Lowrie Lead Off, Ellsbury #9?
Just a thought. Jacoby Ellsbury could become the best leadoff batter in basseball, as well as the game’s premier Gold…
Day: March 23, 2009
Schilling officially retires
Schilling may have only spent four years in a Boston uniform, but he's one of the more indelible players to ever wear the uniform and seems destined for the Hall of Fame.
Jason Varitek: No, he cannot field
As you might have deduced from the headline to this article, I've learned that Varitek can't field. Not only can he not field, he can't throw either.
There are two newfangled statistics that bear this out -- Adjusted Earned Runs Saved and Stolen Bases Saved. Needless to say, Varitek doesn't fare well in either statistic.
What do you think is the overriding reason why, in the face of declining offensive and defensive skills, Jason Varitek is still a starting member of the Boston Red Sox?