by chipbuck | Oct 28, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Wow. Yeah, last night’s game was absolutely tremendous. Outside of being the most compelling playoff game in recent memory (non-2004 edition), we get the luxury of watching a Game 7 tonight for the first time since 2002. I can’t wait! Despite my better...
by chipbuck | Oct 28, 2011 | Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford
During Tuesday afternoon’s 3:00 press conference, incoming General Manager Ben Cherington deftly, honestly, and directly answered every question the hungry Boston press corps threw at him. He exuded the confidence, vigor, and sense of accountability one usually...
by charliesap | Oct 27, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
Jon Lester‘s season certainly did not end on a high note. Not only did he go 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA in September, but he was indicted for his alleged role in the fried chicken and beer scandal once the season had come to an end. Lester was one of the first to speak...
by tim daloisio | Oct 26, 2011 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #112 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/112_10_26_11_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] With our hero departed and off to Chicago, Paul and I turn to the his replacement in cautious awe. While noone can truly replace...
by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Guess what time it is? It’s Nick Cafardo Wednesday! As a reminder, I’ve omitted the names to protect the guilty from ridicule. This week, I’m going skip all of the BS, and jump right into the questiony goodness that awaits me! What are your...
by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, C.J. Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Erik Bedard, Hiroki Kuroda, Jeff Francis, Joel Pineiro, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, Paul Maholm, Roy Oswalt, Tim Wakefield
Last week, I was channeling my inner Mark McGwire when I triumphantly declared that I was not going to talk about the past, but instead focus on the future. While I don’t plan on taking it quite to the extent Darryl alluded to on Sunday, I’m hoping to...
by charliesap | Oct 25, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, John Lackey, Quick Post
And the hits just keep on coming. At least now he can drink all the beer he wants and no one will say a word about it, unless he gains like 50 pounds because of it. As reported by The Boston Globe: New Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said today that pitcher...
by charliesap | Oct 25, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Marco Scutaro
Trying to find negative story-lines within the Red Sox’ horrific September was about as easy as trying to find trees in the forest. However, trying to find a negative story about Marco Scutaro, in the context of a forest, was like searching for big foot. Scutaro...
by charliesap | Oct 25, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
The World Series will come to an end this week and a new Champion will be crowned. What does this mean for the Red Sox? It means that the five-day exclusive negotiating period between the front office and the team’s pending free agents will soon be upon us....
by Troy Patterson | Oct 24, 2011 | Jacoby Ellsbury
As one of Jacoby Ellsbury’s biggest critics entering 2011 I’ll admit he proved me wrong, but anyone would be hard pressed to find evidence this type of year was coming from him. The problem now is his value will probably never be higher, but at the same...
