Thursday Links: Here we go again…

We’ve reached a point in the season that Red Sox Nation should be all to familiar with in recent years.…

Memories of 2004

My memories from the Red Sox 2004 postseason.

Monday Links: Advantage San Francisco

It’s been a battle so far this fall, but the San Francisco Giants just keep plugging along. After entering the…

A Song for the Season

At the beginning of every season Phil Jackson would give his players a book to read that sent them a deep message about themselves and the season ahead. Today, I assign each of the Red Sox players a song as we inch closer to the 2013 season.

Bold Predictions for 2013, Part 2 — The Batters

With less than 2 weeks to go before Pitchers and Catchers officially report, we are continuing to pass some of the cold long winter by making some bold (and a few not so bold) predictions for the upcoming season.

Coming to the Defense of Shane Victorino: Part Two

The Defense of Shane Victorino: Part Two analyzes Victorino's impact defensively, on the basepaths, and his intangibles.

All-Aughts Team of the Decade Honorable Mention Vote

Now that the All-Aughts Team of the Decade roster is complete, it's time to fill out the two remaining spots available: honorable mention and dishonorable mention. We're tackling the former today. The Red Sox have players worthy of being immortalized on the Team of the Decade even though they didn't crack the roster. Below are the five candidates eligible for honorable mention. Please take your time and vote for the candidate you feel belongs on the roster, either at the end of this article or on the right sidebar, near the top.

All-Aughts Team of the Decade 1B: Kevin Youkilis

A pudgy 25-year old named Kevin Youkilis made his major league debut in 2004, having made waves a year earlier for being the posterchild for Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. In his first game on May 15 in Toronto, Youkilis cranked a home run for his first major league hit off Pat Hentgen. As he came to the bench after the home run, the Sox ignored him as if nothing had happened. Catching on to the hazing ritual, Youkilis grinned and high-fived the air, pretending people were there for him. It's one of the feel-good stories of the season the Sox would eventually break their curse in. Due to injury, Youkilis amassed 208 at-bats that season, hitting for a .780 OPS which remains a career low. The following year, he spent much of the year in Triple-A although he did see 79 at-bats in the bigs. 2006 is when Youkilis stepped in as a starter, moving over from his natural position of third base to first.

Pen disappoints yet again

Another Red Sox rally led this time by J.D. Drew and Manny Ramirez was squandered by the bullpen brass as…

“Who’s on Deck?” with The Bottom Line

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