Bob McClure is out for Retribution
THERE IS A NEW PITCHING COACH IN TOWNHe is a man of true Grit"- Bobby Valentine
Robbed
If Pedro Martinez didn't win the AL MVP in 1999 then no pitcher should ever win the MVP. In 2011 Ellsbury hit .321, 32 homers, stole 39 bases, and 105 RBI far eclipsing Pedroia's 2008 MVP season. This robbery didn't go unnoticed by Pedroia.It kind of stinks."-- Dustin Pedroia on MVP-Gatevia ESPN
Mission Accomplished
PAPELGONEJonathan Papelbon has made it clear for years that he wanted to reach free agency and set the bar for closer contracts, and that is exactly what he did. His loyalty has always been to getting the largest contract possible and not to the Red Sox. On Monday he received a 4 year $50,000,000.58 contract with the Phillies. On an annual bases a $500,000 pay raise from his 12 million dollar
The Wall Meet The Wall
The Wall tour will play to the original wall at Fenway, and other famed parks Wrigley Field in Chicago, Roger's very ownCenter in Toronto and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. He must be a fan of baseball.Roger Waters is set to bring his historic, modern-day production of The Wall back to North America in 2012, this time landing the massive spectacle in several suitably large stadiums with a
Cry Uncle
Pete Mackanin interviewed with the Red Sox on Monday for the job of 2012 manager. One thing of note during this process was his dress and appearance. I think it can be best described as your recently divorced uncle showing up for his first blind date.
Thank You Everyone
Theo Epstein says goodbye to Red Sox nation with a full page ad in the Boston Globe. The text of the letter reads like an Alanis Morissette song. He writes all the expected sentiments as he says "thank you" seven times in the farewell letter. He ends the letter as all true Red Sox fans end their correspondence with a simple, "Go Sox!"; and for that Theo I say thank you.
Ortiz Hits Reverse
7 days after telling an ESPN reporter that he would consider playing for the Yankees in 2012 David Ortiz starts to backpedal like a professional. I never said I would sign with the Yankees. No, no, no. They asked me if I would play with the Yankees. I said I would think about it. I didn’t say I would go to the Yankees. I’m still with the Red Sox, aren’t I?--David Ortiz 10/20/11’’Full Story
Papelbon Parties On
9 days after he gave up two doubles to end the Red Sox 2011 season, Jonathan Papelbon revels on the streets of the French Quarter in New Orleans. It is important for closers to have a short memory and Paps is proving why he is one of the best closers in the game.VIA TMZ
Francona: Goodbye Notes From the Red Sox
STATEMENT FROM JOHN HENRY, TOM WERNER AND LARRY LUCCHINO ON BEHALF OF THE BOSTON RED SOX: "We met with Terry Francona, Theo Epstein and Ben Cherington Friday morning to discuss the 2011 season, ways to improve the club in the future, and Tito's status. During the meeting, Tito, Theo and Ben agreed that the Red Sox would benefit from an improved clubhouse culture and higher standards in several
There is no Crying in Baseball
Heidi Watney looks like she is about to cry after Red Sox season ending loss.
Catch the Damn Ball
BEST TEAM EVER DROPS THE BALLWith two outs Carl Crawford fails to catch an inning ending fly ball.
Back to Back Wins.
The Red Sox have not won two games in a row since August 27, 2011.Today is September 27 and that is hard to believe. It is possible for the Red Sox to make it to the playoffs without winning another two games in a row but it really should not be.
From the Desk of Tom Brady
Start drinking early. Get rowdy. There's a lot of time to get lubed up and cheer for the home team. Tom Brady on what fans should do prior to the Patriots 4pm home opener September 18.
Deep Thoughts from Ortiz
"People think they can figure baseball out, So tell me how can we get no runs one day and score 14 runs the next day? That's baseball. It doesn't make sense."--David Ortiz 9/6/2011
My Favorite Part of Saturday's Game
No it was not Carl Crawford grandslam. Check out the bullpen police officer Billy Dunn give the home run sign the instant Crawford's shot clears his head. Awesome.
