by sean o | Feb 28, 2009 | Barry Zito, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens
Let me start by saying that the Cy Young award isn’t always rewarded to whomever the best pitcher actually is. Ask Bartolo Colon. After asking Colon, approach Johan Santana, then repeat the question. So anyone that values statistics and places much emphasis on...
by evan brunell | Feb 26, 2009 | Fenway Park, Quick Post, Trivia
Enter text here.When was the last time alcohol was banned at Fenway Park? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous trivia question: The first night game at Fenway was June 13, 1947.Go Sumo! The omni is a chair + lounge + loveseat + floor pillow. It is: space age, has...
by evan brunell | Feb 26, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Josh Bard, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
A couple years ago, The Fielding Bible took baseball by storm with John Dewan’s Plus/Minus system to evaluate fielders. This year, he’s back at it with The Fielding Bible–Volume II in which he takes all the metrics created in the original volume and...
by sean o | Feb 25, 2009 | Coco Crisp, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury
“Coco won more games with his glove than Drew won with his bat.” -My Dad, after the 2007 season ended And he was right. In fact, Coco saved more runs in the field than anyone in 2007. The most above a replacement player. And the most above the average...
by tim daloisio | Feb 24, 2009 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Boston Red Sox podcast on MVN Radio, Episode #35 where we touch all the bases with Chad Finn from Boston.com and really…Julio Lugo? Episode #35Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim DaloisioGuests: Chad Finn, Boston.com’s Touching All the Bases and The OT With all quiet...