by charliesap | Mar 3, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis
Will Carroll is known far and wide as the “injury expert” — as his Twitter name suggests — and having read a lot of his work over the last few years, I’d have to say the name fits him rather well. Carroll has been spot on with his sports...
by chipbuck | Feb 21, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox
In case anybody missed this earlier today. Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal reports that Adrian Gonzalez has been cleared to start swinging the bat. According to the report, Gonzalez was examined by team medical director, Dr. Tom Ginn on Friday, and was...
by mike silver | Feb 21, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock — or enjoying the winter’s break from hardball — you’re aware of the contract standoff between Albert Pujols and St. Louis Cardinals. If you aren’t, here’s the skinny: Pujols wanted to be locked up long-term in...
by chipbuck | Feb 18, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox
As many of you probably remember, soon after the Red Sox finalized the Adrian Gonzalez trade with the Padres, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that the two sides had secretly come to terms on a seven year contract extension worth $154M. According to sources,...
by charliesap | Feb 17, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Mike Cameron
photo © 2007 Eric Kilby | more info (via: Wylio) ^ Bill James’s total projected stolen bases: 143 My total projected stolen bases: 147 Note: I only used the projected starting lineup with a split at SS (Scutaro/Lowrie) and RF (Drew/Cameron). In 2010, the Rays...
by charliesap | Feb 15, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Marco Scutaro, Rich Hill, Tony Pena Jr.
photo © 2005 Ken Curtis | more info (via: Wylio)Spring training is finally “official”! Before we know it, lineup cards will be filled out and the Sox will take the field against an opponent for the first time in 2011. Below is a list of the top ten things...
by charliesap | Feb 3, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Cameron
The Red Sox have accumulated so much talent this offseason that they have a problem. OK, so it’s a good, nay, GREAT problem to have. How does Terry Francona fill out his opening day lineup card and keep things balanced? The Sox have five left-handed hitting...
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 mike silver | Dec 13, 2010 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford
When Winning Isn’t Enough Perhaps the biggest take away from the 2010 season was that the Boston Red Sox’ popularity has waned significantly since their 2004 World Championship. Not surprisingly, with the fan base’s angst relieved, the daily fervor and obsession began...
by mike silver | Dec 6, 2010 | Adrian Gonzalez
The Sox finally got their man. Or did they? Much like Captain Ahab’s pursuit of Moby Dick, Theo Epstein landed his own white whale, albeit at the cost of the farm system’s prized jewels and without a long-term contract It was an expensive move, no doubt about it, but...
