by tbrooks | May 21, 2013 | Boston Red Sox
A little over the quarter mark of the season, let’s take a look at how general managers used the offseason to improve their teams’ outlook: No one in their right mind decides that 40 games into a season is the right time for job performance reviews. No one would judge...
by tbrooks | May 14, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Sam Fuld, The Boston Globe
Deadspin shared the story today of a basketball writer who became the parody of himself. I share that to say this: Nick Cafardo is not alone. Frankly, as outlets such as FireJoeMorgan, Deadspin, and others have shown us, sports writing has been in colossal tailspin...
by tbrooks | May 7, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Ladies and gents, it is time for the highlight of your week: the time that you realize that it is Nick Cafardo watching the Red Sox on the Boston Globe, despite the fact that your 11 year old son constructs better logic and that your 15 year old daughter demonstrates...
by tbrooks | Apr 30, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
(Key – Bold – Fan Questions, Italics – Cafardo, Regular – Me) Of course, I predicted we would come together this week and face Middlebrooks hysteria. Here we go… Despite a good start by the Red Sox, there are still concerns out...
by tbrooks | Apr 23, 2013 | Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jose Iglesias, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Pete Abraham, The Boston Globe, Theo Epstein
(Key – BOLD – Reader Questions, Italics – Nick Cafardo, Stadard – My response) With the Red Sox off to a good start, there’s a better feeling about the team.We do have some lament about Jose Iglesias being returned to Pawtucket, but there are...
