The great Manny debacle of ‘08
When something big happens in the world of sports, I am the guy that everyone rushes to talk to. On Monday mornings my desk becomes a traffic jam of people saying “hey Mike, did you see that play over the weekend?” or “I can’t BELIEVE the Bruins didn’t win that game.”
I usually love it [...]
Red Sox lose to the Yankees
I’m honestly at a loss for words after watching the Red Sox lose to the Yankees tonight by a score of 1-0. Ok, that’s not true, I managed to squeak out enough words to shed some light on what I saw in the game.
First off, there is the subject of Joba Chamberlain throwing [...]
Manny won’t start tonight
David Ortiz may be back in time for tonight’s game but Manny Ramirez has officially been scratched from the lineup. Manny was originally penciled in but was removed when the club found out that he still has a bit of soreness in his knee. The revised lineup will include Coco Crisp in the [...]
Fenway’s second half changes
There have been a bunch of changes made to Fenway Park for the second half of the 2008 season. Among the additions are a wider choice of concessions, concourse entertainment such as face-painters and balloon artists, and a special entrance for Red Sox Nation members (.. are you kidding me?)
A full list of improvements [...]
Friday Linkage – 07/25/08
Fantasy Baseball Generals: An amazing article about first time ballpark visits. The first game I was supposed to go to was the Red Sox and Twins. I was more excited about seeing Gary Puckett in person than anything else (that should give some insight to the sad state of Red Sox baseball during [...]
Michael Bowden AND Jed Lowrie?!
I understand that the cost of relievers over the past few years has skyrocketed, but this asking price is a tad bit ridiculous…
The Boston Globe reported last night that the Red Sox were in the mix for former National’s reliever Jon Rauch. Rauch has a 2.98 ERA and was dealt to the Diamondbacks for [...]
