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Red Sox Should Thank MLB Player’s Union for Nixing A-Rod Trade, PED Circus

By ⋅ February 8, 2013 ⋅ One comment

On December 18, 2003, the trade that would have sent AL MVP Alex Rodriguez to the Boston Red Sox for Manny Ramirez went dead. The Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox passed the deadline set by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to complete the blockbuster, ending negotiations and the prospect of Rodriguez in a Red Sox uniform. A [...]

Red Sox Trade Matt Albers, Scott Podsednik for Craig Breslow

By ⋅ July 31, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The 4 pm ET non-waiver trading deadline has come and gone, and it appears the Boston Red Sox are not hardcore buyers or sellers. The team made just a couple moves on the final day in which teams can make trades, sending both reliever Matt Albers and outfielder Scott Podsednik to the Arizona Diamondbacks for [...]

Beckett Lets One Get Away as Red Sox Fall to Texas

By ⋅ July 26, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

In the rubber game of the three game series with the Texas Rangers, the Red Sox managed to scrap across a few runs and Josh Beckett avoided his recent first inning struggles, yet the team still fell 5-3 after two late Ranger runs broke a 3-3 tie. The loss drops the Sox back below .500 [...]

Red Sox Stumble Into All-Star Break With 7-3 Loss to New York

By ⋅ July 9, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox Sunday night by a score of 7-3 to take three out of four games of the last series before the All-Star break. The loss drops the Red Sox back to the Mediocrity Line with a record of 43-43. In proper Red Sox-Yankees fashion, the first inning [...]

Yankees Blast Beckett, Outlast Red Sox in Offensive Showdown

By ⋅ July 7, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Yankees defeated the Red Sox Friday night at Fenway Park by a score of 10-8. The Sox offense finally woke up after being stagnant on the road trip, only to be outmatched by the first place Yankees. The first inning of the game certainly drew the attention of the crowd. Josh Beckett did not [...]

A Look Into the Kevin Youkilis Trade

By ⋅ June 26, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Now that the dust has settled and Kevin Youkilis has finally been shipped out of Boston and forced to change the color of his Sox, (see what I did there?) we can take a look to see the benefits for each team. In exchange for Youkilis, the White Sox sent Zach Stewart, and Brent Lillibridge [...]

Yankees Spoil Fenway’s 100th Anniversary

By ⋅ April 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Fenway Park celebrated its 100th birthday as Boston Red Sox legends gathered before the game for a spectacular showing, but the New York Yankees crashed the party. Led by five solo home runs off of Sox starter Clay Buchholz, the Bronx Bombers lived up to their nickname and took the first game of the year [...]

Ryan Braun Proven Innocent, Suspension Lifted

By ⋅ February 26, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Ryan Braun can sleep much easier these days. The Brewers outfielder successfully won his appeal of the 50-game suspension he received for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. In December it was initially reported that the National League MVP had failed an October test due to high levels of testosterone. Immediately a negative outburst of reaction [...]

Friday Rambling: Peyton, A-Rod, and LeBron…What’s My Problem with the Best?

By ⋅ February 3, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

With Peyton Manning announcing that he has been cleared to play next season, there has been no shortage of coverage on the topic. And it’s not without justification–an NFL with Big Manning is probably a more exciting NFL. Good for him. What is curious, however, is the fact that the news was announced just days [...]

Do 3,000 Hits Guarantee Trip to Hall of Fame?

By ⋅ August 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

As a sports fan, I have been in heated debates concerning almost every subject. Everything from the DH rule to whether or not hockey broadcasts should reinstate something similar to the FoxTrax glow puck. But maybe, the most ridiculous argument happened this past weekend. I’m almost ashamed to type this, but I know a person, a [...]

Alex Rodriguez & Poker: Gambling With His Career?

By ⋅ August 6, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Earlier this week, Star Magazine alleged that Alex Rodriguez had participated in at least one poker game at the home of record executive Cody Leibel. The report claimed that at one late 2009 game, cocaine was present and a fight broke out over Leibel’s failure to pay a debt. Rodriguez reportedly attempted to keep his [...]

Baseball Brawls: Are They Necessary?

By ⋅ July 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Coming off of their series win in Baltimore, the Red Sox faced the possibility of a repeated controversy from their last series with the Orioles. Before the All-Star Break, David Ortiz received a four-game suspension for his dispute with pitcher Kevin Gregg. Incidents involving fighting in baseball have been happening for years, and Boston fans [...]

Kevin Youkilis Named to AL All-Star Team

By ⋅ July 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

In a bit of a shake-up to the AL All-Star roster, Red Sox 3B Kevin Youkilis was named to the team as a replacement for Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez who declined to play in the Midsummer Classic due to a knee injury. Youkilis is having a solid season hitting .275 with 12 HR and 59 [...]

Buchholz’s Eventual Return Likely Means Miller Back to Pawtucket

By ⋅ June 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Sound the trumpets. Beat the drums. Bang the gongs. Do something with some other instrument. Clay Buchholz will soon be back with the Red Sox. The man with the 6-3 record and 3.48 ERA will finally stabilize a pitching rotation that has been ravaged by stomach illnesses and spot starts. The 1-2-3 punch necessary for [...]

Lowrie Powers Red Sox Past Yankees in Slugfest

By ⋅ September 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Josh Beckett entered Friday night’s game looking to chase the demons and beat the Yankees on their own turf. With a heavy curveball and a low-90′s fastball with movement, Beckett stymied the Yanks through the first five innings, allowing just one run on a Curtis Granderson blast in the third. As has been the case [...]

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