by evan brunell | Sep 21, 2006 | Uncategorized
Yes, it’s true. In this week’s Sports Illustrated, my favorite baseball writer (Tom Verducci – not to be confused with favorite columnist, which is Peter Gammons) penned an article on “The Lonely Yankee” — otherwise known as Alex...
by zach hayes | Sep 21, 2006 | Uncategorized
The MVP award- hotly debated, religiously deliberated, an award that causes an argument from the corners of the local sports bar to a phone call to your father. It??s nearing the end of September and the MVP award split-screen opposition should be rearing its ugly...
by evan brunell | Sep 19, 2006 | Uncategorized
Now that the Red Sox went into New York and took three out of four games using a decimated roster, we can start closing the book on the 2006 season. Barring a miracle, we will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2002 – which, believe it or not, is also...
by zach hayes | Sep 18, 2006 | Uncategorized
This off-season, the Red Sox brass face a tough dilemma. Not a dilemma involving a slumping shortstop who can??t handle the pressure in Boston or a slugging superstar whining his way out of town (of course, this still may occur). Theo, Francona and others face a great...
by evan brunell | Sep 15, 2006 | Uncategorized
Note by Ev: The all-two sweet comeback win last night has been too far and in-between … the glory of winning is starting to become a “new and cherished” feeling … which makes this season all too more despairing. Two teams on divergent paths...
by evan brunell | Sep 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
As we look toward another entertaining Red Sox off-season filled with deals that look fantastic at the moment but end up backfiring, there are some major questions to be answered. Our free agents range from Mark Loretta to Mike Timlin, and Theo will have to decide...
by zach hayes | Sep 12, 2006 | Uncategorized
This feels very strange. The date is September 12th. The autumn weather is beginning to replace the beating sun of August, the wrinkly jeans and coats finding their way out of the closet. Football season is just getting underway, and for some of us, school starting....
by evan brunell | Sep 11, 2006 | Uncategorized
David Ortiz felt the need to chime in and provide his view on the AL MVP race after the Sox 9-3 victory over Kansas City on Sunday. After reading through this ESPN.com article quoting Ortiz on the race, I felt dumbfounded, and in all honesty, embarrassed by our...
by evan brunell | Sep 11, 2006 | Uncategorized
DANIEL BARD / FANSONLY.COM The 28th overall pick of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft is now officially a member of the Boston Red Sox. Daniel Bard, a 6’4″ righthander out of the University of North Carolina, signed a minor league contract with a...
by guest | Sep 10, 2006 | Uncategorized
So. Here we are. It’s mid-September, and we can no longer consider ourselves to be in the hunt for the division, nor are we realistically in the hunt for the wildcard. We’ve been blind-sided in the second half of the season, riddled by injuries and...
