by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, C.J. Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Erik Bedard, Hiroki Kuroda, Jeff Francis, Joel Pineiro, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, Paul Maholm, Roy Oswalt, Tim Wakefield
Last week, I was channeling my inner Mark McGwire when I triumphantly declared that I was not going to talk about the past, but instead focus on the future. While I don’t plan on taking it quite to the extent Darryl alluded to on Sunday, I’m hoping to...
by chipbuck | Oct 21, 2011 | Andre Ethier, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Quentin, Cody Ross, David DeJesus, Domonic Brown, J.D. Drew, Josh Reddick, Josh Willingham, Michael Cuddyer, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Ludwick
As much fun as it’s been dissecting every rumor, and providing rational responses to every over-the-top editorial written for the past two months; I’ve decided it’s time to stop living in the past and look toward planning for the future. The 2011...
by chipbuck | Oct 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Nick Cafardo’s mailbag is one of my favorite weekly treats with few other things giving me so much joy, so much grief, and so many palms to the face. To put it kindly, it’s one of the biggest cornucopia of WTF one’s likely to come across. One...
by chipbuck | Oct 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
As I’m sure most of you have already heard, Jon Lester broke his silence on Monday when he gave a lengthy interview discussing the details of what occurred in the clubhouse this season. While a few of his admissions came off as less than favorable to some, I...
by chipbuck | Oct 14, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Josh Beckett
When the Red Sox completed their 7-20 September collapse, and missed out on a once-certain playoff berth; it was pretty clear that a few heads would roll. Now, a little over two weeks later, former manager Terry Francona and ownership have “mutually”...