Trivia

Below is the Trivia Leaderboard marking how many each person who has played has won trivia. We will keep a tally throughout the year with the victor receiving a grand prize and two runner-ups receiving smaller prizes. There are also smaller, individual prizes for each...

At a loss for words…

I am at a loss for words. If you are a regular listener of the Fireside Chats Podcast that Paul and I host here on MVN, you might find that hard to believe as for one hour every week, it barely seems like I can let my co-host get a word in edgewise. But here I am at a...

POLL: Schill won’t be here

The most recent poll question, asked by Tessie’s Dad, asked us to predict which one of our seven starting pitchers are less likely to be a part of the Red Sox rotation in September. The answers as given by our community: Curt Schilling 53% of all votes Clay...

POLL: So much for that…

Hey, I tried… With the word Theo is looking for an upgrade at reliever, what (reasonable) person could he acquire? This poll has taken a turn for the worse 18% of all votes Dennis Eckersley 12% of all votes Brian Fuentes 10% of all votes Cla Meredith 10% of all...

Instant replay in baseball: Should we?

Yesterday, controversy rose again. Carlos Delgado hit a (should have been) home run that was ruled, incorrectly, foul. The topic of instant replay has reared its head once again, during a year where the issue of instant replay has started to be explored. In my...

Fatal Flaw?

Theo Epstein has a history of aggressively finding and solving for potential fatal flaws within his Major League roster. While it’s hard to consider a bullpen highlighted by the best closer in baseball a fatal flaw, Theo Epstein has to be looking very closely at...

The Sox and weather

The Weather Channel has something pretty cool going on that they just started: when you visit MLB.com or a team site, you can get instant weather forecasts. In addition, if you visit a team page on Weather.com, you’ll find weather-centric stats. Take the Red...