What does the return of Varitek mean for the club? Does it mean “more of the same?” No, I don’t think it does. The actions of management over the last year have shown that the club is intent on shaking the psychological hold that Varitek holds over the team.
Varitek is a great leader, “The Captain,” renowned for his hard work. But no one can defeat time, and if the Sox are to weather the transition from Varitek into another catcher, the team has to be weaned off ‘Tek and how much he means to the club.
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The Yankees will stop at nothing this offseason. After stealing Mark Teixeira jerseys from underneath Red Sox fans Christmas trees this afternoon, the Yankees have resorted to taking Cash right out of the Red Sox pockets, Kevin Cash that is.
Kevin Cash has agreed to a $700,000 minor league contract with the New York Yankees. What next?
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Buster Olney had a chat up today with two interesting tidbits…
Heard this informed speculation this morning — Beckett, Lester, Matsuzaka, Byrd in Games 1-7. It’s hard to start Wakefield against [...]
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Travis Snider collected five RBI’s and two hits in the Toronto’s 8-1 win over the Boston Red Sox.
Snider drilled a three-run homer off of Paul Byrd in the fifth which [...]
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Tim Wakefield went 8 strong scoreless innings to help lead the Boston Red Sox past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0.
Wakefield only allowed three hits and struck out four while walking [...]
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July was certainly a month of change… none more so than the end of the month. Manny Ramirez long overstayed his welcome in Boston, and he was long due to [...]
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A 16-11 swing has left the Sox in second place to start July, behind the surprising Tampa Bay Rays. Today comes the hated, the vaunted meek New York Yankees. Let’s [...]
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Tim Wakefield yielded two hits over seven runs out dueling Randy Johnson for his fifth win of the season.
Dustin Pedroia had three hits and Kevin Cash hit a three-run homer [...]
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May saw the Red Sox go 17-12 and a concerning trend arise: road struggles. Three straight wins in Baltimore seem to be the cure, but can the Red Sox keep [...]
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Billy Beane has been quoted saying that the first two months show you what you have, the next two are spent acquiring what you need and the final two is [...]
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