by tbrooks | Jul 8, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Christian Vazquez, David Ross
Perhaps you like A.J Pierzynski. You may have ready made excuses for his .253/.285/.348, his 2014 bWAR of -0.2, his poor ball blocking skills, and penchant for the GIDP (11 this season, 207 in his career). If none of that bothers you, his age (37) and one year...
by tbrooks | Apr 8, 2014 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, A.J. Pierzynski, David Ortiz, Fenway Park, Jackie Bradley
May 10, 2001. The soon to be 116 win Seattle Mariners defeated the Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of a three game series at Fenway Park that night, 5-2. Red Sox legends such as Dante Bichette, Mike Lansing, Jose Offerman, and Darren Lewis were in the line up...
by tbrooks | Apr 1, 2014 | 2004 ALCS, 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 MLB Playoffs, Dan Shaughnessy, Jackie Bradley
Ladies and Gentlemen: Dan Shaughnessy. BALTIMORE — OK, 162-0 is out. What else have we got? Well, there is last year’s World Series championship, a deep and celebrated farm system, three titles in a decade, the love of friends and family, a stable job. That...
by tbrooks | Feb 25, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
No baseball player has ever captured my imagination quite the way Nomar Garciaparra did. I have lost hours of my life arguing his virtues over those of Derek Jeter. My heart was broken over the trade and my first sad thought following our World Series Game 4 victory...
by tbrooks | Jan 28, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
It is good to be a Red Sox fan. We are anxiously braving winter in expectation of an unveiled banner. Xander Bogaerts is the consensus number 2 prospect in baseball. There are another 5 to 8 prospects among the best 100 or so in baseball. Pitching is here (De La...
