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Bobby Jenks News & Rumors

Bobby Jenks 'embarrassed' after being arrested on DUI charges
March 25
Boston Herald
 
"Two days after being arrested on five charges, including driving under the influence, reliever Bobby Jenks has released the following statement through the Red Sox: "I am embarrassed by the situation and apologize to my teammates and to the Red Sox organization for any distractions I may have caused. I still need to let the legal process run its course and until it does, I will not be able to make any further comment.""
Jenks arrested on DUI charges
March 24
Boston Globe
 
"Red Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks was arrested early Friday morning here and charged with multiple offenses related to driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a crash, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office. According to the police report, Jenks, 31, faces five charges: two counts of DUI and property damage, one count of DUI alcohol or drugs, one count of DUI and property damage, and one count of leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to property. Jenks was booked at 3:43 a.m. and released at 8:45 a.m. after posting $4,250 bond. He is scheduled for a court appearance April 9."
Bobby Jenks faces DUI charges
March 24
Boston Herald
 
"Bobby Jenks was arrested early yesterday on five charges, including driving under the influence, according to a report filed by the Lee County Sheriff's office. Jenks, the hard-throwing Red Sox reliever who is recovering from dual back surgeries in December, posted $4,250 bond and was released at 8:45 a.m., five hours after being booked. He was charged with one count of driving under the influence, three counts of driving under the influence and damage to property, and one count of leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to property. The Red Sox responded to the incident with a statement: "We have been made aware of a situation regarding Bobby Jenks and take such matters seriously."
Bobby Jenks arrested for DUI and hit-and-run
March 23
USA Today
 
"The end of spring training can't come fast enough for some. Add Bobby Jenks to the police blotter. The Boston Red Sox reliever was arrested for DUI, destruction of personal property and leaving the scene of an accident early Friday morning in Fort Myers, Fla. "We're aware of it and are still gathering information," Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said via text message."
Bobby Jenks presses on after off season health scare
February 24
Boston Herald
 
"Bobby Jenks looks like he's lost 100 pounds, and not in a good way. The weight appears to have disappeared via sickness, not exercise. But it doesn't even begin to tell the story of his nightmarish winter. Whether Jenks pitches again — this year or beyond — is anyone's guess. All he knows is that he's endured an ordeal he would once have considered unfathomable. What began last year with a pulmonary embolism progressed to a pair of back surgeries in December, the first to remove bone spurs, the second an emergency procedure to halt an infection before it entered his spine and reached his brain."
Jenks has a long way to go, unlikely to pitch in spring
February 21
Boston Globe
 
"The Chicago White Sox released Bobby Jenks after the 2010 season, deciding his many physical issues and frequent disputes with manager Ozzie Guillen outweighed his merits as a closer. Former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein provided a money-stuffed pillow for Jenks to land on, giving him a two-year contract worth $12 million. Of the many free agent mistakes Epstein made, Jenks may prove one of the worst."
Bobby Jenks has back surgery again
January 6
Boston Herald
 
"The Red Sox' return on their $12 million investment in reliever Bobby Jenks will be delayed some more, after word came out yesterday that the oft-injured right-hander had a second surgical procedure on his back. Jenks, set to make another $6 million this season after earning $6 million for 19 appearances, a 2.23 WHIP and a 6.32 ERA last year, will not be ready at the start of spring training. Whether or not he will be available at the start of the regular season remains to be seen. Last year, Jenks missed May with a biceps strain and at midseason a back problem cropped up. A pulmonary embolism, discovered in September, pushed back his first surgery. Complications forced the second, less"
Jenks hopes to return in spring
September 18
Boston Globe
 
"It was not the type of season Bobby Jenks envisioned for himself in his first year with the Red Sox. When Jenks left the White Sox to sign a two-year $12 million deal with Boston last December, there was every expectation the former closer would have to adapt to a new role, with Daniel Bard established as the setup man here and Jonathan Papelbon as closer. But Jenks never figured his year would be such a disappointment and end prematurely because of myriad health issues, the most serious of which was a pulmonary embolism diagnosed when he underwent tests for season-ending back surgery."
Amid painful year, Jenks tries to keep healthy outlook
September 18
Boston Herald
 
