by chipbuck | Oct 5, 2012 | Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox
Well, Red Sox Nation. We can all finally breathe a sigh of relief. Our years of suffering under the Bobby Valentine regime is finally over. Wait, I’m sorry what was that? We weren’t suffering under Bobby V’s tyranny for years? Really? How long...
by chipbuck | Oct 2, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester
First, allow me to apologize for the tardiness of today’s rather short piece. A crazy day at work created a crazier than expected evening. Certainly, I had much grander plans for my piece today. Alas, that will have to wait for another day. Still, I thought...
by chipbuck | Sep 28, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
Three seasons in a row. Yes, that’s right. The Red Sox have missed the playoffs in each of the last three seasons. It seems nearly impossible, doesn’t it? It was just a few years ago that the Red Sox were considered baseball’s model franchise. ...
by chipbuck | Sep 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
Tu ere maricon. Until a couple of days ago, I had no idea what those words meant. In middle school and high school, I didn’t take Spanish. The town I grew up in had large Swedish and Italian populations, plus a growing Puerto Rican population. Given the...
by chipbuck | Aug 29, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Yes, yes, yes. I know. Another article on the trade that sent Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and the immortal Nick Punto to the Dodgers? We’re all a little sick of hearing about something that’s been discussed ad nauseum for the past few...
