by jreilly | Jan 26, 2013 | 1999 ALDS, 2003 ALCS, 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cesar Crespo, Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter, Jeff Frye, Joe DiMaggio, John Valentin, John Wasdin, Johnny Damon, Mark McGwire, New York Yankees, Nomar Garciaparra, Orlando Cabrera, Pedro Martinez, Ted Williams, Trot Nixon, Troy O'Leary
On July 1, 2004, after an instant classic 13-inning game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, Nomar Garciaparra’s career in a Boston Red Sox uniform effectively came to an end. In 1996, 22-year-old Nomar Garciaparra made his Major League debut against...
by scandage | Jun 22, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Andrelton Simmons, Arodys Vizcaino, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Beachy, Brian McCann, Chipper Jones, Clay Buchholz, Craig Kimbrel, Dan Uggla, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Freddie Freeman, Jair Jurrjens, Jason Heyward, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Martin Prado, Miami Marlins, Michael Bourn, Mike Minor, New York Yankees, Peter Moylan, Randall Delgado, Robert Fish, Scott Atchison, Vicente Padilla, Washington Nationals, Will Middlebrooks
Having swept the Miami Marlins out of Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox (36-33) welcome the Atlanta Braves (37-32) back to their true home of Boston. The Braves are in third place in the National League East, four games behind the Washington Nationals, while the Red Sox...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 29, 2009 | Chipper Jones, Game Recap, Garrett Anderson, Jason Varitek
Tommy Hanson came into his start against the Red Sox not feeling 100 percent. But his performance yesterday on the mound wasn’t bad for an off day. Hanson dominated Boston pitching six scoreless innings yielding just two hits, two walks and two strikeouts. The...
by tito crafts | Apr 4, 2009 | Atlanta Braves, Chipper Jones, Florida Marlins, Garrett Anderson, Gary Sheffield, New York Mets, Oliver Perez, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals
Flawed. Of course, the bottom teams in the division are extremely flawed. But the top teams all have things that make you say they just aren’t good enough to make it to the postseason either. The AL East has three teams that may have “flaws” when...
by shawn medeiros | Jan 10, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Chase Utley, Chipper Jones, Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler, J.D. Drew, Mark Teixeira
Baseball has forever been a game of statistics and over the past few decades, sabermetrics have taken this passion way beyond batting average and on-base percentage. Growing up, my family always said all you needed to do to be successful was to “build a better...
by evan brunell | Jun 23, 2008 | Blogpoll Awards, Chipper Jones, Dan Uggla, Edison Volquez, Geovany Soto, Jair Jurrjens, Joey Votto, Lance Berkman, Ryan Dempster, Tim Lincecum
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at RotoJunkie.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to create a running master list...
by evan brunell | Jun 11, 2008 | Blogpoll Awards, Brandon Webb, Chase Utley, Chipper Jones, Edison Volquez, Geovany Soto, Jair Jurrjens, Joey Votto, Lance Berkman, Tim Lincecum
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to create a running...
by evan brunell | May 28, 2008 | Blogpoll Awards, Brandon Webb, Chase Utley, Chipper Jones, Edison Volquez, Geovany Soto, Jair Jurrjens, Joey Votto, Lance Berkman, Tim Lincecum
Each week, I will be participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to create a...
by evan brunell | May 12, 2008 | Aaron Cook, Blogpoll Awards, Brandon Webb, Chase Utley, Chipper Jones, Edison Volquez, Geovany Soto, Jair Jurrjens, Kosuke Fukudome, Lance Berkman
Each week, I will be participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll, put together by BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to...
by evan brunell | Apr 28, 2008 | Albert Pujols, Blogpoll Awards, Brandon Webb, Carlos Zambrano, Chase Utley, Chipper Jones, Geovany Soto, Jake Peavy
Each week, I will be participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll, put together by BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to...
