March 16th, 2009 •
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Baseball, Spring Training • Tagged as Dustin Pedroia, Julio Lugo, World Baseball Classic
Fort Myers has finally experienced some excitement over the past week, with injuries to Dustin Pedroia and Julio Lugo, which we’ve now learned aren’t as worrisome as initially thought. Both injuries were acquired in typical spring fashion: Lugo’s by rounding a base, Pedroia’s by swinging a bat. Here’s the difference: Lugo hurt himself in a Spring [...]
March 9th, 2009 •
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Red Sox, Spring Training • Tagged as Brad Wilkerson, Chris Carter, Jeff Bailey, Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay, after undergoing back surgery in the beginning of January shortly after signing a new one-year deal with the Red Sox, will be out of the lineup until at least the beginning of May. His versatility, what made him so attractive to the Sox in the first place, also causes a slight problem for the [...]
February 28th, 2009 •
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Red Sox, Spring Training • Tagged as Cincinnati Reds, Lars Anderson, Manny Ramirez, Matt Cassel, New York Yankees, Patriots, Prospects, Scott Boras, Spring Training
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 [...]
February 25th, 2009 •
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Red Sox, Spring Training • Tagged as Boston College, Junichi Tazawa, Spring Training, Standings, Terry Francona
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 [...]
February 16th, 2009 •
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Spring Training, Yankees • Tagged as Alex Rodriguez, Steroids
A few articles have been written by various Boston sportswriters on how this year’s spring training in Fort Myers has thus far been, to use GM Theo Epstein’s term, “tranquil,” with no Curt Schilling or Manny Ramirez to spice things up. “Tranquil,” in sportswriterspeak, translates to “boring.” Sure, we have the upcoming position battle [...]
