by evan brunell | Jun 5, 2009 | David Ortiz, Quick Post
David Ortiz will get his eyes checked out Monday, says WEEI. Ortiz mentioned recently that he is experiencing a few problems with his eyesight. Considering that Ortiz has 20-20 vision, it’s doubtful it’s made a significant impact. However, he says his eyes...
by evan brunell | Jun 4, 2009 | Cristian Guzman, J.J. Hardy, Jack Wilson, Jed Lowrie, Jhonny Peralta, Julio Lugo, Miguel Tejada, Nick Green, Orlando Cabrera, Yuniesky Betancourt
As Nick Green and Julio Lugo team up in an attempt to break the record for most errors out of shortstop (and we thought Edgar Renteria was bad), it’s time to start looking at outside options. Green has been a great fill-in with the bat after no one expected him...
by evan brunell | Jun 3, 2009 | Quick Post, Trivia
The Red Sox have made the playoffs in every “end year” (9 is the end year in 2009) except one. What end year have they never made the playoffs in?HONOR CODE: No search engines, keyword searches.Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia...
by evan brunell | Jun 3, 2009 | Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Jack Wilson, Joe Mauer
As Oakland GM Billy Beane once said, and I’m paraphrasing here, “the first two months are finding out what you have, the next two getting what you need, the last two trying to make the playoffs.” Well, we’ve just passed the two month mark, and...
by evan brunell | Jun 2, 2009 | David Ortiz, Quick Post
I love Bill Simmons. He’s one of my favorite writers on the planet. Unfortunately, he rarely talks about the Red Sox. He’s a Celtics/basketball guy who writes football on the side. So you can imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to an article...