by chipbuck | Apr 4, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Franklin Morales, Jonathan Papelbon, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Michael Bowden, Scott Atchison
By now you’ve probably heard the news about our new closer. If not, here’s the scoop from the Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham: “The Red Sox took a gamble when they acquired Andrew Bailey from the Oakland Athletics in December. The righthander...
by chipbuck | Apr 2, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Sweeney
The regular season is finally just a couple of days away! On Thursday, all of the Red Sox’s supposed overblown sins of the previous season will be washed away. The club will start anew with a fresh start, a different direction, and a chip on their shoulder. ...
by chipbuck | Mar 30, 2012 | Alex Rodriguez, Andruw Jones, Boone Logan, Brett Gardner, C.C. Sabathia, Cory Wade, Curtis Granderson, David Robertson, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Eric Chavez, Francisco Cervelli, Freddy Garcia, George Kontos, Hiroki Kuroda, Ivan Nova, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Michael Pineda, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, Phil Hughes, Rafael Soriano, Raul Ibanez, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin
I’ll be honest. When we sent out the data call for standings predictions, I picked the Yankees to win the AL East. Honestly, it was really hard not to. They already had an incredibly solid club as they entered the offseason, and then they went and added...
by chipbuck | Mar 26, 2012 | Adam Jones, Alfredo Simon, Baltimore Orioles, Brad Bergesen, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Darren O'Day, Endy Chavez, J.J. Hardy, Jason Berken, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Kevin Gregg, Mark Reynolds, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Wieters, Nick Johnson, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Robert Andino, Taylor Teagarden, Tommy Hunter, Wei-Yin Chen, Wilson Betemit
Come on. Who else were you expecting for us to pick to finish last in the American League East? Once a proud franchise, the Baltimore Orioles have fallen on hard times producing fourteen consecutive losing seasons dating back to 1998. While most Oriole fans solely...
by chipbuck | Mar 21, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
The fact the Red Sox even got to within one game of reaching the playoffs last season was something of a miracle. I know you might not like to hear it, but it’s true. Despite all of the Spring Training talk of 100+ wins, the World Series predictions, and an...
