Another rodeo for Mirabelli

Looks like Doug Mirabelli will be back in Boston.

The backup catcher/cult hero is close to completing a one-year contract that will guarantee him around $550,000. Not bad for the ex-Captain who handles knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.

If anything, it's good karma for the Red Sox to keep Mirabelli around. Remember what happened when they let him go to San Diego, then had to scramble to re-acquire him?

Plus, it keeps another player with Shreveport ties in the game.