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Fielder HRs, NL Pitchers Shutdown AL to Win All-Star Game; Beckett Hurt

By ⋅ July 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Adrian Gonzalez may have out-homered Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder at the Home Run Derby, but Fielder’s home run mattered most Tuesday night at the 82nd All-Star Game at Chase Stadium in Phoenix. Fielder’s three-run home run off Texas’ C.J. Wilson in the fourth inning drove in the winning runs, and National League pitchers limited American League [...]

Cliff Lee Shuts Out Red Sox 5-0; Ortiz to Play 1st Base Tonight?

By ⋅ June 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Cliff Lee pitched a complete game shut out of the Red Sox to give the Phillies a decisive win in Tuesday night’s interleague matchup between the two World Series favorites. The game was billed as a pitching duel between aces Josh Beckett and Lee, but only one of them turned in an ace-worthy performance. In [...]

David Ortiz Should Sit, Not Move Adrian Gonzalez to Outfield, on NL Road Trip

By ⋅ June 23, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Terry Francona has a problem: without a DH for the upcoming nine-game NL road trip, should he play David Ortiz (.313 BA, 17 homers, .977 OPS) at first and move Adrian Gonzalez (.359, 15, 1.019) to right field, or keep Gonzalez at first and use Ortiz primarily as a pinch hitter? Moving Gonzalez preserves the [...]

Yanks Lefty Andy Pettitte to Announce Retirement

By ⋅ February 3, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

As if the awesome offseason grabs by the Sox and the losing bid for Cliff Lee wasn’t enough, some salt to the Yankees’ wounds is about to be added when lefty Andy Pettitte will announce his retirement on Friday, according to WEEI’s Jerry Spar. The 16 year vet has a career ERA of 3.88, and [...]

Bronx Bombing: Cliff Lee Spurns Yankees, Signs With Phillies

By ⋅ December 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I guess Cyndi Lauper was wrong. Money doesn’t change everything. With Cliff Lee eschewing over $30 million of the Yankees money to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies, who do you think was more pissed: Brian Cashman or Michael Weiner? The Yankee’s cash man Cashman has been left at the altar, forlornly holding a bag of [...]

Cliff Lee, Phillies Agree on $120M Deal

By ⋅ December 14, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

According to multiple sources, Cliff Lee has agreed to sign a five-year, $120 million deal (with a reachable vesting option for a sixth year) with the Philadelphia Phillies in a shocking turn of events. Lee had been rumored to sign with the Rangers or Yankees, but instead he took the lowest offer on the table. [...]

Why Cliff Lee Needs to Join Boston

By ⋅ November 22, 2010 ⋅ 21 comments

Several teams have already (rightfully so) expressed their interest in Cliff Lee, with some even travelling to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to meet with the Ol’ Gunslinger. (Sorry, wrong guy, but close enough to Arkansas.) And whether or not John Henry and Theo Epstein will do what needs to be done and pull the trigger, they really [...]

Let the Hot Stove Begin!!

By ⋅ November 8, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

At 12:01am Sunday, exclusive negotiating rights of teams with free agents ended, and open season began. You knew the debate over Cliff Lee would be rough, but there is the question of affording him. Ditto for many other high-profile players. And while no big moves have been made in terms of new teams for free [...]

The Couch Potato Report: Sox, Skateboards, and Some Ponies

By ⋅ July 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This weekend we’ll say good bye to a hot, steamy July and welcome in the month of August, which means one big thing to sports fans everywhere… we are that much closer to the return of football season! But while NFL players and college gridiron hopefuls bake under the hot summer sun at training camps [...]

Youkilis Heroic in Extras, Sox Topple Rangers 3-2

By ⋅ July 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

On a night when new Ranger Cliff Lee looked poised to post his second complete game in as many outings, Kevin Youkilis stole the show. Youkilis doubled in the tying run in the ninth inning then looped a game-winning bases loaded sacrifice fly to come from behind and win the game 3-2. Boston’s ninth-inning rally [...]

Cliff Lee Messes with Texas

By ⋅ July 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Cliff Lee got a pretty good deal getting traded from the last place Seattle Mariners to the first place Texas Rangers in an inter-AL West trade.  The move is a white flag for the disappointing Seattle team (35-53 and 15 games out), and a jump to a short list of elite AL teams for the [...]

Cliff Lee Traded to Rangers, Not Yankees

By ⋅ July 10, 2010 ⋅ One comment

While it appeared that a Cliff Lee-to-the-Yankees trade was imminent, the Rangers swooped in at the 11th hour and nabbed the lefty ace, who immediately legitimizes the Rangers as they push for their first playoff series win in franchise history. Texas Gets: SP Cliff Lee RP Mark Lowe cash Seattle Gets: 1B Justin Smoak RHP [...]

TGIF: Fantasy Impact of Recent MLB Trades and Signings

By ⋅ December 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Over the past couple of weeks, the baseball world has been buzzing about Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, John Lackey, and Curtis Granderson. There is no doubt that this offseason’s hot stove has helped warm up this chilly weather. These aren’t just new faces in new homes, these are *big* names in new homes. I know [...]

Three Off-Season MLB Moves That Affect the Red Sox

By ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Plenty of action has already taken place during the off-season. The Red Sox have made their share of moves (John Lackey) and also made intentions known (Adrian Gonzalez). This could force other players out to get rid of the surplus (Clay Buccholz). But, it’s not just the Red Sox that have been moving and shaking. [...]

Halladay Traded to Phillies in 3-Team Deal

By ⋅ December 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

When the Hot Stove is burning, it’s really an inferno. In the same day John Lackey signed a five-year contract with the Red Sox (pending a physical), the Blue Jays have traded Sox nemesis Roy Halladay (a nemesis because he’s so good, not hated) out of the American League and to the Philadelphia Phillies, who [...]

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