End of an Era? The Great Theo Steps Down

Channel 7 in Boston saying Theo Epstein just stepped down and is cleaning out his office. WEEI is also reporting this. NECN has piggybacked on this story. If this is true, thanks for the memories, Theo. We wish the best, but right now we’re just in shock. Our...

The Class of 2006 (Part 1 of 2)

Since Theo Epstein took over the General Manager’s office with the Boston Red Sox (see Zach’s article on Theo’s first year here), one of his primary goals has been the construction of a deep and productive farm system. Through 2003 and 2004, though...

Analyzing Theo: 2003

Theo Epstein is currently at the tail end of a contract dispute with the Red Sox. A Brookline native, Epstein has always had Red Sox blood and has said this was his dream job. But that won’t stop him from demanding upper-echelon GM money, and this is apparent...

The Insane Period

It’s been an absolutely insane week for me, and it has been for the Red Sox too. All we hear about is Theo’s future, and now we have Manny Ramirez’s future in doubt. We have Timlin trying to work out a contract amid all this, but not getting far...

Talking to the Man in the Mirror

My father suggested an interesting topic for a post last night, and now that the White Sox have completed their World Series sweep I wanted to explore it a little. Without trying to overplay the similarities between the 2004 Red Sox and the 2005 White Sox – both...