From the monthly archives:
Every good Red Sox fan knows that George Steinbrenner was convicted of making illegal contributions to Dick Nixon, not to mention a little obstruction of justice. Well, the torch has been passed, Hal Steinbrenner is being sued by the IRS for a $670,000 tax refund he received in 2009: The dispute dates to the 2001 [...]
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That’s right everybody, it’s list time! Everybody and his half-cousin will be publishing their “Top 10″ this or “Worst 10″ that of 2011. So I’m going to make this real easy, below is my list of the best and the worst of the 2011 Red Sox season. The Worst: September. This was such an epic [...]
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Word around the campfire (and on Twitter from the likes of Buster Olney, etc) is that the Red Sox have signed Andrew Bailey, sending Josh Reddick to Oakland in exchange (other players likely to be involved as well as the wheels are still spinning on this). In three seasons as closer for the A’s, Bailey [...]
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Hideki Okajima, who helped the Sox to a World Series victory in 2007 only to spend his last few years flailing and the better part of 2011 in Pawtucket, has landed a minor-league deal with the Yankees. In other news, Daisuke Matsuzaka is recovering nicely from Tommy John surgery, and hopes to win at least [...]
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Is Greg Harris available? It would solve the righty-lefty dilemma.
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Or, as it’s also known, the day Mike Timlin divides the gifts he’s received into two piles: “weapons I’m keeping” and “weapons I’m returning.” From here, it’s all just a blur until spring training. Enjoy.
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Here’s hoping you feel like George Bailey today. And by that, I mean George Bailey at the end of It’s a Wonderful Life, basking in the warm glow of family and friends. Not stumbling through a nightmare world where no one knows your name, accompanied by an old guy in his pajamas.
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Merry Christmas SG Nation! I hope all your Festivus miracles come true! And to really get you in the spirit…
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As another magical year here at Surviving Grady HQ draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment to count my many blessings and list the things that I am most appreciative of this holiday season: That all these mentions of “Elf on the Shelf” have nothing to do with a season-ending injury to [...]
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I can’t believe it, but I’m ready. Shopping is done, out of work until Tuesday, nothing to do but go on a three-day Christmas bender. Anything I post between now and when my blood alcohol drops somewhere near the legal limit, I can only apologize in advance. But I can promise you one thing: I [...]
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