The Ridiculist
"It's crazy. If you look at his numbers, like, it's ridiculous, the way he hits right there. You've got to take advantage of it, right?" David Ortiz on Dustin Pedroia's latest hot streak.
Is this Lame?
Red Sox All Stars wearing stars on their Jerseys not during the All Star game. Something about this seems odd.
The Bruins Foxwoods Bar Tab
Some funny things to note about the Bruins celebratory bar tab:They came out of the gate with Bacardi and RedBull The receipt appears to be in chronological order ending at 2:01amNo Boston beer or Canadian beer was purchased$156,679 worth of booze and only one shot of PatronChampagne wasn't ordered until a complementary bottle arrived later in the night The evening ended with $268 for waterThe
Ask and You Shall Receive
After the YES network, New York papers, and the ESPN game broadcast all drum up the fact the David Ortiz has never been hit by a pitch CC Sabathia answers the media's blood lust and plunks Ortiz in the leg.
Excited?
There was no room for error for me again. Their lineup is very, very good, and once again, I kind of backed myself up against a wall and had to find a way to get out of it."--Jonathan Papelbon after leaving the bases loaded in the 9th and securing the win May 19th. Boston IPH RER BBK HRWHIP Season ERA J. Beckett 6.051 1230 0.921.73 M. Albers (H, 3) 1.0100 0201.10 1.56 D.
How Youk Spent His Day Off in NYC
Youk had one message to his teammates leading into their day off on Thursday in New York City.'PARTY!' "Do whatever you want in New York City -- that's the thinking, you can't worry about baseball [Thursday], because you're not playing baseball. So go enjoy the off-day, enjoy yourself, have fun, live life a little bit. You know you only have one off-day this whole month. Might as well live it
Hi! I'm John Lackey
"Everything in my life sucks right now, to be honest with you."--Lackey 5/11/11 on sucking.
Is there a new captain of clutch?
Several years ago Red Sox brass anointed David Ortiz as the greatest clutch hitter in Red Sox history. From that year forward Mr Ortiz quickly became very unclutch. Can you remember the last time big Papi hit a walkoff hit? I can't. Can you remember the last time Carl Crawford hit a game winning hit? Sure can. May 9th, and May 1st come to mind. David Ortiz earned his title with a fairly large set
Big Hug
BIG HAPPYOn the night MLB decided to honor the men and women of our military for successfully tracking down and killing Osama bin Laden ,David Ortiz hits his first homer in a month and then celebrates by hugging a lucky soldier in the stands.
The Many Faces of Coco Crisp
Before and After March 2 2011 on DUI arrest day. April 15th on Jackie Robinson day.
After Two Days off What Have we Learned?
The Sox have the worst record in baseball. John Lackey was demoted from the #2 starter to the #5 starter. John Lackey is simply awful
SHELLACKYED
SHELLACKYED!! Boston IPH RER BBK HRWHIP Season ERA J. Lackey (L, 0-1) 3.2109 9232 3.2722.09
Who Had A Good Spring?
It is clear that Ellsbury had a good spring but so did Pedroia, and Saltalamacchia.
Ortiz, Crawford, Lowrie, and Youkilis had bad to very bad springs.
PlayerTEAMPOSGABRH2B3BHRRBITBBBSOSBCSOBPSLGAVG
1. J EllsburyBOSOF206214224039353920.385.565.355
3. D PedroiaBOS2B21594186115297711.379.492.305
5. D OrtizBOSDH226031530162161610.328.350.250
6. J SaltalamacchiaBOSC153761560110245500.465.649.405
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Ortiz, Crawford, Lowrie, and Youkilis had bad to very bad springs.
