by bcowett | Jan 23, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Fenway Park, Mike Napoli, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona, World Baseball Classic, Xander Bogearts
I would make a Shakira joke here, but I already used it in a title a while back. Sorry guys, once a gag’s done, it’s done. So I had to go with a lame pun instead. And it’s finally done. Mike Napoli is officially a part of the Boston Red Sox. Bad hips...
by huntergolden | Jan 23, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Bill James, Bo Jackson, Mike Napoli
So our long, national nightmare is finally over, with Mike Napoli inking a 1-year, $5 million deal that will make him a Boston Red Sox for the 2013 season. While some folks seem to be quite happy with the news, others are treading more cautiously – especially with...
by jcookson | Jan 22, 2013 | Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Bailey, Curt Schilling, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Josh Reddick, Jurickson Profar, Mike Olt, Pedro Martinez, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
For several years in the early 2000’s, shortstop Hanley Ramirez was considered the Red Sox top prospect. A gifted athlete, Ramirez held his own in the minors at a young age, and brimmed with promise. As Ramirez progressed through the Sox system, the question that came...
by bcowett | Jan 22, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Fire Brand Trivia! The only baseball-related game until March! Question: Of the players who are still on the Red Sox, who had the highest amount of HBPs in 2012? HONOR CODE: No search engines, keyword searches, and no use of Fangraphs or Baseball Reference due to the...
by tbrooks | Jan 22, 2013 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Josh Beckett, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Mission, should you choose to accept it: Do the job of Nick Cafardo. This was the primary task assigned when I was assigned the Tuesday morning column. Should be easy enough. After all, one of his primary tasks is imply to choose the most simple questions asked him by...
by bcarsley | Jan 21, 2013 | Austin Jackson, Boston Red Sox, Coco Crisp, Denard Span, Gerrit Cole, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jacoby Ellsbury, Johnny Damon, Matt Barnes, Portland Sea Dogs, Salem Red Sox, Xander Bogaerts
For the better part of the past decade, the Red Sox have allowed three players to roam center field: Johnny Damon, Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury. Damon finished his career as one of the better Red Sox players of the 2000s: a postseason hero blessed with tremendous...
by bcowett | Jan 21, 2013 | Aaron Cook, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Mike Lowell, Mike Napoli, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial
All people care about these days is money. No really – all you’re going to hear is arbitration news. I don’t know what I’d rather hear about: details of the old Mike Napoli negotiations or…this. At least on the Boston front, arbitration...
by dpoarch | Jan 20, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Kyle Lohse, Manny Machado, Mark Buehrle, Mark Reynolds, Matt Wieters, Melky Cabrera, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Markakis, R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays, Wei-Yin Chen, Zach Britton
Baseball’s offseason sucks. Well, alright, every sports offseason sucks. But baseball’s feels worse, somehow. Maybe it’s just how slowly it moves. There’s no real free agent blitz like there is in football; it can be months before free agents...
by jreilly | Jan 19, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks, Bill Mueller, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cody Ross, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Fan Graphs, Gabe Kapler, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Kevin Millar, Miguel Cabrera, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks
Part One of Shane Victorino’s Defense can be found here. As I am sure all of you know; a position player’s overall value is not simply tied to offense (with the exception of the David Ortiz’s and Miguel Cabrera‘s of the world). In the world of the Bill...
by bcowett | Jan 18, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Reyes, Mike Napoli, Toronto Blue Jays, World Baseball Classic, Xander Bogearts
And no, I don’t mean the end of the Nicki Minaj-Mariah Carey “feud” on American Idol. Though that can & should end now. Preferably at this very moment. After weeks of facepalms, exasperated sighs and sporatic shouts of “C’MON!”...
