by jkeller | Dec 4, 2013 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brian McCann, Carl Crawford, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Johnny Damon, New York Yankees, Scott Boras, Xander Bogaerts
December 20, 2005, to me, a date that will live in infamy. I still remember all of the details. I can see the desk, the new flat screen monitor, and my internet browser opening to my familiar homepage, ESPN.com. Most of all I remember the image that was looking back...
by bcowett | Nov 15, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Young, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Napoli, Scott Boras, Stephen Drew
Well, now that the award season is over, time to get back to the hot stove, which hasn’t really flared up yet. Let’s get those matches ready, shall we? While the Red Sox’s method for rebuilding was great, it’s not something every team can do....
by bcowett | Mar 22, 2013 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Daniel Bard, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Scott Boras, Stephen Drew, Theo Epstein
I don’t know about you guys, but I have a doozy of a Friday ahead of me. 10 hours of work in an MLB team shop. Let the fun begin, right? I hate to sound like a cold-hearted fan here, but with Jackie Bradley in the fold, he makes Jacoby Ellsbury pretty much...
by jkeller | Feb 21, 2013 | 2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jered Weaver, Joe Maddon, Johnny Damon, New York Yankees, Scott Boras, Spring Training, Tampa Bay Rays, Tom Brunansky, Trot Nixon
It’s the most polarizing pronoun in the sports world: We. Using this will cause you to frequently encounter snarky replies like “Oh were you on the field?” (No, genius, that stuff gets you fined and jailed these days.) Or “what number do you wear?” (Trot Nixon’s #7,...
by bcowett | Feb 15, 2013 | 2003 ALCS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, John Lackey, Larry Lucchino, Mike Carp, Nomar Garciaparra, Scott Boras
Hope you guys had a great Valentine’s/Singles’ Awareness/I Hate Every Couple Day. Don’t you just love…love? Hey, Larry Lucchino, 2003 called, they want their generalization back. No really. Cowboy Up and return the call, buddy. (Larry...
by bcowett | Dec 21, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Jackson, Joel Hanrahan, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Dempster, Scott Boras
Happy Apocalypse Day, everyone! While you’re waiting for your oh so inevitable demise, here’s some links. These will help you come to grips with the end. Trust me. Let’s face it – Boston’s bats were pretty quiet last year. A “down...
by scandage | Nov 10, 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Don Cooper, Jackie Bradley, Jerry Sands, John Farrell, John Henry, Juan Nieves, Justin Upton, Mitch Maier, New York Yankees, Rick Peterson, Rubby de la Rosa, Scott Boras, Terry Doyle, Xander Bogearts
Dear Evan and Chip, Hi, it’s Scott. I know I haven’t written a lot lately, and I’ve been incommunicado. On the latter, I’m on vacation in San Francisco (I know, I should have told you) but I’m writing anyway because, well, I’m...
by scandage | Oct 6, 2012 | Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Allen Webster, Babe Ruth, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Che-Hsuan Lin, Elvis Andrus, Ivan De Jesus, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jerry Sands, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mickey Mantle, Nick Punto, Rubby de la Rosa, Scott Boras
After the disaster that was the end of September 2011 and the entirety of the 2012 season, it’s time for the Boston Red Sox to try to figure out how to improve the team. General Manager Ben Cherington realized that the team needed a change, which led to the...
by darryl johnston | Jun 14, 2011 | 2007 ALCS, 2007 ALDS, 2007 World Series, 2008 ALDS, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, J.D. Drew, Scott Boras, Theo Epstein, Trot Nixon
photo © 2008 Eric Kilby | more info (via: Wylio) Maybe it’s the contract. Maybe it’s the attitude. Maybe it’s the omnipresent sense of a nagging injury. Maybe it’s because of Trot Nixon. Maybe it’s because of the slash line. Maybe...
by evan brunell | Nov 4, 2008 | Jason Varitek, Jorge Posada, Quick Post, Scott Boras
Jason Varitek and Jorge Posada are of similar age. Both are catchers. The similarities stop there, but Scott Boras said he thinks Varitek is worthy of a four-year, $52.4 million commitment, which is what Posada got last year. Yeah, that worked out well… dude...
