by evan brunell | Jun 5, 2008 | Casey Kelly, Jason Castro, Reese Havens
The New York Mets took shortstop Reese Havens with the 22d pick and Jason Castro was a surprising pick by the Houston Astros at No. 10, so the Boston Red Sox had to look elsewhere for who they wanted. They found their guy in shortstop Casey Kelly, a shortstop and...
by evan brunell | Jun 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
Chat about the draft here! Follow the live coverage at MLB Draft University and the debut of MVN LIVE. The Red Sox have the 30th (and final) pick in the first round, plus a supplemental first (No. 45) for “losing” Eric Gagne. 63 percent want the Sox...
by evan brunell | Jun 5, 2008 | Amateur Draft Players, Jason Castro, Reese Havens, Ryan Westmoreland
Today is the MLB draft! You can scope it at ESPN2 at 2:00 p.m., or follow along live at MVN. There is a special two-hour event over at MLB Draft University with live blogging and a live web TV broadcast with comprehensive team reports, prospect profiles, interviews...
by evan brunell | Jun 4, 2008 | Trivia
The previous trivia question: In 1999, perhaps one of the most endearing photos of Pedro Martinez of all time was taken. Pedro, mouthing off as usual, had his mouth taped and then wrapped from head to toe against a pole in the dugout, where he was left before Bret...
by evan brunell | Jun 3, 2008 | Blogpoll Awards, Carlos Quentin, Cliff Lee, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Murphy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joe Saunders, Josh Hamilton, Manny Ramirez, Nick Blackburn
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to create a running...
