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In just one week, your Red Sox will take the field for their first game of 2013. Kick back, grab a bottle of your favorite brew, and prepare to enjoy the sweetness that is Boston baseball.
- What kind of links post would this be if Jackie Bradley wasn’t the first story on the list? He’s been absolutely unreal this spring. (Jackie Bradley Jr. another step closer to making Red Sox)
- On the other hand, the career roller coaster that is Jacoby Ellsbury isn’t shining nearly as bright as Bradley. Getting dinged up certainly doesn’t help. (Injury scare for Ellsbury)
- Raw talent: a tantalizing proposition when considering a prospect. But there’s no knowing if the player will end up being grilled by the majors. John Farrell’s seen it all. (No Clear Path)
- Broken printers, Lindsay Lohan’s criminal record, the Houston Astros – all things that haven’t been good. But you know who has been good? Clay Buchholz and his sparkling 0.96 ERA. (Buchholz continues to sizzle)
- Yes, he wears number 7 like his brother did, and he’s part of the infamous (at least in Boston & Philly) Drew family. Regardless, give Stephen Drew a break. Concussions are no laughing matter. (Stephen Drew’s concussion is not gone)
- What do you do with a guy who does best when the pressures on, but hasn’t done well enough to warrant those situations? Daniel Bard‘s struggling to find an answer. This isn’t a simple multiple-choice thing. (Boston’s Bard finds himself in his own Catch 22)
- Even if you saw just half of the tweets from the Fire Brand staff on Sunday afternoon, you know how hard we were rooting for this farce to happen. (Yankees’ grab at $126M bust Vernon Wells makes little sense, a sign of desperation)
- And you actually WONDER why you’re not signed, Kyle Lohse? Maybe you should, uh, fire that ever-so-pleasant agent of yours. (Kyle Lohse “continues to ask for” $14-$15 million annually)
- EDIT: HAHAHAHA, oh Milwaukee
I’m ready to watch some meaningful baseball. And don’t you tell me games in April don’t matter…