by darryl johnston | Sep 18, 2010 | 2007 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Mike Lowell
See you later, Mike Lowell. It was fun for a while there. By now you know that Lowell is retiring at the end of 2010 following a 12-year career in which he collected three World Series rings (New York ’98, Florida ’03, Boston ’07), a World Series MVP and a legacy that...
by darryl johnston | Sep 11, 2010 | 2004 ALCS, 2004 ALDS, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
I know SOME of you are still hanging on to that last thread of hope, daydreaming of an epic September run that rouses up a David vs. Goliath battle where Tampa and New York collapse under the forces of Darnell McDonald and Jed Lowrie. Someone out there still thinks...
by darryl johnston | Sep 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
Adrian Beltre has probably played his way out of Boston. I’m sure when Theo Epstein signed Beltre in the winter, he hoped for a rebound and some health from the former Seattle Mariner. What Theo received was an ironman performance, a 5.2 WAR and a $21 million dollar...
by darryl johnston | Aug 28, 2010 | 2008 ALDS
What is the first thing that you think of when Jed Lowrie’s name is brought up? ::crickets:: Is he a guy who has battled injuries and still yet to blossom or is Lowrie a guy that will turn out to be a first-round bust? Most Red Sox fans I talk to about Lowrie shrug...
by darryl johnston | Aug 21, 2010 | Bill Hall, Casey Kotchman
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...