"Next to the additions of Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, the signing of reliever Bobby Jenks to a two-year deal was the biggest transaction the Red Sox made last offseason. Instead of a huge payoff, it turned into a $6 million-a-year bust, a classic lesson in the volatility and risks involved with relievers. The catch in Jenks' voice yesterday revealed just how much of a personal and professional letdown it was for him. "It's very disappointing for me — I came here with a lot of expectations on myself and a lot of things I wanted to do for myself and the team this year,'' said Jenks, who was limited to 19 appearances because of a variety of health concerns. "It's just a lot of bad luck"
Ailing Bobby Jenks KO'd for rest of year
September 14
Boston Herald
 
"Bobby Jenks' season has gone from disappointing to downright scary. While being treated for a persisting lower back problem, the reliever recently was diagnosed with a small pulmonary embolism, manager Terry Francona said yesterday. Jenks is receiving medication for the blockage of the lungs, and the Red Sox expect him to make a full recovery. Nevertheless, Jenks' season is finished. "This was a very small — I mean, this is still nothing to mess around with — but it's a very small embolism. They have it under control," Francona said. "Certainly, they want it to go away, but I think they feel that he's in good shape." Jenks was in the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday but wasn't available for"
Jenks diagnosed with pulmonary embolism
September 14
Boston Herald
 
"Bobby Jenks' season has turned from disappointing to downright scary. In the course of examining Jenks' continuing lower back problem, doctors found what manager Terry Francona described today as a "small pulmonary embolism," a blockage of the main artery of the lung by a substance that has traveled from somewhere else in the body through the bloodstream. The reliever was placed on medication that the Red Sox believe has gotten the problem under control. Jenks has not left the team, but he also has not made himself available for comment. Needless to say, Jenks' season is over."
Jenks' side session derailed by illness
August 9
MLB.com
 
"How did Bobby Jenks do in his side session on Sunday? As it turns out, it never happened. The righty reliever, who is in the midst of his third stint on the disabled list this season, got sick and had to be hospitalized. "He didn't [throw a side session]," manager Terry Francona said on Monday. "You guys are the crack media. He hasn't been there for three days. He had intestinal turmoil. We actually had to send him to the hospital. I think he's having a colonoscopy today just to check some things, so, hopefully, we'll have something pretty soon.""
Red Sox plan throwing program for Jenks
August 6
MLB.com
 
"Bobby Jenks sat in Red Sox manager Terry Francona's office before Friday's game against the Yankees and formulated an outline for a full-fledged throwing program that will put the right-hander in position to rejoin the team for the stretch run. The righty reliever will throw a side session on Sunday, his first since he was placed on the disabled list back on July 16 for the third time this season. "It's obviously in pencil," said Francona. "I think the last couple of times, we've reached a little quick and it's gone backward. He'll throw a 'pen [session] Sunday. If that goes OK, then when we go on the road, we'll probably send him to Fort Myers, [Fla.], so he doesn't have to travel. And"
Jenks back to DL, Randy Williams up
July 17
CSN New England
 
"For the third time this season, reliever Bobby Jenks is heading to the disabled list, reducing the Red Sox' bullpen depth with two weeks to go before the July 31 trade deadline. Jenks experienced a flareup of back stiffness when he attempted to warm up Friday night in the Red Sox' 9-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. To replace Jenks on the roster, the team purchased the contract of journeyman lefty Randy Williams. Williams had not been on the 40-man roster, so the Sox designated lefty Tommy Hottovy to make room for his addition. "I'm excited and a little bit surprised," said Williams. "I was hoping I would get a chance." Williams has spent parts of four seasons in the big leagues with Seattle,"
Jenks eyes fresh start
June 29
Boston Herald
 
"When the Red Sox signed Bobby Jenks last winter to a two-year, $12 million contract, they expected him to bring another power arm with closer-like stuff to the back of their bullpen. It hasn't worked out that way. Jenks rejoined the Red Sox and was activated from the disabled list before tossing a scoreless eighth inning in last night's 5-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. It was only his 16th appearance, having been sidelined by a right biceps strain and strained intercostal muscles near his rib cage. "I think I may be the most frustrated one here," Jenks said. Through his first 11 outings, Jenks carried a 9.35 ERA and found flaws in his mechanics that had been affecting his control. He"
Rehab for Jenks
June 24
Boston Globe
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"Righthanded reliever Bobby Jenks will start an injury rehabilitation assignment with Double A Portland tomorrow at New Hampshire. He will start that game and probably pitch one inning. Jenks has not pitched since June 7 because of a strained muscle on the left side of his back. There was good news for injured shortstop Jed Lowrie. His left shoulder will not require surgery, as Dr. Lewis Yocum confirmed the diagnosis of the Red Sox medical staff. Lowrie is expected to be out at least another 2-3 weeks."
Red Sox place Bobby Jenks on DL
June 9
SportingNews.com
 
