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Aren’t you glad you’re not in Sochi, where there’s cameras in your shower and half-finished hotels and photos of Vladimir Putin watching you from the end table?
- It was disheartening to hear the news that Curt Schilling had been diagnosed with cancer. But if he could beat the Yankees on one ankle, he can beat this. (Curt Schilling’s cancer diagnosis hits hard)
- Pitchers and catchers don’t have to report just yet, but the young guys are getting their hacks and hurls in early down in Ft. Myers. (Plenty of early arrivals for Red Sox)
- He’s in the Windy City now, but Theo Epstein had fun watching the Red Sox in the playoffs. The guy is still the same old genius Theo we know. (Theo Epstein On 2011, Building The Cubs And A ‘Magical Run’ By The Red Sox)
- No more navy blue and gray! The tyranny of awful “retro roadies” has been lifted! Long live the red! LONG LIVE THE RED! (Red Sox introduce new road uniforms for 2014)
- You can hit the ball as high into the air as you want, but it’s all about hangtime that determines if it’ll fall in or not. Also, in terms of fly ball defense, Fenway’s weird. (All Fly Balls Are Not Created Equal)
- With all the youth the Red Sox are sure to have on their roster in the coming years, paying them for their primes will become a major issue. (The Escalating Trend of Paying for Prime Years)
- JONNY GOMES. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE. (Jonny Gomes will never, ever regret this tattoo)
Baseball Prospectus 2014’s full summary on Ryan Howard:
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— Brett Cowett (@BACowett) February 6, 2014