by aconvery | Oct 29, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Jose Iglesias is the future. At least that’s what the media would have you believe. Signed as an international free agent in 2009, Iglesias has been heralded as the next short stop since the day he arrived. With the defensive ability of Ozzie Smith, but the offensive...
by aconvery | Oct 22, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The changeup was nasty. It dropped in like an off-speed dart, hitting the edge of the strike zone as if a painter was adding a precise stroke to his work. This was the out pitch, the one that had hitters swinging at air, the one that had them walking back to the...
by aconvery | Oct 15, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Josh Reddick, Ryan Kalish
J.D. Drew will be forgotten. His number won’t be retired. A statue of commemoration will never stand outside Fenway Park. We might mumble something about his grand slam to our grandchildren. The history books will mark him as the right fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
by aconvery | Oct 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Ryan Lavarnway
“Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning.” ~ Dag Hammarskjöld Ryan Lavarnway didn’t think he would be behind the plate when the Red Sox...
by aconvery | Sep 24, 2011 | Kyle Weiland
Usually when a player is the only individual to ever don a certain number for an organization, they are fairly important. Perhaps their number has been retired to cement their achievements and legacy to a team. Or maybe their number is an obscure one, high in the...