"The Boston Red Sox have placed setup man Bobby Jenks on the 15-day disabled list because of a biceps strain, The Boston Globe reports. Jenks was unable to get loose during the team's 13-inning loss Thursday. The newspaper reports his injury is minor. Jenks is 1-2 with a 9.35 ERA in 11 appearances this season. He has allowed four earned runs and has been charged with two blown saves in his past two appearances. The Red Sox also placed reliever Dan Wheeler (calf) on the disabled list, and recalled relievers Rich Hill and Scott Atchison from Class AAA. Wheeler's injury also is believed to be minor."
Injury doesn't worry Jenks
June 8
Boston Globe
 
"Bobby Jenks will have an MRI this morning after leaving last night's game against the Yankees after throwing only four pitches in the seventh inning. Jenks, a righthander, said the pain was centered behind his left shoulder and is related to an injury he suffered in 2001 while pitching in the minors. He does not believe this latest occurrence is anything serious. "It's an injury that happened years and years ago. Unfortunately it still gives me little fits every now and then,'' Jenks said. "Everything is fine, once it cooled down and the muscle started relaxing. It'll be all right, maybe a day or two.''"
Bobby Jenks regrets how he and White Sox parted
June 1
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Bobby Jenks expressed some remorse about the way he and the White Sox parted ways. Too many good years, too many good teammates and one World Series championship overshadow anything said in the heat of feeling unwanted. "Yeah, it's water under the bridge for me,'' Jenks said before the Sox played the Red Sox on Tuesday. "I'm here with the Red Sox now, and as much as I enjoyed the time over there in Chicago, my focus is on this organization and this team now.'' After Jenks signed with the Red Sox during the offseason, he popped off that manager Ozzie Guillen didn't know how to handle a bullpen. Guillen's son Oney then aired some dirty laundry on Jenks on his Twitter account. It was an"
Jenks regrets criticizing Sox
June 1
Chicago Tribune
 
"Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks said Tuesday he regretted negative comments he made last winter about his departure from the White Sox and manager Ozzie Guillen's handling of the bullpen. "Sure, I regret it," Jenks said. "I spent a lot of time there, and it was a lot of good years." But Guillen said there was no need for Jenks to apologize as he praised the former closer for his contributions to the Sox for six seasons. "I love Bobby," Guillen said. "I love his family. I love (daughter) Cuma, and I still remember his kids' names. That means I haven't forgot those people. Like I said, they were a great family, and Bobby was good for us. Any regrets? I don't see why." Jenks said it was merely a"
Jenks thrown right back in
June 1
Boston Globe
 
"As he strode toward the Red Sox bullpen with the rest of the relievers before last night's game against his former team, the White Sox, Bobby Jenks got a pat on the back from Daniel Bard. Jenks no doubt was a welcome sight in the bullpen, the big righthander coming off the 15-day disabled list yesterday. Jenks had been on the DL with a strained right biceps and tendinitis he said bothered him for "a solid two weeks'' before going on the list. "I'm back at 100 percent,'' said Jenks, who made two rehab appearances with Pawtucket. "My arm is feeling great after a few rehab starts. I was throwing the ball well and commanding my pitches and feeling very good.''"
Gonzalez gets to Peavy; Jenks to be activated
May 31
CSN New England
 
"Adrian Gonzalez was familiar with what Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy had to offer on Monday night at Fenway Park. The two were teammates for several years with the San Diego Padres. Now, both are with different American League clubs, and both are producing. On Monday, Peavy got the best of the Red Sox, picking up his second win of the season, allowing only three earned runs over seven innings of work. Gonzalez had his say, though, in the first time the two have ever squared off. The Red Sox' slugger went 2-for-4 with a home run. It was a solo shot into the White Sox' bullpen in the top of the first inning. "He mixed it up," said Gonzalez. "He didn't repeat too many things. He kept"
Jenks to be activated
May 31
CSN New England
 
