True Grit
Most days, I really love to roll up my sleeves, do some research, and provide some deep, thoughtful analysis on the…
Category: Jonathan Papelbon
Stretching Out Daniel Bard
This weekend Bobby Valentine spoke clearly about Daniel Bard entering 2012 spring training looking to be stretched out as a…
Sox Have Interest in Street, Good Fit?
The Colorado Rockies brass has made it clear that they are comfortable with Rafael Betancourt as their closer and that…
The Progression of Daniel Bard
<img class="alignright" style="margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" src="http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Boston+Red+Sox+Photo+Day+KmgjteYNs0sl.jpg" alt="Is Daniel Bard ready to take over as the Red Sox next closer?…
Behold! The Cafardo Mail Bag!
To those of you who read Nick Cafardo regularly, this will come as no surprise to you. Mr. Cafardo has…
Shaughnessy Doesn’t Get It
Well, it appears Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe is at it again. Never one to go too long without…
Guest Post: Papelbon’s Lament
FULL DISCLOSURE: There is only one player in the history of the Boston Red Sox organization who is exactly as…
Papelbon Era Over in Boston
It was almost as if Phillies GM Ruben Amaro read my article this morning, and decided that grossly overpaying for…
Reading Between the Lines
If you were banking on the Red Sox making a big splash this winter by chasing after the cream of this year’s free agent…
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…