On Sunday, I was surprised to read an article from Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald which started out as a knock on Red Sox centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, who has fallen out of his good graces because of his UZR rating. His column takes a surprising twist when he suggests that Carlos Beltran would be a [...]
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October 25, 2009
According to Bill Madden of the Daily News the Red Sox have decided not to try and re-sign Jason Bay.The second left fielder in the free agent market is often an after thought to Matt Holliday, but Bay is a solid pick-up in his own right. The 31 y/o right handed hitting outfielder is a lifetime .280 hitter with a .519 Slg. pct. and a .364 OBP. The knocks on Bay are his lower batting...
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October 24, 2009
New York Mets minor league pitcher Rafael Castro has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 18.
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October 25, 2009
I hate to suggest it was the game in which NESN showed the Surviving Grady T-shirt. But, honestly, I think it was the game in which NESN showed the Surviving Grady T-shirt, sported by our good pal and SG regular Tex, no less.August 14 in Texas was probably the biggest game of the season. Against the team we were fighting for the wild card, the Sox coughed up the lead in the bottom...
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October 25, 2009
In an effort to appeal to the "tween" demographic, the Padres have hired Jed Hoyer as their new general manager.Hoyer, formerly the assistant GM of the Boston Red Sox, is 35 but his boyish appearance makes him look several years younger. He could pass for Josh McDaniels' little brother.Hoyer's impressive resume is not strictly baseball-centric. He had a previous brush with fame when...
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October 25, 2009
What will the Boston Red Sox do with Jonathan Papelbon? He is one of the most popular and best players on The Olde Towne Team, but he is eligible for free- agency after 2011.The Bo-Sox also have another player similar to Papelbon, Daniel Bard...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 27, 2009
If you haven’t already heard, ESPN expert baseball analyst and former New York Mets’ General Manager was fired from ESPN for having an affair with a production assistant...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 26, 2009
"Back to Foulke, Red Sox fans have longed to hear it: The Boston Red Sox are World Champions.” – Joe Buck Take a moment today to think about how you felt that day. The day we won it all...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 27, 2009
Boston Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills will be hired as the Houston Astros' next manager.
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October 27, 2009
On the exact day five years ago that the Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years, their bench coach from that improbable 2004 season left the Red Sox to take over as ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 27, 2009
The Mets need an everyday left fielder—on that we can agree—but the question of who Omar Minaya will make the effort to acquire and who he is willing to give up in the process is what fans are concerned about this winter...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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