by chipbuck | Oct 12, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein
Last Friday, John Henry and Larry Lucchino went on WEEI’s Dennis and Callahan to discuss the Red Sox late season collapse; Terry Francona’s ouster; and of course, the employment status of General Manager Theo Epstein. To those who listened to the...
by chipbuck | Oct 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein
There’s been a possible development in the saga that has become the Theo Epstein situation. According to Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald, Epstein is on “the cusp” of bolting the Boston Red Sox for the Chicago Cubs. This from two unnamed baseball...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein
Earlier this week, I wrote how the actions of ownership maybe a strong reason Theo Epstein wants out of Boston, but what reason would he have to make Chicago his new home? I think the draw to the Cubs is much more than breaking another “curse” or even...
by chipbuck | Sep 30, 2011 | Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
It’s official. Terry Francona will not return as the Red Sox skipper in 2012 per a mutual agreement with management. Tim Britton of the Providence Journal was the first person on my Twitter feed to break the news (literally seconds before Peter Abraham of the...
by scandage | Sep 12, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, J.D. Drew, Quick Post, Theo Epstein
On WEEI’s “Dennis and Callahan Show” this morning, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein revealed that RF J.D. Drew has an avulsion fracture of his right middle finger. Drew sustained the injury while on a rehab assignment. Peter Gammons is reporting...
by darryl johnston | Aug 29, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis, Theo Epstein
Did you know that only one Red Sox player has more walks than strikeouts? At the end of this article, I’ll tell you who it is. We’ll start off positive because the more we get into September, the more we are going to hear from every Chicken Little looking for ratings...
by darryl johnston | Jul 10, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Dan Wheeler, Daniel Bard, Joe Maddon, Jonathan Papelbon, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
Dec. 18th, 2010 Merry Christmas, Boston. You have the makings of a shutdown bullpen. We could have written that headline last Christmas after the Red Sox stacked their bullpen with top-of-the-line relievers. The reliever binge made the 7th, 8th and 9th innings an...
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 darryl johnston | Jun 12, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Anthony Rizzo, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, San Diego Padres, Theo Epstein, Tommy Hottovy
photo © 2006 Jamie Baker | more info (via: Wylio) First of all, it’s really ridiculous what the Red Sox are doing right now as they are just putting on a clinic. The Yankees and Blue Jays were no match and they preceded that by beating up on Oakland. Adrian...
by darryl johnston | Feb 9, 2011 | 2004 World Series, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Eric Gagne, Rich Hill, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
photo © 2008 Eric Kilby | more info (via: Wylio) Here is the best way to sum up the Red Sox 2011 approach to finding a left-handed option in the bullpen: We certainly like the non-roster options that we have from the left side with Rich Hill, Andrew Miller and Randy...
