by evan brunell | Nov 18, 2008 | Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis
The AL MVP of the year was just revealed, and two prominent Red Sox figured into the voting: Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis. Alas, only one person can win and the victor was Dustin Pedroia! Congratulations to the diminutive second baseman! His ferocious hitting,...
by evan brunell | Nov 17, 2008 | Jackie Jensen, Quick Post, Trivia
Which Red Sox is the first player ever to hit pinch-hit home runs from opposite sides of the plate in a doubleheader? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous trivia question: Jackie Jensen retired due to a fear of flying, although he would later attempt a comeback,...
by shawn medeiros | Nov 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
Last year, on November 6th, 2007, I released my top 50 Free Agents rankings and predictions. You can check out the archive on my old blog if you are interested.This year, a week later than usual, I’ve again ranked and predicted the destinations for the top 50...
by evan brunell | Nov 16, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden, Nick Hagadone, Quick Post
Peter Gammons: Boston wouldn’t part with either Clay Buchholz or two out of the Justin Masterson/Nick Hagadone/Michael Bowden trio for Jarrod Saltalamacchia. What do you think? Should Boston have parted with what the Rangers wanted? Sounds like a straight up...
by samara pearlstein | Nov 16, 2008 | Community post
A theory that the Sox lineup so urgently needs more pop that they would bet the ranch on Mark Teixeira or Matt Holliday is, IMO, just plain wrong. Acquiring Teix, or Matt (who Billy B. could resurface at any time) is a not a terrible plan, might be a good plan, but is...