Looking At the Payroll

In 2006, the Red Sox’s payroll was about $127.79 million dollars, while the Yankees are at $199.01 million dollars. While I am going to be advocating the signing of Roger Clemens for $21 million dollars until it doesn’t happen for sure, I still don’t...

Two Coaches Wave Adieu To Boston

Pitching coach Dave Wallace and hitting coach Ron Jackson will not be back with the club next year. (link) (Fire Brand biographies of the coaches) Wallace had most of the season robbed by hip replacement surgery. Don’t be surprised to see Al Nipper return to the...

Predicting the 2006 Playoffs

I thought it’d be a fun exercise to predict the playoffs. We did a pretty good job predicting the position players, and we even nailed Keith Foulke’s WHIP even though we were off on his ERA. Let’s try our hand at the playoffs! (By the way, nice...

Finding Pitching

JOSH BECKETT / TSN.COM The season of Josh Beckett has now drawn to a close with his 33rd start of the year. Beckett finishes with a 16-11 record, and his season ends on a down note, after the previous six starts had been so promising. The final episode saw his ERA...