by evan brunell | Jan 15, 2009 | Dom DiMaggio
While we wait for the Jason Varitek saga to end, I went digging around in my unwritten entries archive and found one that I wrote a couple years ago that had yet to be published. It’s a profile of Dom DiMaggio, originally penned for the now-defunct Top 100 Red...
by tim daloisio | Jan 14, 2009 | Fireside Chats Podcast, John Smoltz, Rocco Baldelli, Tim Wakefield
Boston Red Sox podcast on MVN Radio, Episode #31 where a little Smoltz and Baldelli goes a long way. Episode #31Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim DaloisioGuests: None Paul and Tim seem to have recovered from the aftershock of Mark Teixeira’s donning the pinstripes, and...
by evan brunell | Jan 14, 2009 | Quick Post, Trivia
Enter text here.Who was the Red Sox’ opponent the last time Fenway Park was not sold out? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous trivia question: The Red Sox lineup’s nickname in the 1950s was ‘Ted and the Seven Dwarfs.’Go Sumo! The omni is a...
by evan brunell | Jan 13, 2009 | David Pauley, Quick Post
David Pauley was designated for assignment to clear a 40-man spot. The Red Sox currently now have a full 40-man roster with the addition of John Smoltz and Takashi Saito. Over three years, Pauley had a 9.53 ERA in the major leagues but sacked up big time with a...
by josh lacey | Jan 12, 2009 | Brad Penny, Community post, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jed Lowrie, John Smoltz, Josh Bard, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Mark Kotsay, Mike Lowell, Rocco Baldelli, Takashi Saito, Tim Wakefield
17 of the starting 25 Red Sox for 2009 have much to prove this season. Of this number, 15 are rebounding from injuries which plagued 2008. This is not a bad thing, as the entire team will be extraordinarily motivated to do well, to win, to pull together and help each...
by samara pearlstein | Jan 12, 2009 | Community post, Michael Bowden, Miguel Montero
There are reports of the Red Sox and Diamondbacks trade talks intensifying. Presumably, it will end up costing the Red Sox Michael Bowden to acquire their “catcher of the future” Miguel Montero. These same reports are saying that the Red Sox are balking at...
by shawn medeiros | Jan 12, 2009 | Andre Dawson, David Cone, Hall of Fame, Jim Rice, Lee Smith, Mo Vaughn, Rickey Henderson
Update: Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have both received the amount of votes needed to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Congrats to both former BoSox! The 2009 Hall of Fame announced the results of its voting today at 1:30pm. Use this post to speculate on the voting...
by evan brunell | Jan 12, 2009 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson, Michael Bowden, Miguel Montero, Theo Epstein
The Boston Red Sox have made a few sensational low-cost, high-reward moves lately, bringing in Rocco Baldelli, Brad Penny, Takashi Saito and John Smoltz. This has led several people to posit that the Red Sox may now be more amenable to dealing Michael Bowden, Clay...
by samara pearlstein | Jan 11, 2009 | Community post
How good will the Red Sox bullpen be this year? Below are the averaged projections from CHONE, Bill James, and Marcel for the innings pitched and FIP projections: Name IP FIP Jonathan Papelbon 68.00 2.78 Hideki Okajima 61.33 3.67 Manny Delcarmen 74.33 3.52 Takashi...
by samara pearlstein | Jan 10, 2009 | Community post, Jeff Bailey, Mark Kotsay
Theo Epstein is a very good general manager. His knowledge of baseball goes far beyond my own. That being said, what was he thinking signing Mark Kotsay? The idea that Kotsay improves this team is completely ridiculous. Jeff Bailey, the often forgotten about farm...
