by bcowett | Jan 22, 2014 | 2013 World Series, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Masahiro Tanaka, Stephen Drew
The market is moving again! We aren’t stagnating! Things could happen and we might see reports on them! Rejoice, baseball fans, rejoice! Stuff could happen! Seems like the Red Sox’s interest in Stephen Drew was overblown. It’s looking more and more...
by bcowett | Jan 17, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, A.J. Pierzynski, Bob Tewksbury, Boston Red Sox, Burke Badenhop, Clayton Kershaw, Jon Lester, Mike Carp, Stephen Drew
All arbitration and no play makes me a dull boy. At least it’s giving the offseason some fire to rekindle that hot stove that froze over with that polar vortex. Despite Clayton Kershaw cashing in, it shouldn’t affect a Jon Lester extension in the...
by bcowett | Jan 15, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Bud Selig, David Ortiz, Will Middlebrooks
As we inch ever closer to Spring Training 2014, one must remember that it’s totally fine and acceptable to experience baseball withdrawal symptoms. Really, it’s okay. It’s time for arbitration, guys! There’s gonna be tons of one-year deals...
by bcarsley | Jan 13, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Ben Cherington, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Xander Bogaerts
I’ve spent a lot of time in recent weeks tearing down some Red Sox prospects and starters in order to try and give some perspective on deep and comparatively weak areas within Boston’s organization. I know I’ve put myself at risk at becoming somewhat...
by bcowett | Jan 13, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Andrew Miller, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Rubby de la Rosa
Despite it being Patriots season right now, baseball trudges along through the winter. Is there a Venezuelan Winter League dot TV thing I can sign up for? The Hall of Fame class is deserving, despite the general smallness of it. You only wish that more guys were...
by bcowett | Jan 10, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Masahiro Tanaka, Pedro Martinez
In a strange, polar-vortex-related topic, “vortex” should be the next abstract team name. How terrifying would it be to face, say, the London Vortex? Hall of Fame voting has essentially become a farce. You need to be cleaner than an operating room and...
by bcowett | Jan 8, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Chris Denorfia, Curt Schilling, New York Mets, Stephen Drew
Whelp, it’s the day when the Hall of Fame selections are announced. Prepare yourselves! Twitter is going to be full of heated arguments spanning the baseball world. Curt Schilling has a permanent spot in Red Sox lore. But it’ll be a bit of a struggle for...
by bcowett | Jan 6, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Chris Denorfia, Jackie Bradley, Jonathan Papelbon, Masahiro Tanaka, Stephen Drew
Chances are that you’re in the 90% of the continent currently in the grip of an arctic cold front. Which leaves you plenty of time to see what’s happening! As long as your fingers are intact, of course. The Red Sox made their divisional rivals look silly...
by bcowett | Dec 30, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, 2013 Playoffs, 2013 World Series, 2014 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Nava, Jackie Bradley, Xander Bogaerts
It’s the end of 2013, folks. And boy, what a ride it has been. From blanketing uncertainty in the beginning of the year to sheer joy and excitement by the end. Amazing. It’s still so surreal, even for the most emotionally stoic of fans. Can the be a year...
by bcarsley | Dec 30, 2013 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, Jonathan Herrera, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
If Stephen Drew’s market never truly develops like we thought it would, the Red Sox should resign him. And if they do so, they should retain Will Middlebrooks, too. I know, I know, it’s a radical idea. We’ve become so used to the “Drew or...