"After missing almost a month, reliever Bobby Jenks will be activated from the disabled list Tuesday. The Red Sox hope Jenks can help lighten the late-inning load that has fallen squarely on Daniel Bard in Jenks's absence. Jenks was bothered by biceps tendinitis in early May and was placed on the DL on May 5. He made two rehab appearances with Pawtucket over the weekend. The Sox signed Jenks two a two-year, $12 million deal over the winter to give them another experienced power arm for the seventh and eighth innings. He was unscored upon in five of his first six outings before becoming ineffective, leading to a diagnosis of the biceps injury. To make room for the return of Jenks to the"
Sox hoping for quiet reunion with Jenks
May 30
Chicago Tribune
 
"Bobby Jenks' old locker at U.S. Cellular Field remains unoccupied, except for some storage items. The White Sox would like to keep matters just as quiet with their former closer this week after a long-distance exchange of words in February between manager Ozzie Guillen and Jenks, who is expected to rejoin the Red Sox on Monday or Tuesday after a stint on the 15-day disabled list. Guillen praised Red Sox manager Terry Francona for calling the White Sox to suggest ceasing the exchange of words before the tension swelled. "I appreciated that," Guillen said. "It was getting to the point where we weren't being nice guys. I don't think we should have the Boston organization, their players, fans"
Red Sox Bobby Jenks, Dan Wheeler to DL
May 6
ESPN.com
 
"Having run through his bullpen the night before, Red Sox manager Terry Francona announced Thursday morning that the team had added reinforcement, recalling right-hander Scott Atchison from Triple-A Pawtucket and selecting left-hander Rich Hill from the PawSox, which required adding Hill to the 40-man roster. The Red Sox placed relievers Bobby Jenks (biceps strain) and Dan Wheeler (calf strain) on the 15-day disabled list. Jenks did not pitch Wednesday after warming up because his arm "cramped up" on him, Francona said after Wednesday's marathon loss to the Angels. On Thursday, Francona offered further information, saying the affected area was Jenks' right biceps, adding that the team's"
Bobby Jenks, Dan Wheeler to DL
May 5
ESPN.com
 
"Having run through his bullpen the night before, Red Sox manager Terry Francona announced Thursday morning that the team had added reinforcement, recalling right-hander Scott Atchison from Triple-A Pawtucket and selecting left-hander Rich Hill from the PawSox, which required adding Hill to the 40-man roster. The Red Sox placed relievers Bobby Jenks (biceps strain) and Dan Wheeler (calf strain) on the 15-day disabled list. Jenks did not pitch Wednesday after warming up because his arm "cramped up" on him, Francona said after Wednesday's marathon loss to the Angels."
Bobby Jenks stretches it out
May 5
Boston Herald
 
"After struggling through his first month with the Red Sox, Bobby Jenks decided he needed a change. So the hard-throwing reliever shaved both his head and the blond beard that has been his signature look over the past few seasons. It wasn't nearly enough. Over the past few days, Jenks has sought to make adjustments to his mechanics. After walking three consecutive batters and blowing a two-run lead Sunday, he concluded he has been "coming off the ball" after he releases it, a problem that has affected his control. Jenks didn't pitch Monday or Tuesday, although manager Terry Francona said he won't hesitate to continue using him in the late innings of close games. When Jenks does make his"
Jenks isn't given a free pass
May 2
Boston Globe
 
"While Tim Wakefield and Carl Crawford where showered with adulation after yesterday's 3-2 victory over the Mariners, that was not the case for Bobby Jenks. The big righthanded reliever was subjected to scorn from the Fenway Park crowd of 37,079, booed off the field after allowing Seattle to tie the game, 2-2, in the sixth inning on one hit and three consecutive walks in relief of Wakefield. It was the first time in Jenks's career he had issued three consecutive free passes. So the crowd's reaction was understandable."
Bobby Jenks' diagnosis: mechanical flaw
May 2
Boston Herald
 
"After fumbling his latest lead and getting booed off the mound yet again in the sixth inning yesterday at Fenway Park, reliever Bobby Jenks went directly into the Red Sox clubhouse and watched video of his recently wretched outings. In the process, he made a discovery. Jenks spotted a mechanical flaw that has negatively affected his control. He has issued nine walks in 82/3 innings, including three in a row yesterday against the Seattle Mariners after inheriting a 2-0 lead from starter Tim Wakefield. It marked the first time he ever had walked three consecutive batters and tied his career high for walks in an appearance. "If there is a good note, I was looking at video and I am"
Jenks rocked in a Seattle stumble for Sox
April 30
Boston Globe
 
