Are Brawls Good For Baseball?
Are brawls good for baseball?
I’d say yes they are, it is sometimes a necessary evil. It’s a way for players to police themselves and take matters into their own hands. There has been early talk to ban them or increase penalties for hitters that charge the mound.
That is way wrong.
If pitchers have no fear of a very quick whooping what is to stop them from drilling even more...
John O’Hurley, Boston Sports Icons Join Boston Children’s Hospital Patients For ‘Champions for Children’s’ Dinner and Auction (Photos)
What do you get when Boston Children’s Hospital combines former Seinfeld star John O’Hurley with sports icons from the Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and Revolution? One heck of a cause called the Champions for Children’s dinner and auction.
The dinner and auction, which were emceed by O’Hurley, benefit the programs at Boston Children’s that make it one of the best...
Keith Foulke Couldn’t Enjoy Red Sox 2004 World Series Win For Years
ESPN Boston:
When the 2004 World Series team reunited Tuesday at Fenway Park, Keith Foulke threw the ceremonial first pitch to Jason Varitek, who playfully re-enacted the moment he leaped into Foulke’s arms after the Boston Red Sox closer had fielded a comebacker and flipped it to first for the final out of that magical October.
That’s a moment, Foulke said this week, he couldn’t...
Your Morning Dump...where Pesky finally got the tribute he deserved.
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.
The impact that Johnny Pesky made on the Red Sox during his 70-year career as a player, manager, coach and ambassador was evident on Sunday night when Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk walked onto the field at the...
This Day in Red Sox History April 10th
On April 10th, 2004, the Red Sox played the Blue Jays in Boston with Pedro Martinez on the mound. Pedro went 7.2 innings hile allowing 4 hits, one run, one walk, while striking out 7 batters. Ortiz and Manny went deep off of decent pitcher Roy Halladay and the Red Sox prevailed 4-1. Keith Foulke closed the game out for the Red Sox.
Baseball ProGUESTus: Hard Truths at Triple-A by Jen Sealey
Believe it or not, most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else. In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps to some of the most illuminating work being done elsewhere on the internet, we'll be yielding the stage once a week to the best and brightest baseball...
Theo Epstein's Move to Chicago Recreates Historic Link Between Red Sox and Cubs
The Red Sox and Cubs were long linked by their playoff futility. Until 2004. Now, with one of the biggest architects of that World Series-winning team, Theo Epstein, taking his talents to the north side of Chicago, the link has been recreated. When Keith Foulke fielded Edgar Renteria's comebacker and underhanded it to Doug Mientkiewicz for the final out of that '04 World...
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