The intangible benefit of Pedroia

Everybody knows about “The Laser Show.” Dustin Pedroia is the working man of working men on the Sox roster (next to Kevin Youkilis, of course) and the straw that stirs the proverbial cocktail. Pedroia seems more like a whiskey type of guy to me, not that...

The coming of Prince Felix?

At the tender age of 16, pitcher Felix Doubront signed a contract worth $150,000 with the Boston Red Sox — which wasn’t exactly pocket change. At 21, in November of 2008, the Red Sox placed Doubront on their 40-man roster so they wouldn’t risk losing him in the...