"The last-place Red Sox lead the league in confidence at least, unfounded as it may be so far. "When we win this (expletive), we're going to look back and not remember April," said Bobby Jenks, who was booed off the mound tonight after giving up two runs in the seventh inning that led to a 5-4 loss. Jenks was nearly perfect in his first four appearances, throwing four shutout innings without allowing a hit. But his last six games have resulted in eight earned runs on 12 hits and four walks over just 4.1 innings. Jenks is 1-2 with an 8.64 earned run average. "I don't even know what to say right now. I'm going out there and I feel terrific," he said. "All my stuff is there, just the results"
Talk about your troubled times
April 30
Boston Herald
 
"As the Red Sox continue to misfire early this season, perhaps no player better symbolizes their inability to escape third gear than Bobby Jenks. Like the team, the right-handed reliever has had moments where he appears locked in, but he has also struggled spectacularly, blowing a game against the Blue Jays by allowing four runs in one-third of an inning, or making two West Coast victories closer than they should have been. Last night brought the latest lowlight. Entrusted to protect a 4-3 lead in the seventh after Matt Albers navigated through two innings following a Daisuke Matsuzaka elbow injury, Jenks allowed three hits and two runs that proved decisive in Seattle's 5-4 victory. "I"
Changeup fools Bobby Jenks
April 22
Boston Herald
 
"For the better part of five seasons, Bobby Jenks felt like a trapeze artist performing a high-wire act. If he slipped in the ninth inning, the Chicago White Sox usually went splat, and he absolutely craved that pressure. These days, though, Jenks is working with a safety net, and the rush, well, it just isn't the same. It was Jenks' choice, of course, to make the change. After the White Sox didn't tender him a contract in December, he had opportunities to be a closer elsewhere. Instead, he chose to sign a two-year, $12 million contract to pitch seventh or eighth innings for the Red Sox [team stats], and less than a month into his tenure, he hardly regrets the decision. But that hasn't made"
Bobby Jenks fine-tunes approach in set-up role
March 16
Boston Herald
 
"Things are going so swimmingly these days for the Red Sox that even a bunt single by the Yankees Monday night could turn into a well-disguised blessing. That was the case when reliever Bobby Jenks gave up such a hit to Curtis Granderson during his one inning of relief work. He then held Granderson close enough to first every time he tried to edge off the bag that when the Yankees center fielder finally took off for second, he got thrown out by catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. In a lot of major league camps this time of year, the manager isn't laden down with three potential closers, as Terry Francona is, but rather is scrambling just to find one. With Jonathan Papelbon, Daniel Bard and Jenks"
A 'Big Three' in Sox bullpen
March 13
Boston Globe
 
"The best piece of bullpen management Terry Francona will do all year may have come while he was wearing a tuxedo in the Boston Public Library on the evening of Jan. 15. During his daughter's wedding reception, the Red Sox manager placed a hand on the shoulder of Jonathan Papelbon and said, "You realize you're my closer, right?'' "Yes, sir,'' Papelbon said."
Bobby Jenks set for role
March 4
Boston Herald
 
"Eric Gagne couldn't cut it. Billy Wagner had no problems. So, how might Bobby Jenks respond to transitioning from closing games for another team to being a set-up man for the Red Sox? "I don't know," Jenks said yesterday after pitching a scoreless fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in his first spring training appearance. "I'm going to have to wait and see when we get there. It's going to be one of those day-to-day adjustments." Some days, Jenks may be asked to pitch in the seventh inning. Others, it may be the eighth. And when closer Jonathan Papelbon [stats] needs a rest, Jenks may even reprise the ninth-inning role in which he posted 173 saves during the past six seasons"
Francona steps in, ends feud between Jenks and Guillen
February 28
Boston Globe
 
