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October 11 Weekend in Sports
Some Things that I Know 1. The Red Sox should never get knocked out of the playoffs before the ALCS. It’s just bad for baseball. 2. Wade Phillips will not be a head coach in the NFL next season unless he can orchestrate a Tom Coughlin like turn...
Game 3 Wins Would Give Cards, Sox a Chance
The headline to this article may seem pretty obvious. Yes, if the Cardinals and/or Red Sox are able to win their game 3 matchups they will have a shot at advancing to their respective LCS’. Note that I didn’t include Twins in that headlin...
Watching Lars Anderson Walk
Normally I only end up writing about major news in the professional sports world, but today I’m going to stick in some personal experience. Last night I attended a birthday party of the best variety. 30 of us rode from Bowdoin College to Portla...
Jonathan Papelbon: Overrated
While I do tend to keep my opinions on this site relatively objective, it’s no secret that I’m a diehard Red Sox fan. That being said, I don’t always have the most positive views on the Red Sox (or its fanbase) and one particularly ...
Pitchers Should Have Increased Suspensions
Last night Kevin Youkilis charged the mound after Tigers rookie Rick Porcello hit him in the back. You could feel a fight was coming, considering Miguel Cabrera and Youkilis had been hit the night before, Cabrera had been hit again and Porcello had m...
Ortiz’ False Positive a Legitimate Possibility
When news broke that David Ortiz tested positive (for something) in 2003, I wrote an initial piece that was a little bitter and unsurprised. I, in an attempt to be objective, wrote about how it really wasn’t very shocking that Papi was a PED us...
Smoltz Done, Rios Claimed
I’ll start with the news from earlier today. After the Yankees rocked John Smoltz last night, the Red Sox designated him for assignment today. I have to imagine that this was the result of Smoltz coming forward and saying he’s done. Even ...
Red Sox Trade For Victor Martinez
I just started following Bob Nightingale on twitter half an hour ago. Good timing because he just posted that the Red Sox are about to acquire catcher Victor Martinez from the Indians. Not surprising considering that Halladay and Gonzalez were lookin...
Deadline Day
Finally, we’re here. One of the most exciting days in baseball: the trading deadline. The deadline is officially today at 4 p.m. so executives will be rapidly shuffling papers and switching between conference calls and by this afternoon some of...
Mostly Quiet On the Trading Front
Things seemed to have simmered down after the abundance in activity yesterday. Teams are holding back, at least for now, trying to figure out how yesterday’s trades have changed things. In the caes of the Red Sox, the team is probably feeling p...
Ortiz, Ramirez Named In 2003 Steroid List
David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were part of the 104 players named on what was supposed to be a confidential list of players who tested positive for steroids in 2003. At the time, both were members of the Boston Red Sox. This is now the third leak of p...
Phillies Acquire Cliff Lee From Indians, M’s Get Wilson
Foxsports.com’s Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi are reporting that the Phillies and Indians have agreed on a trade that would send Cleveland ace Cliff Lee to the Phils. While the trade hasn’t been made official yet and the players have ...
Conflicting Reports on Halladay Offer
Just keeping you updated on the quickly-moving world of baseball trades right now. Yahoo Sports’ Gordon Edes is reporting that the Boston Red Sox are offering Clay Buchholz, Michael Bowden and Ryan Westmoreland to the Blue Jays in exchange for ...
July 28 Trade Rumors; Pirates, M’s Ready to Deal
It’s getting down to that point where there are so many new discussions and rumors every couple hours that it most certainly warrants at least one post per day. A lot of teams seem to be waiting to see who will make the first move, and once tha...
Trade Deadline Rumors Update
As the July 31 trading deadline quickly approaches, momentum for deals is building, preparing for the inevitable flurry of trades that get pulled off just before midnight on the last day. While it seems now like every possible avenue is falling throu...
Bits and Bobs: LeBron, Roethlisberger and Trade Rumors
Lotta things going on in sports today. Firstly, I have to start with the Lebron James dunk video which finally leaked its way onto the internet (somehow via ebaumsworld?) so now the world gets to see what was so top secret…..and it pretty much ...
Double Down: Red Sox Deal Twice
The Boston Red Sox were all over the headlines today, making two deals to improve their ballclub for this season. This morning, Epstein and co. traded AA shortstop Argenis Diaz and A RHP Hunter Strickland to Pittsburgh for Adam LaRoche. LaRoche has 1...
Red Sox to Move Julio Lugo
Let’s just say that Julio Lugo is not in good favor. Yesterday, Lugo missed a mandatory workout, allegedly due to a mixup, and then did not travel with the rest of the team to Toronto. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Red Sox are “desperat...
Erin Andrews Highlights Off Day
Much of the cyberspace talk these past couple of days has been about Erin Andrews recovering (thank God) from the foul ball that hit her while on the sidelines at a Mets game. Shown here on the left at an ESPY event on Tuesday, Andrews seems to be ok...
Halladay Trade a Possibility
Yesterday, Blue Jays G.M. J.P. Ricciardi just floated out the idea that his office will be listening to offers for their ace, Roy Halladay. Halladay, I need not tell you, is a star, and is extra valuable just because of the pure consistency that he h...
Quick Note: Daisuke Down for Season?
It appears that Daisuke Matsuzaka’s health is a bigger concern than was previously thought. The Red Sox starting pitcher told the Boston Herald that he wasn’t sure if he will return to pitch for the BoSox this year. Pitching Coach John Fa...
Girardi and Henry’s Immature Reactions
The Red Sox have won all eight games they have played against the Yankees this season, and it has become quite the embarassment to the New York squad. Despite being just behind the Red Sox in the standings, being swept in all three series by the Sox ...
Pitching Concerns for the New York Yankees
I wouldn’t expect the Yankees to be particularly concerned with the fact that they are 0-7 against the Red Sox. Head-to-head records mean virtually nothing, and New York is just a game out of first place in the toughest division in baseball, wh...
Breaking Down the MLB Divisions After 60 Games
We’re a little more than a third of the way through the season, and now is a good time to re-evaluate where the teams lie and we can probably make a more accurate prediction as to where they will finish come the end of September. AL East Curren...
Kobe, The Unit and Papi
So the Lakers won Game 1. 100-75. That’s a thrashing. I’ve decided that although Game 1 has already been played, this is still a bold enough prediction that its worth typing: Lakers sweep the Finals. Yep, I’m calling it right now. I...
Other Peavy Trade Options
We actually don’t hear about players exercising their no-trade clause that often. This is partially because many teams are not granting full no-trade clauses anymore, with more opting against the idea altogether or allowing the player to pick, ...
