Dustin Pedroia wins a Gold Glove
Written by Michael Christopher of http://www.soxaddict.org
Posted at 5:10 pm on November 6, 2008
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Our little man is growing up!
Dustin Pedroia has won the first Gold Glove of his career. He rocked a .992 fielding percentage and only committed 6 errors in 2008. I imagine the Gold Glove will look good on his mantle right next to last year’s ‘Rookie of the Year’ award.
Congrats Petey!
Happy Halloween
Written by Michael Christopher of http://www.soxaddict.org
Posted at 3:53 pm on October 31, 2008
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Maybe next year will include a World Series championship parade on Halloween!
Friday Linkage - 10/31/08
Written by Michael Christopher of http://www.soxaddict.org
Posted at 3:41 pm on October 31, 2008
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It’s been a bit since I’ve done Friday Linkage. I got thrown off with the playoffs and all so this one might be a bit long (and Philly dominated.)
Fire Ned Colletti Now: Jeff Kent is such a waste of a roster space. I used to like him (only because he hated Barry Bonds) but seriously? Donating 15k to stop gay marriage?
All Things Philly Sports: Ya know that picture of Brad Lidge on the ground with his hands in the air after the final out of the World Series? Yeah, that was me in 04 in my living room.
Center Field: Kevin Youkilis IS Beantown.
MLB.com: Clay Buchholz is working on his stuff in the Arizona Fall League. Fingers crossed :\
Fire Brand: This poor guy got his car flipped after the World Series and is now begging Philly fans to help fix it.
Fire Joe Morgan: Could it be true? Less Joe Morgan on EPSN this season? YAY!
Home Run Derby: A whole bunch of Philles pumpkins for Halloween. /me sighs.
Hugging Harold Reynolds: 2008 Boston Red Sox World Series Championship Parade!!! WOHOO GO SOX!
D Wizzles World: More looting in Philly.
Ump Bump: A-Fraud is selling his 12.5 mil Park Avenue apartment. I hate him so much.
Fire Ned Colletti Now: Ned Colletti says that the Dodgers are looking at a way to improve at catcher. WTF? The Red Sox will gladly take Russell Martin off your hands if you think you can get someone better.
Charlie Zink named minor league ‘Starter of the Year’
Written by Michael Christopher of http://www.soxaddict.org
Posted at 4:06 pm on October 30, 2008
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In a year when the Red Sox seemed to have an embarrassment of riches when it came to young starting pitchers, the minor leaguer that stood out the most was none other than knuckleballer Charlie Zink. Zink, who was cut from the International League All-Star game because he had pitched a few days prior, has been given the honor of minor league ‘Starter of the Year.’
Last season was a break-out of sorts for Mr. Zink. He won 14 games and finished the season with an astounding 2.84 ERA. He even got to make his big league debut at Fenway Park (he got rocked but that’s neither here nor there.)
Unfortunately I’m one of those people that think Charlie Zink’s current situation is one of the most frustrating in baseball. There is no way that the Red Sox are going to risk having 2 knuckleball pitchers on their staff, and Tim Wakefield doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon (he’s signed indefinitely assuming both he and the club want to continue the agreement.)
This means that Zink will either be traded or he’ll grow old in Triple-A Pawtucket making spot starts and being a workhorse for the PawSox. The possibility of him being traded is pretty slim because teams generally don’t like taking chances on knuckleball pitchers, regardless of their minor league dominance.
Anyway, enough negativity ;X Congrats Charlie Zink, you absolutely deserved this award and we’re all proud of you! Fingers crossed that we’ll see you again in a big league uniform, Boston or otherwise.
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If you’re interested, Kevin Czerwinski from MLB.com wrote a nice piece on the friendship between Zink and fellow pitcher David Pauley.
Brett Myers is still a dirtbag
Written by Michael Christopher of http://www.soxaddict.org
Posted at 10:09 pm on October 29, 2008
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Apparently there was a World Series going on for the past week or so, although you wouldn’t know it by FOX’s television ratings. One of the teams in this so-called “World Series” is the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies have a pitcher on their roster named Brett Myers. Do you remember Brett Myers? He was the guy that beat his wife a few years back in Boston. Not ringing any bells? He pulled her by her hair down the street, and kicked her repeatedly. Yeah, that guy.
Mr. Myers did an interview with the USA Today in which he was quoted as saying, “If Boston had beat Tampa, I would have gone to (manager) Charlie (Manuel) and told him, ‘I don’t want to pitch in Boston,’ I don’t ever want to pitch in Boston again.”
What a joke.. he’s manly enough to beat his wife but doesn’t have the balls to pitch in Boston? Boston, where the people are only mean to him because he’s a WIFE BEATER? I mean, if you drag a woman (that is 120 pounds lighter than you) down a city street by her hair.. what do you expect?
Enjoy your World Series ring Brett Myers, you’re still a worthless POS.
Lowrie finished ‘08 with a fractured wrist
Written by Michael Christopher of http://www.soxaddict.org
Posted at 12:46 pm on October 23, 2008
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There is no doubt about it, the Red Sox would not have reached the playoffs if it wasn’t for Jed Lowrie. Lowrie stepped up when Julio Lugo went down with his quad injury and when I say ’stepped up,’ I mean it. It took him a few weeks to accumulate more RBIs than Julio Lugo had gotten in 4 months. He also managed to play astounding defense at short. Red Sox fans couldn’t have been more pleased with the results.
Then Lowrie started struggling and his numbers slipped dramatically (.213 AVG in September including an 8-51 slump to end the season.) Most people, myself included, figured that the scouting reports were out and Lowrie just needed to adapt to the pitchers.
Come to find out, that wasn’t really the case. Mr. Lowrie had been playing with a left wrist fracture for the past month or so. According to Theo Epstein, the fracture has already started healing and Jed should be perfectly healthy for 2009.
Not only can the kid hit, but he’s also got guts. Next year should be a good one.
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