Tavarez throws gem to take game 1

by | May 17, 2007 | Carlos Guillen, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Hideki Okajima, Ivan Rodriguez, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Zach Miner

And the un-sung hero award goes to… Julian Tavarez. Tavarez who was not even supposed to be the fifth starter on this team has provided the Boston Red Sox with what any skipper would want out of his fifth starter: long outings and the ability to keep his team in...

Did Ortiz take steroids?

by | May 8, 2007 | David Ortiz

What an interesting article to come out. David Ortiz is not sure if he has taken steroids or not. Ortiz told the Boston Herald that he could not say definitively if he had ever used performance-enhancing drugs in the past. The burly designated hitter also said that if...

That's Why He's GM

by | May 2, 2007 | Alex Cora, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Matt Clement

Last year was Theo Epstein’s most criticized as general manager of the Boston Red Sox. He made a multitude of unpopular moves in which he dealt players such as Hanley Ramirez, Andy Marte, Bronson Arroyo, Anibel Sanchez, Josh Bard, Cla Meredith and David Riske....

2007 April: Best in Baseball

by | May 1, 2007 | Alex Cora, Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena

Now that the month of April is officially over, it’s time to bring back a segment that I started last year but tailed off and didn’t do for August and September. I’ll be taking a month to month look at the Red Sox, and unlike last years, I’m...

Wild Fenway Affair

by | Apr 23, 2007 | Alex Rodriguez, Brendan Donnelly, Chase Wright, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees

Professional baseball simply does not get any better than the end of the Yankees-Red Sox game on Sunday night. Jonathan Papelbon vs. Alex Rodriguez. The filthiest, flame throwing phenom in the game of baseball, the newly appointed most fearsome closer in the sport,...

Notes On the Rivalry

by | Apr 19, 2007 | Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Brendan Donnelly, Chase Wright, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Matsui, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jeff Karstens, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mariano Rivera, Melky Cabrera, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Wily Mo Pena

I usually don’t single out certain series but given the passion of the rivalry, and the fact that I got out of class at noon today, I thought, why not? Well I’ll skip the small chat and get right down to business. This weekend the two powers of the AL East...

Papi's Book

by | Apr 17, 2007 | David Ortiz

Guys, here’s an excerpt of an e-mail I got about David Ortiz’s memoir, BIG PAPI! It’s hitting stores nationwide today, and I definitely plan to pick up a copy. If you’re interested in more information about the book, book signings and...