PlayerTEAMPOSGABRH2B3BHRRBITBBBSOSBCSOBPSLGAVG
1. J EllsburyBOSOF206214224039353920.385.565.355
3. D PedroiaBOS2B21594186115297711.379.492.305
5. D OrtizBOSDH226031530162161610.328.350.250
6. J SaltalamacchiaBOSC153761560110245500.465.649.405
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Buchholz Goes Bang
BUCHNOODLES!!!Your #3 starter gets ROCKED by the Marlins.4 homers, 4 innings11 hits, 11 runs6 earned runs
Dice-K Continues to get Hammered
DICE-K CONTINUES TO GET HAMMERED3 Starts: ERA 11.4212 hits, 13 runs, 5 walksMLB pitchers with 8 innings or more Matsuzaka leads the league with the worst ERA. Andy Sonnanstine (RAYS) is the only other picture (8 innings or more) with a double digit ERA.
What have we learned...
What have we learned from spring training so far.David Ortiz is off to a hot start. 5 for 13, HR, and yes a stolen base. Carl Crawford has two hits in 12 at bats.Youkilis and Pedroia are tied for the slowest start among the regulars. Combined they have two hits in 19 at bats.
Pedroia Jumps Into the Stands
My favorite story out of spring training this year...Dustin Pedroia leaves the game, puts on street clothes, and buys three hot dogs from the concession vendors in the stands as the game continues. Best part is that no one noticed him. A great piece of intrepid reporting by Gordon Edes.Full Story
THE FIRST RULE OF REVENUE SHARING IS THAT YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT REVENUE SHARING!In the land of free speech and the land where a man raced against a steam powered hammer and won you would think talking about revenue sharing would not be cause for a $500,000 fine. You would be wrong. In 2009 when discussing a billion revenue shared dollars going towards uncompetitive teams Henry said Who except
SpyGate
Theo Epstein admitted recently the team hired private investigators to follow Carl Crawford during the off season. Carl Crawford admitted recently he didn't think it was cool. I definitely look over my shoulder now a lot more than what I did before, Just when he told me that, the idea of him following me everywhere I go, was kind of, I wasn't comfortable with that at all...I don't know how
Lackey on weight loss
The Many Faces of John LackeyOn the left is John Lackey with his wife in February 2010 on the right is Lackey in February 2011. What a difference a year makes. A slimed down Lackey entered the Red Sox springtraining camp this year. On a WEEI radio interview he sited his weight loss was due to doing more cardio with a fireman friend, but this blogger would guess he cut back on some carbs (read
NESN BEEFS UP COVERAGE
NESN Beefs Up Spring Training Coverage13 games scheduled to broadcast in 20119 games 20108 Games in 2009 7 games 2008March 4: At Yankees, 7:10 p.m., NESNMarch 5: Marlins (split squad), 1:05 p.m., NESNMarch 6: At Mets, 1:05 p.m., NESN March 9: Orioles, 7:05 p.m., NESNMarch 12: Marlins, 1:05 p.m., NESNMarch 13: At Pirates, 1:05 p.m., NESNMarch 14: Yankees, 7:05 p.m., NESNMarch 19: At Pirates, 1:
Saturday Day Games Return
Saturday Day Games Return to FenwayOn the last night of January all of the Red Sox top brass had a town hall meeting (think presidential election) with a select group of fans. What came out of it? Not a great deal but it was seen as a positive experience from both sides of the fence. One tidbit of information showed that the Red Sox ownership group does listen to their fans; when their fans
Yankees GM: Red Sox are Better
New York radio host: “When you look at this team right now, on paper, before you make a move for a pitcher and clearly you will ... who’s a better team this morning on paper, Yankees or the Red Sox in your mind?”Brian Cashman: “Red Sox.”Full Story Via ESPN BOSTON
Stay Classy Tampa Bay
Crawford takes out an ad in the St. Petersburg Times thanking the die hard rays fans.Perhaps giving cash directly to the people that showed up for the playoff run would have been more cost effective?
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