2011 Losers Of The Year

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Last year, we began what we hope becomes a tradition here at Rumors and Rants and tipped our hats to Cheap Trick by naming the losers of the year in every sport we pay attention to. In case you are wondering, there is no scientific formula to being named loser of ...

Boston Red Sox Desperate For Starting Pitching

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

The Boston Red Sox were in the chase for left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez until the last minute, but were beaten out by a better package from the Washington Nationals. The Nats sent an impressive group of prospects to the Oakland A's in exchange for Gonzalez and now the Red Sox ...

Red Sox Players Upset With Bobby Valentine Hiring?

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Since Bobby Valentine was hired as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday numerous sources have surfaced saying the hiring was not popular among the team's players. Valentine was always known as a no-nonsense manager during his 15 years with the Texas Rangers and the New York Mets, ...

Yu Darvish Has Plenty Of Suitors

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

One of the key baseball free agents this winter is Japanese starting pitcher Yu Darvish. The 25-year-old right-hander has spent the last few seasons pitching for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and is supposed to be posted for bidding at some point this offseason. When he is, a bunch of ...

Report: Red Sox Drank Beer In Dugout (UPDATED)

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

As if the fallout from the Boston Red Sox collapse that ended the season wasn't bad enough, now another report has made Boston's clubhouse look like an absolute joke. Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester admitted Monday that he and other pitchers had "an occasional beer" in the clubhouse during days when ...