"Stepping in to halt the war of words between his new reliever and the pitcher's former manager, Red Sox manager Terry Francona yesterday declared a cease-fire between Bobby Jenks and bombastic White Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen. Jenks left Chicago to sign a two-year, $12 million deal with the Red Sox in December, expressing his displeasure with his former manager and how he handled the bullpen. Guillen eventually returned fire, and Saturday he told reporters at the White Sox' spring training site in Arizona, "We don't miss him. Ask 30 guys out there. By the way, I was asking for his number to talk to him about it, and nobody has his number.'' "That's over,'' Francona said yesterday. The Red"
Terry Francona contacts Ozzie Guillen
February 28
ESPN.com
 
"In hopes of ending the public feud between reliever Bobby Jenks and Ozzie Guillen, Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona has stepped in to defuse the situation. Jenks, entering his first season with Boston, has been in a back-and-forth exchange with his former White Sox manager since signing with the Red Sox as a free agent. Francona said on Sunday that he has reached out to Guillen and Chicago bench coach Joey Cora about the dispute. "That's over," Francona said. "I spoke to Bobby, actually went back and forth with Ozzie, not speaking, but messages. I'm confident that will be over."
Oz has warn response for Jenks
February 27
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Manager Ozzie Guillen responded to former closer Bobby Jenks, who took a jab at Guillen's son Oney and said he grew tired of the friction between Guillen and general manager Ken Williams last season. ''Please, someone who knows [Jenks], please [warn him not to] talk about Oney,'' Guillen said Saturday. ''It's going to be ugly. I talked to my wife about it, to make sure to tell Oney to let it go. ''If Oney said everything he knows about Bobby Jenks, it wouldn't be a pretty thing.'' Guillen said Sox management and players don't miss Jenks, who signed with the Red Sox in the offseason. ''We lied for him; we protected him,'' Guillen said. ''I'm the first manager in the history of baseball to"
Jenks gets into the drill
February 27
Boston Globe
 
"After he missed the last 27 games of the 2010 season with the White Sox because of tendinitis in his right forearm, it stood to reason that fireballing reliever Bobby Jenks would ease into his first spring training with the Red Sox. It was part of Jenks's plan to "avoid that dead-arm feeling.'' Yesterday morning, in his first simulated inning against live hitters, Jenks eased into it, all right."
Bobby Jenks grew in 2005 series
February 27
Boston Herald
 
"The 2005 Red Sox barely qualify for a footnote in team annals, but they'll always be a meaningful squad to Bobby Jenks, who now is warming to life on the other side as part of the ballclub's bullpen. It's easy to forget now, considering how quickly the White Sox swept them out of the Division Series, but those Red Sox were the defending World Series champs when they dragged their battered carcasses into the first round of the playoffs against the unproven Chicagoans and their unproven closer. Jenks was then a 280-pound rookie who had made much the same impact in the Windy City that Red Sox counterpart Jonathan Papelbon, then a starter, would soon produce in Boston. The main difference"
Guillen rails against Jenks
February 27
Chicago Tribune
 
"Manager Ozzie Guillen fired a warning Saturday at former closer Bobby Jenks over Jenks' latest comments about the bickering between Guillen and general manager Ken Williams last year while referring to Guillen's son Oney as an example of "middle child syndrome." "I wish I was mad about it because I will rip his throat (out)," Guillen said during a seven-minute response to Jenks' comments made Thursday to the Tribune. Jenks wasn't tendered a contract with the White Sox last winter and signed a two-year, $12 million contract to be a setup reliever with Boston. "We don't miss him," Guillen said. "You ask 30 guys in there. By the way, I was asking for his phone number to talk him to about it,"
Jenks: Ozzie, White Sox front office problematic
February 26
ESPN.com
 
"Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks will be saddled as a set-up reliever with the Boston Red Sox. But Jenks, a two-time All-Star who amassed 173 saves in six seasons with Chicago, says a fresh start is in order as the Red Sox prepare for spring training in Fort Myers, Fla. "A lot of the stuff with Ozzie [Guillen] and the front office gets old," the right-hander said of his former manager, according to the Chicago Tribune. "It has been a problem for a long time. It was a problem before last year. It was a problem before last year. ... It's going to be nice for me to see how things are done here." Jenks, 29, signed with the Red Sox as a free agent this offseason. Jenks is well aware he"
Changing Sox: Bobby Jenks settling in with Boston
February 26
Boston Herald
 
