by chipbuck | May 25, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Bryce Brentz, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Juan Carlos Linares, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Aviles, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Nick Punto, Pedro Martinez, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Sweeney, Tim Wakefield, Vernon Wells, Will Middlebrooks
Ok, boys and girls. By now you know the drill. People ask Nick questions, I intervene and answer correctly on his behalf. All “questioners” will remain nameless unless they truly deserve to be mocked. Luckily, no one has to be outed this...
by chipbuck | May 7, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Darnell McDonald, Felix Doubront, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks
This is a pretty long mailbag, so I’m just going to hop right into it. No time for discussion. No time for clever narratives today. It’s all mail, all the time. I hope you have a strong stomach because you’re really going to need it today…...
by evan brunell | Apr 14, 2012 | Alex Wilson, Che-Hsuan Lin, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks
Unlike some years, Pawtucket isn’t a place where Boston stocks the team with a bunch of career minor leaguers. Granted, there’s a sprinkling of veterans on the pitching staff. But at the minimum, the 2012 PawSox have at least six players who are considered legitimate...
by chipbuck | Apr 2, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Felix Doubront, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Sweeney
The regular season is finally just a couple of days away! On Thursday, all of the Red Sox’s supposed overblown sins of the previous season will be washed away. The club will start anew with a fresh start, a different direction, and a chip on their shoulder. ...
by chipbuck | Feb 6, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Derek Lowe, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Kelly Shoppach, Ryan Lavarnway
In case you missed it yesterday as you were preparing to watch what turned out to be the Patriots bonecrushing and entirely depressing loss to the New York Giants of East Rutherford, NJ in the Super Bowl… According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, Scott...
by chipbuck | Jan 26, 2012 | Anthony Rizzo, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Casey Kelly, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
In case you missed it earlier today, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com released his top 100 prospect list. Whether you’re a prospect geek or not, you should check out the list–even if it’s only to see who the potential stars of tomorrow will be. ...
by charliesap | Jan 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Ryan Lavarnway
“If there are any Red Sox management here, you cannot let ‘Tek go. You have to keep him in Boston. He was our head, our captain. He should retire as a member of the Red Sox, and never leave.” That was the quote from Red Sox great Pedro Martinez as...
by Troy Patterson | Dec 26, 2011 | Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogaerts
This years rankings for the Red Sox 2012 top prospects are rolling in. There has been some discrepancies among the top 5 and I was curious to look over them and how they can help the team. I am looking at minorleagueball.com, baseballamerica.com (care of Peter...
by chipbuck | Nov 30, 2011 | Alex Wilson, Anthony Ranaudo, Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Matt Barnes, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Westmoreland, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
Jim Callis, Executive Editor of Baseball America, recently agreed to sit down and answer a few questions about Red Sox prospects. He provides a lot of great insight on what we can expect out of our some top prospects, up-and-comers, and those who have fallen from...
by chipbuck | Nov 15, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Barry Zito, Bobby Valentine, Carlos Beltran, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonathan Sanchez, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Tim Lincecum
To those of you who read Nick Cafardo regularly, this will come as no surprise to you. Mr. Cafardo has a giant non-sexual man crush on Bobby Valentine. Just huge. Massive. At times, the gushing is unbarable to the point of being a bit embarrassing. Still, Cafardo...
