Monday’s Links – Rejected Contracts and Gamebreaker Trades

Starting pitchers seem to be a bit overpriced these days.

Why Should I Care…Why Should I Care

Someone, anyone, give Scott a reason to care about the Red Sox Hot Stove season

The Advanced Scout – Cleveland Indians

The Advanced Scout pores over statistics of the California Penal League and analyzes the Cleveland Indians

Sox get Breslow from DBacks for Albers, Podsednik

The Red Sox have traded Matt Albers and Scott Podsednik to the Arizona Diamondbacks for old friend lefty Craig Breslow,…

The Advanced Scout – Oakland Athletics

The Advanced Scout grabs a steaming cup o' chowdah and analyzes the Oakland Athletics.

A Fix for Interleague Play

We are in the middle of inter-league play. Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers are coming to Boston. It is going to be an exciting weekend, but the last series with the Diamondbacks does not get circled on any fan's schedule in January nor does the All-Star Game unless it is in your home city. A few slight schedule changes could assist in making inter-league play tolerable for even the purists. As my colleague mentioned a few days ago, inter-league play generates too much revenue to be eliminated in the near future. But below is a plan to alleviate the two major negatives to those contests: too many games and the unbalanced schedule.

6/17 Online Seats Game Thread: Saving Time for the Celtics

John Lackey and the Boston Red Sox are nice enough to start their last game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at tad early. Let's just hope that the Celtics take advantage as they face the Laker's in Game 7.

6/16 Online Seats Game Thread: Lester Looks to Lift Boston’s Spirits

Last night's systematic dismantling of the Boston Celtics may have shaken your confidence in Boston sports, but fear not... Jon Lester returns to the mound tonight for the Boston Red Sox to take on Rodrigo Lopez and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Is it Time to Get Rid of Interleague Play?

This will be the fourteenth season of interleague play in the Major Leagues. Perhaps the most controversial of Bud Selig's innovations, interleague has had a good run with some wonderful moments, but it has also produced some head-scratching matchups, highlighted the gap in talent between the American and National Leagues, and introduced a level of imbalance that is, at least in my view, antithetical to the spirit of baseball. Despite the revenue boost it has given some clubs, it may be time to end - or at least reduce - the interleague experiment.

6/15 Online Seats Game Thread: Raising Arizona

After a long anticipated day off, the Boston Red Sox are back in action against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who will hand Ian Kennedy the ball to face Clay Buchholz.