by tom fratamico | Feb 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
MLB has changed Opening Day (OD) moving the schedule ahead with the first pitch of the season being thrown on Thursday and many teams playing for the first time on Friday. The schedule change is a departure from the Monday OD tradition and is not a big improvement....
by tom fratamico | Jan 30, 2011 | Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, NFL, Super Bowl
Bud Selig has defined competitive balance as giving a team‘s fan base “hope and faith.” Without having the resources to poll fans, H&F is tough to measure. Here we will determine competitive balance as the number of different teams making the playoffs. Thereby...
by tom fratamico | Jan 23, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox
Since the recently forecast Daisuke Matsuka is “…like a box of chocolates”, let’s go glass half full and empty on the Red Sox biggest trade acquisition this winter. Adrian Gonzalez Optimism: The sweet swinging first baseman was made for Fenway Park. Gonzalez can...
by tom fratamico | Jan 15, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury
Jacoby Ellsbury Optimist: Ellsbury is healthy. The outfielder’s ribs are healed and he is ready to make up for loss time. He should be able to jump right in causing havoc on the bases and making great plays in the field, as the injury was not to his legs. The pressure...
by tom fratamico | Jan 8, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia
My intention was to post Red Sox hitter projections but it appears that Charlie Saponara has that covered. Since my system does not account for park affects – it was developed for fantasy baseball – Sponara’s will certainly do a better job with new...
