by scandage | Nov 17, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Rich Hill, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks
I’ve been lied to a lot in my life. But what Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington pulled off this week may be a set up for one of the bigger lies I’ve ever heard. At a sports management conference at UMass-Amherst this week, Cherington said that despite...
by scandage | Nov 10, 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Don Cooper, Jackie Bradley, Jerry Sands, John Farrell, John Henry, Juan Nieves, Justin Upton, Mitch Maier, New York Yankees, Rick Peterson, Rubby de la Rosa, Scott Boras, Terry Doyle, Xander Bogearts
Dear Evan and Chip, Hi, it’s Scott. I know I haven’t written a lot lately, and I’ve been incommunicado. On the latter, I’m on vacation in San Francisco (I know, I should have told you) but I’m writing anyway because, well, I’m...
by scandage | Oct 22, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Ray Herrera, David Ortiz, Edinson Volquez, Houston Astros, Josh Beckett, Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, Kansas City Royals, Mark Appel, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
It seems a foregone conclusion that the Red Sox will attempt to re-sign David Ortiz for at least one more season at DH. However, an intriguing alternative to Big Papi comes in the form of one Joshua Holt Hamilton. Hamilton’s life story reads like a movie, and...
by scandage | Oct 21, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, John Farrell, Mike Aviles, Toronto Blue Jays
According to Peter Abraham, the Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell the 46th manager in the history of the team. Compensation for Farrell’s hiring has yet to be announced. However, as the Red Sox were granted permission to speak with Farrell before his...
by scandage | Oct 13, 2012 | Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Brad Ausmus, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Livan Hernandez, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Tim Wallach
According to the Boston Globe, on Friday the Red Sox interviewed Tim Wallach for the managerial opening, and will interview Brad Ausmus early next week. Let’s take a look at the first two candidates to replace Bobby Valentineas manager of the Boston Red Sox. Tim...
