by chipbuck | Feb 3, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Fred Lynn, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jayson Werth, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Sweeney, Theo Compensation, Tim Wakefield, Vicente Padilla
Can you believe it? It’s been more than two weeks since the illustrious Nick Cafardo graced us with the little nugget of gold he calls his mailbag. I have to admit, I was a little worried that he’d grown tired of sharing and answering the thoughts,...
by aconvery | Jan 28, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, Ryan Kalish
The future of the outfield at Fenway Park is about to be in a state of flux. Carl Crawford and his 142 million dollar contract are here to stay. That locks up left field for at least the next six years. Besides from that, it’s hard to say exactly who will be...
by chipbuck | Jan 27, 2012 | Adrian Beltre, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cody Ross, Edwin Jackson, Gavin Floyd, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Marco Scutaro, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison
Even though the hot stove has turned luke warm around the rest of the league, it’s still piping hot in Boston. To keep you up to date on all of the latest news and information, I’ve put together another piece where I touch upon the most pertinent issues...
by chipbuck | Jan 20, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz
If you heard a loud thumping noise a few minutes ago, that wasn’t your imagination. It was me bashing my head against the desk as I was reading Dan Shaughnessy’s latest opus. Like all Shaughnessy articles, he channels his most emotional nerves to...
by chipbuck | Nov 4, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Tim Wakefield
And we’re back! Nick Cafardo returns with his amazingly amusing mail bag! This week’s questions are just as eye-roll inducing as the ones we’ve seen over the last two weeks. Rather than keep you waiting, I’m going to jump right in to answer...
by chipbuck | Oct 28, 2011 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford
During Tuesday afternoon’s 3:00 press conference, incoming General Manager Ben Cherington deftly, honestly, and directly answered every question the hungry Boston press corps threw at him. He exuded the confidence, vigor, and sense of accountability one usually...
by darryl johnston | Oct 23, 2011 | Carl Crawford, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Theo Epstein
I have advice for all you Red Sox fans: Stop paying attention until the New Year. I am just asking you to walk away. I thought as a fanbase we had grown past the internal witch hunts and doomsday behavior, but too many of you are disappointing and need to just take...
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 darryl johnston | Sep 22, 2011 | Carl Crawford, Kansas City Royals, Mike Aviles
If you follow the Kansas City Royals (which excludes everyone reading this) then you know all about Mike Aviles. He’s an enigmatic power/speed combo with a penchant for poor pitch selection, but a ton of talent just waiting to fully blossom. If you still follow the...
by darryl johnston | Sep 18, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, Placido Polanco
What are we going to do about Kevin Youkilis next year? I say ‘we’ as though that pronoun is appropriate, but in reality, we can’t do anything about Youkilis, except hope that he regains some semblance of health in 2012. Though if we were to play the role of general...
