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Who Will be the Next Red Sox Whipping Boy?

By ⋅ July 30, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

The Boston tradition of public ridicule and scapegoating goes back as far as the pillories and (hanging tree) on Boston Common, and has been a part of the local sports scene at least since the days when Colonel Dave Egan and the gutless Knights of the Keyboard tried to run Ted Williams out of town. [...]

Is Josh Beckett an Ace?

By ⋅ July 1, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

After Tuesday night’s unbelievable 11-10 loss to the Orioles, which featured the best bullpen in baseball surrendering an astounding 13 hits and 10 runs in two innings, the Sox needed, above all, a stout performance by staff ace Josh Beckett. Depended upon to play the role of stopper, Beckett was hit hard, giving up five [...]

David Ortiz – A Power Outage

By ⋅ May 11, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Update (7/30/09): David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez tested positive for PEDs in 2003. With the news of Manny using steroids, it’s reached a point where the common baseball fan no longer has much faith in the players we’ve cheered for in the past. Most notably on the Red Sox, if you take a look at [...]

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