by evan brunell | Feb 22, 2007 | Aaron Hill, Alex Cora, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Chad Spann, Chris Gomez, David Murphy, Doug Mirabelli, Eddie Rogers, Elijah Dukes, Eric Hinske, Greg Norton, Jason Phillips, Jay Gibbons, Jay Payton, Joe McEwing, John McDonald, Jonny Gomes, Josh Paul, Josh Phelps, Melky Cabrera, Miguel Cairo, New York Yankees, Paul Bako, Reed Johnson, Tampa Bay Rays, Theo Epstein, Toronto Blue Jays, Ty Wigginton, Wil Nieves, Wily Mo Pena
You might be asking, “who cares?” You know this article’s about the bench, and you don’t really care about the bench. You care about David Ortiz’s new truck, Manny Ramirez flouting the rules, Daisuke Matsuzaka’s laugh and the time...
by evan brunell | Feb 20, 2007 | Devern Hansack, Joel Pineiro, John Henry, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Kyle Snyder, Theo Epstein
It may be a possibility! Sox executives made recent comments that are making us all go “hmm?” Theo Epstein hinted in an interview that Jonathan Papelbon remains an option to be a closer (meaning he really is fully healthy) and John Henry had this to say:...
by evan brunell | Feb 20, 2007 | Chick Stahl, Deaths, Jesse Tannehill, Jimmy Collins
Today, I wrote about Chick Stahl, #72 in our Top 100 Red Sox the Red Sox blogosphere is doing. View the biography after the jump or at the Top 100 Red Sox site. Chick Stahl, OF (1901-1906) Career .305/.369/.416 hitter with 36 HR, 189 SB, 1,546 H, with a fielding...
by evan brunell | Feb 19, 2007 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Mark Bellhorn
Way back in February of 2005, I wrote an article about the Red Sox’s second baseman, Mark Bellhorn. Coming off a strong 2004, I had a gut feeling that we could be in for a disappointing year by Bellhorn. After hitting .264/.373/.444 in 2004 in 523 AB, he sank to...
by evan brunell | Feb 16, 2007 | 2004 World Series, Keith Foulke
I heard some news just now that greatly saddened me – Keith Foulke is finished with baseball. Apparently, Foulke recently experienced pain in his elbow in recent days and decided to retire rather than struggle through a third consecutive injury-plagued year....
