by darryl johnston | Jan 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
MINNESOTA TWINS First, I would like to congratulate Twins great Bert Blyleven for being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. That is some good news for the Minnesota Twins. Their offseason news is a lot less positive. After being knocked out of the playoffs by the...
by darryl johnston | Jan 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
In 2011, the Boston Red Sox will face AL West opponents 36 times, accounting for more than a fifth of their season schedule. This includes the season opener in early April when Boston travels down to Arlington to kick off the year. Over the past five seasons, the Red...
by darryl johnston | Jan 2, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
December 2010 was a brilliant month of fireworks and good feelings when the Red Sox signed Carl Crawford — this was after getting Adrian Gonzalez. And before we could say ‘Yeah, but the bullpen is…”, Theo added Bobby Jenks, Dan Wheeler and a heaping stack of...
by darryl johnston | Dec 29, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Although they may be just a 70-win team, the attitude is already better in Baltimore with new manager Buck Showalter. This off season, the O’s made a pretty shrewd move in acquiring JJ Hardy after the Minnesota Twins non-tendered him. Dan Moroz from...
by darryl johnston | Dec 22, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Curt Young, Lenny DiNardo
He’s bounced around with a handful of teams and of course we all remember him as a Rule 5 pick that stuck with the Red Sox organization in 2003. He was in Boston for a bit from 2004-2006, shuttling between Pawtucket and the big leagues, and battling a neck injury. But...
