280 hitter before the signing and has been a

“Frankly, we have other offers on the table that are of greater interest to Jason.”Boston blew it. Sure it may be unwise to sign a player of Bay’s age until he’s 37, but he’s Jason Bay, a player that can hit 35-plus home-runs and drive in 100-plus runs for at least four more years.Now they will target the younger Matt Holliday , a 29-year old with tremendous power. He’s very talented, but his statistics have shown he is a National League-style hitter. He played his first five years at high altitude with the Colorado Rockies, and hit .316 with 128 homers. Louis in Boston There is a chance, given Fenway Park favors the hitters with the Green Monster and a short-porch in right He could just as easily turn into J.D. Drew 2.0.Drew, their current right-fielder, was given a five-year, $70 million contract prior to the 2007 season.

After driving in 100 runs in 2006 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he drove in just 64 in his first season with the Red Sox, while playing in only six less games. Drew was a .280 hitter before the signing, and has been a .280 hitter since.Holliday could morph into a slightly better version of Drew, but he will cost much more than Drew did. The outrageous Scott Boras is his agent, and he compared Holliday to his other client, New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira , who signed a eight-year, $180 million deal last offseason. They just traded for the speedy and powerful Curtis Granderson. Now, it may not be the smartest move to sign Holliday to lengthy contract, but it is a must. This article is also featured on Swamigp's Sports Blog.

Ryan Giggs has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2009 award, beating off competition from second-placed Jenson Button, the reigning Formula One World Drivers' Champion, and world champion heptathlete Jessica Enniswho finished third.Other contenders for theprestigious award included WBA Heavyweight Champion David Haye, US Open finalist Andy Murray, Ashes winner Andrew Strauss, and world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu.After receiving the award, Manchester United legend Giggs said: "I'd just like to thank the BBC and everyone who voted for me This is unbelievable. This is a shockas you can tell by the speech I've prepared."I've been lucky enough to win many things in my career. I've played with some great players, the greatest manager who's ever lived, and the greatest club in the world (I thought that would get a few boos) But this is up there I grew up watching this TV programme. To be up there is unbelievable."Giggs was given the award after winning his 11th Premier League title and playing in this season's UEFA Champions League final against FC Barcelona, as well as some majestic performances throughout the year despite being 36 years old.The Welsh wizard becomes the first footballer to win the award since David Beckham in 2001, and after an incredible career with so many achievements, deserves to win such aprestigious trophy.Such achievements in a legendary Manchester United career include:11 Premier League titlesFour FA Cup titlesTwo Football League Cup titlesSeven FA Community Shield titlesTwo UEFA Champions League titlesOne UEFA Super Cup title, one FIFA Club World Cup title, oneIntercontinental title As well as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, there are also several other individual prizes the winger has won.Such awards include an OBE for services to football, and anhonorary Master of Arts degree from Salford University, for his contributions to football and charity work in developing countries.Jenson Button brilliantly fought back from almost quitting Formula One to win the F1 2009 World Drivers' Championship.David Haye defied the odds and beat Nikolai Valuev, the "Beast from the East", to win the World Boxing Association Heavyweight Title.Andrew Strauss sent a whole nation into ecstasy when he captained England to a famous Ashes victory over world superpower Australia.Andy Murray gave Great Britain hope that British tennis can produce a legend and regain their place on the map of world tennis.But no sportsman, or sportswoman, has been as brilliant and consistent as Ryan Giggs, the legendary Manchester United and Wales footballer, who has deservedly won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2009.. Texas Tech and Michigan State are getting ready to square off on January 2 in San Antonio.These teams will cause a lot of interesting matchups all across the board. QuarterbacksTexas Tech's Taylor Potts is a terrific passer.

His completion percentage is 65.6 percent and he has thrown for more than 3,000 yards. We may also see some of Steven Sheffield, who hasn't had as many opportunities as Potts, but is extremely efficient with a QB rating of 177.5.Kirk Cousins for Michigan State is also a quality player, but doesn't have the weapons that Tech has Both of these teams rank No 1 in their respective confrences in passing offense. Tech has more down the field threats than the Spatans, so Tech gets the edge. Running BacksNeither team has a dominant running game. The Red Raiders rank last in the Big 12 while Sparty only ranks seventh in the Big Ten.Larry Caper and Edwin Baker will carry the load for the Spartans since Glenn Winston and Caulton Ray have been kicked off the team since the start of the season. Caper and Baker both average more than four yards per carry though.The Red Raiders have a trio of backs to share the load.