by guest | Dec 24, 2004 | Uncategorized
Michael Hurta of Home Plate In Space offers some quick opinions on the signing of Wade Miller. Due to a frayed rotator cuff, Wade Miller was basically forced to move from the city that drafted him past the 20th round, but gave him a good chance. He was forced to don...
by evan brunell | Dec 22, 2004 | Uncategorized
Dave Roberts will go down in history as the person that had the signifying move in the Red Sox’s 2004 Possible Dream Team. I was lucky enough to be at that game, the only 2004 Red Sox postseason game that I attended. I remember being excited that Dave Roberts...
by evan brunell | Dec 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
Nomar Garciaparra left behind a Red Sox team seemingly glad to see him go, and we all know what happened after he left. A shame because in the good days, he was the best and most beloved shortstop in Red Sox history, but we all knew it was time for him to go. He hit...
by evan brunell | Dec 19, 2004 | Uncategorized
The Red Sox are going to sign Matt Clement to a 3-year contract worth 25.5 million. Clement chose the Sox over the Angels in part because the family resides in Pennsylvania (he lives in Butler, PA). Clement is 30-years of age and while he never reached his full...
by evan brunell | Dec 17, 2004 | Uncategorized
Pedro Martinez had a very frank interview with Michael Silverman today. It is an absolute must-read. Read it. Click the sentence I just wrote, the red sentence, and it will take you to the interview. As a matter of fact, if it comes down to this column or...
by evan brunell | Dec 16, 2004 | Uncategorized
When I found out that the Red Sox were not closed-captioning the 2004 Red Sox season DVD titled Faith Rewarded, I wrote to the Red Sox, to NESN, to everyone I could, to try to get captioning on the DVD. I have not made much progress in getting the DVD captioned, but I...
by evan brunell | Dec 15, 2004 | Uncategorized
First, a moment of silence for departed hero, Pedro Martinez. I’m not going to launch into a monologue about you in this space … because I have already done that in my “Ode to Pedro“. To your right, is something I remember vividly, occuring in...
by evan brunell | Dec 13, 2004 | Uncategorized
Earl Snyder was the Pawtucket Triple-A team’s resident masher this past year, hitting 36 home-runs in 538 AB and earning a cup of coffee with the Red Sox to the tune of one game, four at-bats. He struck out once, and singled. That was the extent of his...
by evan brunell | Dec 11, 2004 | Uncategorized
Matt Mantei is replacing Scott Williamson as our injury-prone, fireballing reliever. Mantei has been a closer and set-up man for the Marlins and Diamondbacks. In his last healthy season, which was 2003, Mantei had a 2.62 ERA in 55 IP of work. He may not be as...
by evan brunell | Dec 9, 2004 | Uncategorized
It’s time for the Corner Organizational Depth Chart Review! Here is last year’s second base installment and shortstop installment. How do I choose who to profile? The criteria are thus: Must have had the majority of their games at the position profiled. I...
