Red Sox Rundown

I have to admit, before the Red Sox began their romp over the Cincinnati Reds in Grapefruit League action tonight (it’s 12-1 in the top of the fourth at the time of this writing), I was feeling a bit depressed. The Red Sox, yes, were 2-0 when playing NCAA teams, but a lousy 0-3 when playing teams in the [...]

Are you kidding me?
Are you freakin’ kidding me?
Read this article by Bill Plaschke of the LA Times. Just read it. Read it and weep.
It made me a little sick a few days ago when the LA Dodgers seemingly caved in to the demands of Manny Ramirez and his agent Scott Boras, offering him a two-year [...]

I heard Three Doors Down’s song Kryptonite today. The song always makes me think of Jason Varitek, as it has been played off-and-on when ‘Tek has an at-bat for quite a few years. I can’t help but be struck by the question, “If I go crazy, will you still call me Superman?” This question has [...]

Before the Red Sox blew their exhibition game against Boston College open in the fifth inning (of seven) this afternoon, the BC Eagles actually led the Sox, 1-0, for a short time. The Sox were hitless and panic was already starting to arise from the far corners of Red Sox Nation.
It’s a bad omen! The Sox bats can’t [...]

Even if you haven’t studied much Red Sox history, the name of Tom Yawkey is undoubtedly familiar to you. He only owned the franchise for 44 years, longer than anyone else in baseball history. In the 1930s, he saved the club from itself, pouring money into the team in an era when Red Sox baseball [...]

One of the biggest running stories of spring training is the position battle between newcomer Jed Lowrie and veteran Julio Lugo. Red Sox Nation has seemed to be collectively pulling for Jed Lowrie, and with good reason. In recent memory, the Sox farm system has produced the likes of Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, [...]

Benedict Arnold and George Washington. Judas and Jesus. Manny Ramirez and Red Sox Nation. What do these three pairs have in common? Well, if you don’t know the answer to that, I suggest you come out from under the rock now. The weather’s fine.
Red Sox Nation was betrayed in every sense of the word by [...]

Hey, Boston, I’ve got a message for you. Lay off Mike Lowell.
Some hullaballoo has arisen from the fact that Mike Lowell admitted he was none too thrilled with the prospect of the Sox gaining Mark Teixeira, which likely would have led to Lowell being traded. Some bloggers have written Mike Lowell off as a whiner, [...]

The Boston Globe featured an article today by columnist Chad Finn, a ranking of the 25 most important Red Sox players for the coming season. Pretty good idea for an article - wish I’d thought of it. I also wish I had written it. I admit I haven’t read much of Finn’s work, which I [...]

Two days have passed since my recent post on contrast between the Sox and Yankees’ training camps, and things in Fort Myers are still going swimmingly. With the exception of JD Drew, the walking wounded seem to be on the mend. Big Papi has spoken out against steroids and ownership has announced they’d like to keep Fenway [...]