by tim daloisio | Mar 31, 2009 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Boston Red Sox podcast on MVN Radio, Episode #39 where we preview the East, talk ourselves into Sheff, and learn a little something from a caller, Dylan. Episode #39Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim DaloisioGuests: Dylan from California The next time we all get together and...
by evan brunell | Mar 31, 2009 | Chris Carter, Jeff Keppinger, Nick Green, Quick Post
Nick Green and Chris Carter are your final members of the 2009 Opening Day Boston Red Sox, Sean McAdams reports. Carter grabs the “Kotsay spot” and should see time at first and DH until Kotsay returns in May. Green will back up the infield until Julio Lugo...
by josh lacey | Mar 31, 2009 | Aaron Hill, Alex Rios, B.J. Ryan, Brandon League, Brian Tallet, David Purcey, Dustin McGowan, Jason Frasor, Jeremy Accardo, Jesse Litsch, John McDonald, Know Thy Enemy, Lyle Overbay, Marco Scutaro, Rod Barajas, Roy Halladay, Scott Downs, Scott Rolen, Shaun Marcum, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
It wasn’t long ago that the Toronto Blue Jays were expected to be in the position now occupied by the Tampa Bay Rays as the third wheel atop the American League East. While there is some strong young talent in Toronto, J.P. Riccardi’s five year plan is...
by josh lacey | Mar 31, 2009 | Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Quick Post
In preparation for the best two weeks in sports, starting with the Final Four, running through the Masters with a little thing called Opening Day sandwiched in the middle, we idly pass the time with our Red Sox Madness tournament. As expected, Josh Beckett joined the...
by evan brunell | Mar 30, 2009 | Adam Eaton, Adam Jones, Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Cesar Izturis, Chris Ray, Danys Baez, Dennis Sarfate, Felix Pie, George Sherrill, Gregg Zaun, Hayden Penn, Jamie Walker, Jeremy Guthrie, Jim Johnson, Koji Uehara, Luke Scott, Mark Hendrickson, Matt Albers, Matt Wieters, Melvin Mora, Nick Markakis, Rich Hill, Ryan Freel, Ty Wigginton
It’s time for Fire Brand’s annual Know Thy Enemy series, one where we reveal our division standing predictions over the course of the week by taking you into each division rival and examining what we will have to deal with. In most seasons, the predictions...
by josh lacey | Mar 29, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Quick Post
The first two teams, UCONN & Villanova, have punched their tickets to the Final Four in Detroit, and the first two players have punched a ticket to the Final Four of our Red Sox Madness tournament. Just like March Madness, a #1 seed (Pedroia) and a #3 seed...
by tito crafts | Mar 28, 2009 | Bill James, Theo Epstein
Great baseball research is pretty valuable wouldn’t you say? And that is exactly what Fangraphs extends to all of us via the web. If you are unfamiliar with the site, they offer analysis–more importantly, good analysis. And like The Hardball Times and...
by josh lacey | Mar 27, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Jonathan Papelbon, Quick Post
The first #1 seed has fallen in the 2009 Red Sox Madness tournament. Jacoby Ellsbury continued his Cinderella story this tournament as he knocked off the overall #1 seed David Ortiz in a 55-46 shocker and becomes the first entrant to the Final Four. Today we move on...
by evan brunell | Mar 26, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Michael Bowden, Miguel Montero
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,333,783663,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}() On Monday, I discussed Jason Varitek‘s seeming inability to field given The Fielding Bible Vol. II‘s...
by evan brunell | Mar 24, 2009 | Curt Schilling, George Kell, Quick Post
Today, over at MVN Outsider, there are three Red Sox-centric articles that may be of interest: Fantasy Baseball 2009: Boston Red Sox Brad Berreman is pretty optimistic about several players this year such as Josh Beckett and Jason Bay. He projects Bay to hit 30-35...