"Surprisingly, David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia are not in danger of being buzzed or run over as they dress for daily workouts. Bobby Jenks didn't bring his remote-control cars and helicopters to spring training this year. Jenks, the overgrown teenager who piled up 173 saves for the White Sox, isn't entirely toy-free, of course. He's driving a bright yellow Corvette to and from workouts with the Red Sox, a team he still is getting to know. He misses the routine and friends he left behind, but not everything. "A lot of the stuff with Ozzie (Guillen) and the front office gets old," Jenks said. "It has been a problem for a long time. It was a problem before last year. . . . It's going to be nice"
Jenks is treading lightly
February 14
Boston Globe
 
"Bobby Jenks has no idea how many Red Sox fans he already has on his side. They're out there, impatiently waiting for Jonathan Papelbon to give up a couple of runs or blow a save. That's all it will take to start the debate over whether Jenks should become the closer. Never mind that Jenks had a higher earned run average and WHIP than Papelbon did last season. Or that he pitched only two games in September because of a sore elbow before being non-tendered by the White Sox."
Bobby Jenks fits well with Sox relief plans
February 14
Boston Herald
 
"The idea of a closer controversy was laughable for five years, thanks to Jonathan Papelbon's dominance. But Papelbon's rough 2010, coupled with the acquisition of fellow All-Star Bobby Jenks, has changed the dynamic this spring. If Papelbon falters, there's suddenly an experienced closer on the roster to replace him without displacing ace set-up man Daniel Bard. If anyone would be threatened by Jenks' presence, then, it should be Papelbon, but here's what he had to say about his new teammate yesterday: "I view it as a pretty strong acquisition," Papelbon said. "I think he's going to have a huge role on our team this year and he's going to be a huge instrument for our success. I don't think"
Unusual switch: Top closers move to setup roles
January 27
MLB.com
 
"Ready for a Major League Baseball season of dramatic transition? In the manager's seat? Nope, although major renovations are coming there, with Joe Torre, Bobby Cox and Lou Piniella having left and Ron Roenicke, John Farrell and Don Mattingly coming. Old news, already covered. We're talking about the bullpen. A remarkable turnover in the ranks of relievers is afoot, a one-year-to-the-next change seldom seen. Three, possibly four, of the American League's top 11 saves leaders in 2010 will approach 2011 in a different job. Additionally, two all-time greats, one of whom was among the National League leaders last season, are gone. Trevor Hoffman, the career saves leader with 601, and Billy"
Matt Thornton: Oney's tweets on Jenks crossed a line
January 2
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"White Sox relief pitcher Matt Thornton said Oney Guillen's recent Twitter comments about Bobby Jenks irritated him and point to a clubhouse confidentiality issue the Sox need to address. ''What happened here with Oney tweeting what he did, that's crossing a pretty big line, in my personal opinion,'' Thornton told an ESPN-1000 radio show Saturday. ''That's something that's gotta be addressed quickly and taken care of and snuffed out real fast. Anytime you bring clubhouse stuff out in the open, I don't care what it is, it's that person's personal business and also the clubhouse's personal business.''"
Oney Guillen's Tweeting harmful to Sox
December 30
Chicago Tribune
 columnist David Haugh
"If I am Adam Dunn and new to the White Sox clubhouse, I am remaining guarded during any private meetings with manager Ozzie Guillen. I would fear that anything shared there wouldn't stay there. If I am newly re-signed Paul Konerko, I am wondering if the distractions he acknowledged sapped the team's energy last summer already threaten to muddy a promising 2011. Especially after he turned down richer offers to be a part of it. If I am Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, I am beginning to wonder if Ozzie Guillen is really worth all this tangential nonsense no matter how good of a manager he is. That's the collateral damage of the latest Twitter firestorm created by Oney Guillen, who is ruining"
Bobby Jenks escapes from trouble
December 30
Boston Herald
 
"It apparently took Bobby Jenks only two months to forget the golden rule of Chicago baseball: Don't mess with the Guillens. One day after Jenks criticized White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen for the way he handled his bullpen, Guillen's son Oney jumped onto Twitter to post a string of 140-character rants against Jenks, impugning everything from his preparation to his dedication to his integrity. "Be a man and tell the manager or the coaching staff how u feel or the organization when u were with the sox not when u leave," fumed Guillen in one of the tamer, albeit grammatically challenged, entries. So what started the rumpus? In an MLB.com story that appeared Tuesday, Jenks said Guillen didn't"