Lowell Says Goodbye to Boston

See you later, Mike Lowell. It was fun for a while there. By now you know that Lowell is retiring…

SOMEBODY OUT THERE STILL BELIEVES

I know SOME of you are still hanging on to that last thread of hope, daydreaming of an epic September…

Adrian Beltre Has Played His Way Out of Boston

Adrian Beltre has probably played his way out of Boston. I’m sure when Theo Epstein signed Beltre in the winter,…

Jed Lowrie and the Sudden Chance to Shine

What is the first thing that you think of when Jed Lowrie’s name is brought up? ::crickets:: Is he a…

Bill Hall and the free home runs

First of all, I would like to thank the Milwaukee Brewers organization for footing the tab on Bill Hall and most of his $8.5 million dollar salary. It’s nice every time Hall blasts a 400-foot shot over the Green Monster that I’m able to think, “Hey, that home run was almost free.”

In January 2010, there was a MLB deal that amounted to a three-team interaction. The Red Sox acquired Hall from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Casey Kotchman. Hall had just been traded to Seattle in late 2008 and Milwaukee was still on the hook for the contract. Milwaukee had sent Hall to Seattle with a wheelbarrow full of hundred dollars bills, just to get rid of him.

Marco Scutaro, unheralded pro

Last winter, Red Sox fans were adamant that a major trade for an impact shortstop was going to occur. Following an unceremonious sweep from the 2009 ALDS, Red Sox fans were looking for a jolt of energy to help ease the pain of a stinging end to the season. Perhaps there would be a glorious return of Hanley Ramirez to Fenway? Everyone was looking for the splash that landed Ramirez, or at least something along the lines of JJ Hardy or Stephen Drew.

At worst, fans were hoping that the Red Sox would re-sign Alex Gonzalez, the light-hitting, no on-base skill, defensive whiz.