THEO FIRED! DUKE RETURNS!

Theo Epstein has been fired from his post as general manager of the Red Sox. Larry Lucchino e-mailed me this morning to break the news, saying that: As a fan of independent media, I figured I’d let a Sox blog break the news before the Boston Globe and the...

Road Trip from Hell

The Red Sox are back in town after splitting the Japan Series with the Oakland Athletics and now move on to the second phase of their grueling 19-day road trip. Imagine for a minute that you are sunning yourself in Florida, limbering up to go back to work. You are...