Lingering Thoughts From a Lingering Red Sox Spring Training

by | Mar 21, 2013 | Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Brandon McCarthy, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Iglesias, Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez, Ryan Sweeney, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew

  I’m with Brandon McCarthy, Spring Training in a World Baseball Classic year is outrageously long. The first week or two I am so excited to see live baseball and the green grass again, but by the time you get this late in the process it borders on torturous. I just...

Wednesday’s Links – Smells Like Team Spirit

by | Feb 6, 2013 | Alex Hassan, Boston Red Sox, Dana Levangie, David Ortiz, Houston Astros, Jed Lowrie, Joel Hanrahan, Keith Law, Manny Ramirez, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Kalish, Spring Training

It’s almost time to put your caps back on those lovable heads of yours. Ft. Myers is about to be filled with a lot of navy and red. The baseball & food enthusiast Keith Law released his top 100 prospects on Tuesday, with quite a few Red Sox on the list....

Bold Predictions for 2013, Part 2 — The Batters

by | Jan 31, 2013 | Bill Mueller, Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Johnny Damon, Jonny Gomes, Jose Iglesias, Kevin Millar, Larry Lucchino, Manny Ramirez, Mike Napoli, Nomar Garciaparra, Oakland Athletics, Rob Deer, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Todd Walker, Trot Nixon, Will Middlebrooks

Part 1: The Pitchers  Part 2: The Batters Part 3: The League (2/7) The same disclaimers apply:  1) Please feel free to bookmark them and come back later in September/October to see how I did — you know that if I hit on a few you’re going to hear about it. 2)...

Coast to Coast Tickets 9/9: Not gaining ground

by | Sep 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, David Ortiz, Game Threads, John Lackey, Manny Ramirez, New York Yankees, Philadelphia A's, Rube Waddell, Tampa Bay Rays, Ted Williams, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Boggs, Wade Davis

Boston Red Sox (85-58) @ Tampa Bay Rays (78-64) John Lackey (12-11, 6.11) @ Wade Davis (9-8, 4.50) 7:10 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox again failed to gain ground on the Yankees last night,...

6/7: The ancient rivals take the field once more

by | Jun 7, 2011 | Alec Baldwin, Alex Rodriguez, Andruw Jones, Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carl Everett, Chicago White Sox, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Freddy Garcia, Game Threads, Jimmy Collins, John "Schoolboy" Knight, John Krasinski, Jon Lester, Manny Ramirez, Marco Scutaro, New York Yankees, Scott Atchison

Boston Red Sox (33-26) @ New York Yankees (33-24) Jon Lester (7-2, 3.94) @ Freddy Garcia (4-4, 3.34) 7:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (Bronx, N.Y.) TV: NESN, YES, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Rich Hill, left elbow sprain (Placed on the...

Left, Since Manny Left

by | Sep 2, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay, Manny Ramirez

The buzz in Chicago is all about a dread-locked slugger who wears the number 99. No, Ricky Vaughn didn’t grow his hair out and learn to hit the long ball.  You know him, you love him/hate him. Manny Ramirez is back in the headlines.  This got me thinking. What...

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by | Jun 23, 2010 | Manny Ramirez, Trading Manny Saga, Uncategorized

I’ve had the privilege of attending three major homecomings at Fenway Park. The first was Pedro Martinez’s, in 2006 as a member of the Mets; he was enthusiastically welcomed, but his start that game foreshadowed the injury woes that have plagued him...

A Fix for Interleague Play

by | Jun 18, 2010 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

We are in the middle of inter-league play. Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers are coming to Boston. It is going to be an exciting weekend, but the last series with the Diamondbacks does not get circled on any fan’s schedule in January nor does the All-Star Game...