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Following the Patriots' 24-21 win, Bill Belichick is 13-2 in playoff games. Marty Schottenheimer is 5-13 and has lost six straight postseason games. The uncanny way in which the Patriots rallied from an eight-point deficit in the final 8:35 is why Belichick could be heading to the Pro Football Hall of Fame once he gives up coaching. Despite 200 career victories -- a total that should qualify him for those honors -- Schottenheimer isn't even guaranteed a job with the Chargers next season despite a 14-3 season.

Back in December, the Boston Red Sox traded catcher Doug Mirabelli to the San Diego Padres for second baseman Mark Loretta.  Mirabelli didn't play a whole lot, since Jason Varitek was their main catcher, but he was the main catcher for pitcher Tim Wakefield.

And now he's back in Boston. 

The Boston Red Sox have finalized a trade to obtain Mirabelli from the Padres in exchange for catcher Josh Bard, minor-league pitcher Cla Meredith and cash

San Diego Padres pitcher Doug Brocail, who is only 38 years old, had heart surgery this morning.  Pretty shocking, when you think about it.

Earlier in the week, Brocail had complained of chest tightness that radiated into both arms. He already was being treated for an abscessed tooth and asthma.

Dr. Harry Albers ordered a stress test, which came back abnormal.

"We found a large abnormality on the front wall of the heart, a blockage," Albers said. "He wasn't getting significant blood to the heart under stress."

Brocail was admitted to Boswell Memorial Hospital in nearby Sun City. Doctors found a 99-percent blockage of the left anterior descending artery, one of three coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart.

After the angioplasty, in which a balloon is inserted to open the artery, a stent was inserted to assure the artery remains open.

Brocail is expected to remain in the hospital for three or four days and could resume exercising in two weeks.

The deal, first reported by the Dallas Morning News, is contingent on each of the players passing physicals. It completes the Rangers' quest to land Eaton, which began at the general managers' meetings in November. In exchange for Eaton's experience, the Rangers are giving up Young's future. Eaton, 28, is a free agent after next season. Young, 26, will be under the Padres' control for the next five years.

Otsuka, 33, likely will be the setup man for Rangers closer Francisco Cordero; he became available after the Padres re-signed closer Trevor Hoffman and signed free-agent reliever Doug Brocail. The Rangers' bullpen, first in the American League in ERA in 2004, fell to 12th last season, in part due to injuries.

Gonzalez, 23, is a slick fielder with a line-drive stroke who was stuck behind Mark Teixeria with the Rangers; he projects as the Padres' first baseman of the future with Ryan Klesko's contract expiring after next season.

Sledge, 28, lasted less than three weeks with the Rangers after arriving in the Alfonso Soriano trade; he's the type of athletic outfielder that the Padres need in Petco Park, and should fit nicely as a reserve behind Brian Giles, Mike Cameron and Dave Roberts.