Dear Santa

Some people feel that baseball’s winter meetings are an overblown festivity, but I couldn’t disagree more.  For a hot stove…

Valuing the 2011 Free Agent Class

As I was reading Jim Bowden’s “Pricing the Free Agents” piece on ESPN last Friday afternoon, I could hear the rising and…

Poll: How Much Does a Manager Matter?

Boston’s search for a new field manager continues and it will do so without the option of Mike Maddux, who…

Filling Out the 2012 Rotation

Last week, I was channeling my inner Mark McGwire when I triumphantly declared that I was not going to talk about the…

Red Sox Trade Rumor Mill

With the trading deadline quickly approaching at 3:00 p.m. ET tomorrow afternoon, there’s been a flurry of activity.  Edwin Jackson…

The Sox Need a Starter, Not Beltran

I feel like my writing about Andrew Miller might be bordering on overkill, but you know what, he’s just not that good…

Should the Sox Bring Back O-Cab?

The MLB trade deadline looms and the Sox are making their calls and doing their research. The club has been tied…

6/20 Online Seats Game Thread: Dodging the Broom

GAME NOTES Not that Vincente Padilla strikes fear into the hearts of Bay Staters, but the Los Angeles Dodgers will be playing with a chip on their shoulder after their loss last night to the Boston Red Sox who will send Tim Wakefield to the mound.

A third Japanese pitcher for Sox next year?

On the heels of Zach Hayes’ 2009 Free Agent Checkup comes news that pitcher Kenshin Kawakami wants to play for…

BLOGPOLL: NL Awards 4/14

Each week, I will be participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll, put together by BaseballHappenings.com. Below are my current…