2004 Player Reviews: SS

Nomar Garciaparra left behind a Red Sox team seemingly glad to see him go, and we all know what happened after he left. A shame because in the good days, he was the best and most beloved shortstop in Red Sox history, but we all knew it was time for him to go. He hit...

Oh, My Darling Clement

The Red Sox are going to sign Matt Clement to a 3-year contract worth 25.5 million. Clement chose the Sox over the Angels in part because the family resides in Pennsylvania (he lives in Butler, PA). Clement is 30-years of age and while he never reached his full...

Why I Think Jason Varitek Might Not Return

Pedro Martinez had a very frank interview with Michael Silverman today. It is an absolute must-read. Read it. Click the sentence I just wrote, the red sentence, and it will take you to the interview. As a matter of fact, if it comes down to this column or...

A fight for Closed Captioning

When I found out that the Red Sox were not closed-captioning the 2004 Red Sox season DVD titled Faith Rewarded, I wrote to the Red Sox, to NESN, to everyone I could, to try to get captioning on the DVD. I have not made much progress in getting the DVD captioned, but I...

Bronson Arroyo or Tim Hudson?

First, a moment of silence for departed hero, Pedro Martinez. I’m not going to launch into a monologue about you in this space … because I have already done that in my “Ode to Pedro“. To your right, is something I remember vividly, occuring in...