by chipbuck | Oct 12, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein
Last Friday, John Henry and Larry Lucchino went on WEEI’s Dennis and Callahan to discuss the Red Sox late season collapse; Terry Francona’s ouster; and of course, the employment status of General Manager Theo Epstein. To those who listened to the...
by chipbuck | Oct 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein
There’s been a possible development in the saga that has become the Theo Epstein situation. According to Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald, Epstein is on “the cusp” of bolting the Boston Red Sox for the Chicago Cubs. This from two unnamed baseball...
by charliesap | Oct 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon
Weei.com’s Rob Bradford passes along some interesting quotes from the Red Sox’ fiery closer, and now free agent, Jonathan Papelbon… “It really truly isn’t all about the money. It’s just not,” he said from his Mississippi home....
by guest | Oct 11, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Dan Wheeler, Daniel Bard, Jonathan Papelbon, Matt Albers, Rich Hill
This guest post was written by Matt Collins of Red Stockings Thoughts, a blog about the Red Sox. When most people look back on this past Red Sox season, they’ll most likely discuss the starting pitching’s faltering down the stretch, John Lackey’s horrid season, or...
by charliesap | Oct 10, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, John Lackey
John, John, John, John…what ever shall we do with you? A 6.41 ERA in 160 innings, a 1.9 K/BB rate (below the league average) and only nine “quality starts” out of 28 games started. All of this comes with a contract that pays $15.25M over the next...
by charliesap | Oct 10, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
I guess there could be a number of ways to point one’s finger, but this week’s poll question asks you to single out the one key factor to 2011’s playoff-less season. Head on over to the right sidebar to cast your vote >>>>>>...
by darryl johnston | Oct 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays
Carl Crawford: Disappointing! 2011 Season AVG HR RBI OBP .255 11 56 .289 _________________ Career .293 115 648 .333 Carl Crawford’s first season in Boston was not what anyone was looking for. He displayed career-worst ct%, xBA and Spd while misplaying left-field all...
by chipbuck | Oct 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka
Matthew Kory of Over the Monster posed a very interesting, albeit incredibly unpopular, question yesterday: Should the Red Sox extend Daisuke Matsuzaka? “Oh, yeah. The idea of extending that contract may seem like crazy talk, but as difficult as it can be to take in...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein
Earlier this week, I wrote how the actions of ownership maybe a strong reason Theo Epstein wants out of Boston, but what reason would he have to make Chicago his new home? I think the draw to the Cubs is much more than breaking another “curse” or even...
by chipbuck | Oct 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Steroids
In case you were wondering, the debate over performance enhancing drugs, the Hall of Fame, and the steroid era’s place in history is still very much alive. While on Twitter (where else?) on Tuesday afternoon, I came upon a seemingly innocuous tweet from...
