Sox nation waits for a deal. The losses against the A's only increased the anxiety for Sox fans who want to see Boston pull off a blockbuster at the trading deadline.

Nothing new on the wires, nothing exciting in the rumor mill.

WEEI is reporting that the Sox rejected a swap of Buchholz for V-Mart and that the Sox haven't been in touch with the Jays in days regarding Halladay.

Remain calm. Stay tuned. Somethings gonna break. In Theo we trust.

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Bullpen Trade Rumors Heating Up

The Sox pursuit of bullpen help seems to be generating a lot of trade rumors. MLBtraderumors.com has been keeping an up to date tally. The names that they say the Sox are interested in include: Geoff Geary, Ron Mahay, Brian Fuentes, George Sherrill, and Will Ohman.

They also report that the Mets are interested in acquiring Manny.

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