Five-time Cy Young Award Winner Randy Johnson has decided to retire after 22 big league seasons. The 46-year-old lefty finished his career as the all-time strikeout leader among left-handed pitchers with 4,875 K’s, trailing the overall leader by nearly 1,000 (Nolan Ryan with 5,714). Johnson finished 8-6 last season with the Giants, giving him 303 [...]
When Joe Torre was not brought back to be manager of the New York Yankees after the 2007 season, the common perception was that Joe was wrongly ousted from town; he was a good guy and that the organization had done him wrong. Joe, after all, was the quiet, calm guy who seemed to guide [...]
Red Sox catcher Kevin Cash finally gave publishers, editors, and producersĀ inĀ the Boston media a chance to use his name as a pun in their headlines. Count me in that mix, as the Sox “cashed in” in a win over the Diamondbacks 5-0 to take the series thanks to a three-run, eighth-inning HR from Cash. It [...]
For as long as I can remember watching Red Sox baseball, I only had room in my heart for one player. Whenever a player leaves the Sox, I usually switch my spotlight to another. In the past, this spot has been held by former outfielder Trot Nixon and looks to be soon taken over by [...]