by Mike Simmons | Nov 17, 2018 | 2018
Watching a big-league hitter slug 20-plus dingers in a season used to be a big deal. It still is, but reaching that particular benchmark has become a lot more common in recent years. After 117 players hit 20-plus homers in 2017, another 100 accomplished the same feat...
by Mike Simmons | May 18, 2018 | MLB, Uncategorized
While many ballplayers try to not think about the past, there are a handful of that’d like to hit the rewind button and start the 2018 season all over again. There’s still plenty of time to climb out of an early-season slump, but they haven’t put...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 14, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
According to all reports and Dave Dombrowski himself it looks like the Boston Red Sox are happy where they are. They plan to retain John Farrell and his staff and the players on the roster are all expected to return as is except for those who retire including David...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 3, 2016 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
An interesting side factor in the announcement that the Boston Red Sox will retire David Ortiz number 34 next season is that this will mark the tenth number of a former Red Sox player to be retired and sixth since the start of this century. (Not accounting the number...
by Troy Patterson | Sep 29, 2016 | Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox of 2016 have won the AL East thanks to a loss by the Toronto Blue Jays last night. The team had a celebration in the clubhouse last night seemingly largely driven by advertising and less by an interest to party. That’s a good sign for a team...
