sandoval spent the day in boston meeting with the red sox and touring fenway park and maybe had some chowdadon't know about that. i am told he does not have an offer on the table with the red sox. there is one report out there indicating that the giant have indeed offered the panda a five-year $90 million deal. that's the same money the giants gave to punter pe nce. here is more on a fluid situation. jay we are talking to hem and others are talking to him. it is a dynamic we are well familiar with and it happens to every team when they have star players. we will go after him and see if we can get him. the fans want to bring him back and we want to bring him back. >> the a's have not confirmed it , but they have resigned billy butler and the dollars are stunning. three years, 30 million. butler is a 295 hitter, but nip homers last season -- but nine homers last season. good news for a's fans. they are trying to pump up the offense and not tear it down to rebuild. what a way to end a seven-game road trip. the sharks are trudging through the snow in buffalo for a game with the sabres. the aren