I was just watching the Sox defeat Minnesota. In the 9th inning of that game, Joe Mauer hit a two run pinch hit home fun. His stats over 22 games are insane.
Avg: .438
HR: 10
RBI: 29
OBP: .525
As he’s rounding the bases after his homer, Dave Roberts comments “Is he the best [...]
With the Yankees and Red Sox facing off for the first time this evening, now seems like a good time to reflect to put a nail in the coffin of any discussion regarding the winter hot stove season.
Why now? Because this will be the first time the Sox play the Yankees with Mark Teixeira [...]
October 27, 2008 – 12:39 pm
That photo never gets old, does it?
Let me get right to the point on this.
The Red Sox should resign Jason Varitek. For two years. For whatever dollars he wants for those two years (within reason).
Forget all the stuff about how he’s he can’t hit like he used to (he can’t) and how he [...]
In the wake of the Angels acquiring Mark Teixeira from Atlanta (great move for the Angels, btw) and the Yankees making upgrads to their team with Nady, Marte, and Pudge Rodriguez…I’m wondering about past world series winners and the correlation between a trade deadline deal and winning the World Series.
Certainly, the Red Sox title years [...]
My original title for this post was “The Manny Situation”. But Manny seems like the name of a guy that you would be buddies with. He’s the guy you call to meet you in a downtown bar when you get off work early on a Friday. On the Red Sox, Manny would be the borderline [...]
It’s that time of the year. July. Time talk trades. The deadline is at the end of the month and the big name that will get tons of media attention is CC Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians.
Let’s assume that trading for him means being able to sign him to a long-term contract. No short term [...]
Since Gammons started us thinking on this…here’s some quick thoughts regarding possiblity of Sox trading for Omar Vizquel and having him share the SS duties with Jed Lowrie
On the surface, I like the idea. But it makes for a crowded roster of infielders with Lowrie, Vizquel, and Alex Cora all pretty much in the same [...]