December 2011

After the September collapse, the Red Sox have had more PR problems than Lindsay Lohan. Beer and chicken, Tito popping pills, Theo leaving and the mock-search for a new manager makes for a two-month nightmare in Boston. Has it finally been enough to turn people away from the team? If you peruse recent headlines, it seems [...]

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The latest SI has an interesting article on September 28, 2011, which the mag has dubbed the “best night ever” in terms of baseball excitement. That’s the night, as we know all too well, that the Sox took it in the shorts in Baltimore — our season ending, as well it should have, with a [...]

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The Angels have stolen the show at the Winter Meetings. CJ Wilson signed a five-year deal worth 77.5 million dollars. He will join Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana as part of a very formidable starting rotation. That alone would be big news, but the Angels checkbook runneth over this holiday season. They are [...]

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In his whirlwind tour of speaking with every member of the Red Sox, Bobby Valentine encountered one Josh Beckett. As it turns out, Beckett was less than pleased with V’s comments in August criticizing Beckett for the time he takes between pitches. In Valentine’s introductory press conference, he tried to make light of it: “I’m [...]

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The Hot Stove is heating up for the Red Sox, and the priority is on pitching. Andrew Miller signed a one-year deal today. With Lackey and Dice-K on the shelf, Miller provides an option to start or help out of the bullpen. Daniel Bard has expressed that he is interested in starting games, not finishing [...]

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Is it too much to ask for Bobby V’s first order of business to ban the borderline-pedophiliac song from Fenway? Then I wouldn’t have to to see stories like this: Red Sox fans sing ‘Sweet Caroline’ to Neil Diamond at Kennedy Center Honors. Embarrassing. Did they do “The Wave” too? Read this story and I think [...]

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The Winter Meetings don’t officially begin until tomorrow, but at the rate we are getting news out of Cap Cana, it seems like they are already underway. The coverage of David Ortiz’s charity golf tournament, at least in Boston, is all about Red Sox news. Bobby Valentine: Plans to wear number 25 in honor of [...]

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Oddly, Cashman’s challenge has nothing at all to do with the Red Sox – Yankee rivalry, or baseball in general. Cashman called out Bobby V to rappel down a 22-story building! Apparently Cashman has been doing it for the past two years as part of Stamford Connecticut’s “Heights of Lights” celebration. And next year, Cashman [...]

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Definitely not the same as the old boss. Bobby Valentine was introduced by Theo-sound-alike Ben Cherington this afternoon. Valentine sounded nervous at first, then became pretty emotional when speaking about the opportunity to manage the Red Sox. When the Q&A started, Valentine hit his stride, throwing in jokes about Crawford’s stance and Beckett’s time between [...]

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