MLB Network’s Propaganda

So, here’s what’s going on with the MLB network this evening. Instead of hiding this story and saying “innocent until proven guilty” and letting the unofficial outlets like ESPN beat it into the ground, or simply pushing it under the rug with...

Red Sox sign Saito!

Per MLBTR, 1.5m with incentives for up to $7m if he turns into Okajima circa 2007, with an option for 2010. Saito has a career 1.95 ERA with 81 saves. Awesome deal, surgery or not.

Boston-area resource for baseball books

Nothing too substantive here, but a definite find for anyone in the Boston area. In Burlington, MA, about a 5 minute drive from the Burlington Mall (which, side note, is the only palatable thing featured in that stupid new Mall Cop movie), there’s a place called...

Move the Marlins to Boston

It has never been more difficult to get a ticket to professional sports than it is in Boston as of Halloween day, 2008. While the Red Sox have sold out every game for 4+ years, things aren’t much better with Boston’s other teams. The Celtics, coming off a...