January 2, 1992: The Red Sox sign free agent left-handed pitcher Frank Viola, who had won a Cy Young Award with the Minnesota Twins and most recently pitched for the New York Mets, to a three-year contract; a variety of injuries hampers Viola performance with Boston, and he compiles a 25-21 record between 1992 and 1994. [...]

January 1: Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to bostonbaseballhistory.com; and a very sincere thank you to all of you who have visited our site! [...]

December 31, 1993: The Collective Bargaining Agreement between major league owners and the Players Association expires without any sign that a settlement is close; the conflict between the owners and players leads to the termination of the 1994 season in August, the cancellation of the 1994 World Series, and a late start to spring training in 1995. [...]

December 30, 1907: The "Mills Commission" which spent two years investigating the origins of baseball files its report declaring that baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, NY, in 1839; researchers will later discover that Doubleday was enrolled at West Point in 1839, and never told anyone of his invention, but Cooperstown is a lovely spot [...]

December 29, 2002: The Red Sox sign free-agent relief pitcher Ramiro Mendosa, who has spent the previous seven seasons with the New York Yankees, to a two-year contract; Mendosa proves to be a huge disappointment in 2003, going 3-5 with a 6.75 ERA, he is only used in 27 games in 2004, and he is not re-signed for the 2005 season. [...]