by domara | Jan 26, 2015 | Andrew McCutchen, Baseball Hall of Fame, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Chicago Cubs, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Quintin Berry, Steven Wright
As New England prepares to get whacked with snow this week, reading about baseball should serve as a sweet release from the bitter cold…. Major League Baseball lost an icon over the weekend, as Ernie Banks passed away at the 83. Banks spent his entire 19-year...
by domara | Jan 6, 2015 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Writer's Association of America, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, David Ortiz, James Shields, Jordan Zimmermann, Max Scherzer, Mitchell Boggs, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson
As I’m writing this the 2015 Hall of Fame election results have yet to be announced, but thanks to ballot trackers we have a pretty good guess as to who will join baseball’s greats in Cooperstown. Among the 34 names on the ballot, most predict that former...
by domara | Jan 5, 2015 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, James Shields, Jon Lester, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez, San Diego Padres, Shane Victorino
Perhaps no one on the 2015 Hall of Fame ballot is more deserving of a first year selection than former Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez. An 18-year veteran, Martinez dominated the game during the controversial steroid era and finished his career with three Cy Young Awards;...
by domara | Jan 2, 2015 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Boston Red Sox, Brock Holt, Craig Breslow, John Farrell, Koji Uehara, Neal Cotts, Pedro Martinez, Seattle Mariners, Stephen Drew, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
The bullpen will probably be the last area of the roster that Red Sox General Manager Ben Cherington adds to this offseason. The team currently employes five arms that one can consider shoe-in’s for the 2015 relief core, which leave two more spots up for grabs....
by dpodheiser | Jan 18, 2013 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Boston Red Sox, Dale Murphy, J.D. Drew, Philadelphia Phillies
Perception is a funny thing. Dale Murphy was a two-time National League Most Valuable Player Award winner. He went to seven All-Star Games and won five Gold Gloves and four Silver Sluggers. Last week, 106 members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted...
by bcowett | Jan 11, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Writer's Association of America, Ben Cherington, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Hall of Fame Ballot, Joel Hanrahan, Jon Lester, Justin Upton, Mike Napoli, Sammy Sosa, Will Middlebrooks
Guys, I’m making the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame class reunion letters and need some creative – oh. Right. Blank ballots, morality debates, and no players voted in. Here’s some links for you all while I stare at this situation incredulously. Of all...
by huntergolden | Jan 9, 2013 | Barry Bonds, Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball Writer's Association of America, Boston Red Sox, Hall of Fame Induction 2013
Perhaps the most irritating part of the great steroid ‘debate’ in baseball has been my realization that as the years go by, the less the conversation stays focused on the players and what they did or didn’t do. Instead, it’s gradually disintegrated into a platform for...
