Archive for the ‘Boston Red Sox’ Category
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
So will they end up calling it The Curse of Theo, or The Curse of Tito?
According to media reports from all corners of the country -- well, maybe not the southwest corner -- Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein to the Cubs is essentially a done deal. It's just another ...
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
Without question, the biggest surprise in baseball's first week has been the horrific start of the Boston Red Sox, who have dropped their first six games for the first time since 1945 despite being the pick of most people to take the AL East.
After getting swept by the Indians, the ...
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
On Monday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox signed John Lackey to a five-year deal reportedly worth more than the $82.5 million A.J. Burnett got from the New York Yankees last winter. While Lackey is a fine pitcher and a quality guy, the Red Sox made a very questionable move in ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
It's been less than a week since Major League Baseball suspended Manny Ramirez 50 games for violating its ban on performance-enhancing drugs. In that time we've heard nearly everyone's opinion on the subject. One person we hadn't heard from was Manny's old buddy, David Ortiz. Well, now we have.
Ortiz said ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Note from the writer: I'm going to trying and type out this post between wheezes of laughter.
So let me get this straight: Manny Ramirez - who ESPN basically dubbed the greatest hitter ever, ever, in its preseason coverage - has been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing ...
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