by darryl johnston | Dec 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Quentin, Jed Lowrie, Marco Scutaro, Mark Reynolds
In April 2011, the Legend of Jed Lowrie was born. In what became a popular Twitter meme where unicorns drink the blood of Lowrie, fans across the globe submitted their commentary into a repository that was mentioned repeatedly by blogs, radio shows and newspapers....
by darryl johnston | Dec 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia
When Terry Francona was released/fired/not re-upped/left on his own accord, the question of the offseason for the Boston Red Sox became, “who will play cribbage with Dustin Pedroia now?” No word if new Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine likes his 15-2’s...
by darryl johnston | Nov 20, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
“He can play an Evans-type right field or he can play a quality center field. I think the fans in Boston are really going to appreciate his style of play, as the fans in L.A. did. We think J.D. has a chance to be very successful in Boston.” – Scott Boras,...
by darryl johnston | Nov 13, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
When Jason Varitek arrived to Boston in 1997 from Seattle with Derek Lowe in exchange for Heathcliff Slocumb, no one could have predicted that the organization was acquiring their captain and a two-time champion of the future. Varitek was an afterthought of sorts with...
by darryl johnston | Nov 6, 2011 | 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Dan Duquette, Joe Cronin, John Henry, Jose Offerman, Mo Vaughn, Roger Clemens, Theo Epstein
Ben Cherington is the 11th general manager in Boston Red Sox history. He was originally hired by former Sox general manager and now Orioles GM, Dan Duquette in 1997. After spending time as an advanced scout for the Cleveland Indians, Duquette brought Cherington into...
