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Rays Sweep, Sox Bullpen Implodes
Going into the 7th inning with a 4-1 lead I had Boston’s 3 game series with Tampa in perspective. Sure, the Sox would only take 1 of 3 games at Tropicana Field. But the Rays were hot, had the favored pitching match-ups, and the Sox had been miserable on the road in 2008.
Then the [...]
An Open Letter to Major League Baseball
Dear Major League Baseball,
This is Gary. You know, your biggest fan?
We buy the jerseys and the caps; the Mike Lowell World Series MVP bobble head. We buy the MLB Extra Innings package even though we know it won’t include Red Sox games if they play in Florida, or against a team from Florida, or [...]
Mike Mussina vs. Tim Wakefield
I’m still reading rants calling for Mike Mussina to start for the American League in the 2008 Major League All-Star game (previously). After all, Mussina is 10-5; halfway to a twenty win season.
Tim Wakefield is only 5-5 so far in 2008. The two pitchers make an interesting comparison, however, when you move beyond the misleading [...]
Forget the Game, It’s Jerry Remy Day!
Look, I love the Remdog as much as anyone. My earliest memories of the Red Sox have Jerry Remy at second and the Rooster at short. As a baseball analysis, he’s top notch; more knowledgeable than the talking heads at ESPN, less of a homer than most local broadcasters. And though I cringe at his [...]
Dan Shaughnessy: A Simpleton or Simply Clueless?
Dan Shaughnessy took the news of Curt Schilling’s season ending surgery as an opportunity to write yet another bitter rant about a player that helped the Red Sox win 2 World Series titles in the 4 years he’s been with the team.
Included among the insults is a comical look at Schilling’s Hall of Fame [...]
Yankees: No Rest for the Weary
Filip Bondy:
More than two months into the season, Joe Girardi looks a lot like Joe Torre. Girardi, too, will always go first and often to his old reliables, before foraging elsewhere on the bench or in the bullpen.
…Girardi arguably has overused his core players, the ones who still remember what it feels like to win [...]
Francoma No More?
You can fool Terry Francona once, maybe twice, but good luck with a third time.
Finally tired of being burned Francona used a quick hook on Okajima in a recent victory over Cincinnati. Single, strikeout, walk and Okajima was gone before he could do more damage.
Now if Francona could use the same strategy with Mike Timlin [...]
Kevin Cash = Black Hole
Kevin Cash is a terrible hitter; always has been. After starting the season hot he’s now 1 for his last 24. Having Kevin Cash hitting 9th is very similar to having the pitcher hit. In a National League park, where the pitcher does hit, Cash is pushed up to the 8th spot, as he was [...]
Francoma (chapter 2)
For whatever reason it’s now clear Terry Francona’s brain locks up when Okajima is on the mound. For the second time in a little over a week Francona left an obviously ineffective Okajima in until a lead was obliterated.
Francona:
He was up with a lot of pitches and behind in the count…
No kidding. That’s why [...]
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