Can We Improve Upon Alex Gonzalez?

The other day, I was talking about (what else?) the Red Sox with a friend, and I mentioned that I didn’t think Alex Gonzalez would be returning to the Red Sox next year, and I thought he may even lose his job later this year. I mentioned the word Dustin Pedroia...

Schilling: 2004 vs. 2006

Curt Schilling is 4-0 and Red Sox Nation couldn?t possibly be any happier. Another stellar performance was handed to the Devil Rays last night at Fenway, with Schilling helped by the first relaxing blowout of the season we all have prayed for. Last night was a...

Not Him!

By Andrew Lipsett Some combination of seeing recent pictures of David Ortiz looking like he’s about to kill something just to watch it die and a friend sending me this link have geared me toward thinking about the scariest hitters playing the game of baseball...

Know Thy Enemy: 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Tampa Bay Devil Rays General Manager – Andrew Friedman New to the regime, the revamped front office will attempt to bring winning baseball to Tampa Bay for the first time in franchise history. Friedman has already built a reputation for being a little too...

Figuring Out The Best 1-2 Punch In The AL

Pitching is the key to success in baseball. For any team striving for that goal of a World Series championship, you must have that ace to hand the ball to in huge games. As evident by the 2004 Boston Red Sox, two is also nice. The 2005 White Sox had four equal...

Managerial Mishap

First off, I want to make this clear: I like Terry Francona a great deal. I think he’s an excellent manager for this ballclub, a true great guy and fits in very well with the Boston atmosphere. During the 2004 World Series, Tito was running on all cylinders, he...

Depth

By Andrew Lipsett Apologies are in order on this column; it’s up late – and is a duplicate of something I just posted at 12eight – because I woke up this morning with somewhat horrific neck pain that’s making it fairly difficult for me to do...

3 Up, 3 Down

Really, did anyone expect Curt Schilling to be pitching at this level, this early? Did anyone expect me to break the italics record in the first sentence of my article? The velocity is there, the location is the best its been since 2004, and you know how another 2-1...

The Sox and Jays on the 13th Pictures and Video

APRIL 13TH, 2006 TOR @ BOS Brian Tallet attempts to lock the game down for the Jays, Big Papi Hits a Big Bomb, Ortiz Takes a Healthy Cut, Green Monster prior to the game, JT Snow pinch-hits, Kevin Youkilis at First Base, Manny Ramirez At Bat, Green Monster After the...