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A Few Ways to Fix Major League Baseball

By ⋅ December 5, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Are you someone that watches baseball?  Have you ever been to a game at Fenway, or another ballpark?  Have you ever been REALLY bored while doing these things?  If you just said “Yes,” you are not alone. With the success of the NFL and its ability to change its rules from year to year, which in turn [...]

What’s the Difference Between the Red Sox and the Giants?

By ⋅ November 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

So here we are, sitting in the aftermath of the baseball season wondering what exactly is so special about the Giants. There are so many clichés that go along with winning that they are tough to sort through: defense wins championships; pitching wins championships; great hitting wins championships; a balanced team wins championships. When you [...]

The 2011 Red Sox Will Not Win the World Series

By ⋅ September 10, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Note from the Author: Is this satirizing obnoxious and entitled fans? I don’t know. It could be parody or maybe I’m just a punk. With the Red Sox reeling fast as the playoffs approach, we’ve reached a very appropriate time to ask “Does this team have what it takes?” Do the 2011 Boston Red Sox [...]

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 [...]

Poll of the Week: How Will the Red Sox Blow It This Year?

By ⋅ March 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Baseball season’s about to start, and many experts– Sports Illustrated, among others– have predicted the Red Sox to win 100 games and the World Series. But these are the Red Sox, who have infamously found agonizing ways to blow their season many times in the past. What will go wrong this year to ruin their [...]

John Henry’s $500K Fine Implicates MLB Revenue Sharing & Bud Selig More

By ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Earlier this week John Henry told WEEI that he was fined $500,000 in 2009 for criticizing MLB and their revenue sharing model. Specifically, this is what he had to say: “Over a billion dollars has been paid to seven chronically uncompetitive teams, five of whom have had baseball’s highest operating profits. Who, except these teams, [...]

Red Sox 2010 Second Half Preview

By ⋅ July 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

With the 2010 Midsummer Classic in the books, after Joe Girardi screwed the American League out of homefield advantage in the World Series, it’s time to look ahead. The unofficial second half of the season will get underway for your Boston Red Sox Thursday night at Fenway Park, with the opener of a four-game series [...]

Walking Wounded Sox Pull Out Win in San Francisco

By ⋅ June 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s safe to say they needed this win. It’s been a tough interleague road trip out west for the Boston Red Sox, and they headed into Saturday’s game with the 2008 A.L. MVP Dustin Pedroia shelved for what seems to be indefinitely with a fractured left foot. Pedroia suffered the injury when he fouled a [...]

Red Sox Spend to Contend

By ⋅ December 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Since John Henry, Tom Warner, and Larry Lucchino came to own and control the Boston Red Sox, the team has lived within a budget. Granted, this budget has allowed the team to maintain a higher payroll than most teams, and has at times allowed the team to spend enough to outspend all but one franchise: [...]

2009 MLB Playoffs Pick ‘Em: Results

By ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Congratulations to the New York Yankees. Theo Epstein would do well to quote the governator Arnold Schwarzenegger, and tell the Yankees, “I’ll be back.” Plenty of records were set this October/November. Chase Utley tied Reggie Jackson for most home runs in a World Series (five); Hideki Matsui tied the record for most RBIs in a [...]

Yankees Win World Series: The Empire Struck Back

By ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Last night the New York Yankees ended their nine-year struggle to win the World Series. The Yankees also outspent every team in baseball…again.  Weighing in at just over $201 million in 2009, the Yankees outspent the Mets, who had the second highest payroll, by $52.1, or just over one season of the entire Pittsburgh Pirates [...]

MLB World Series Picks 2009

By ⋅ October 29, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Before the Phillies beat the Yankees in Game 1 Wednesday night, Sports of Boston’s best baseball minds submitted their picks. You know I’m telling the truth, as nearly everyone has the Yankees winning their 27th World Series in franchise history. Given the Yankees’ Game 1 loss with CC Sabathia on the mound, that prediction may [...]

Phillies Win 2008 World Series

By ⋅ October 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Rays Struck by Red Sox Kiss of Death When Brad Lidge recored the final out of the 2008 season on a strikeout, the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series for the first time since 1980. It was also Philadelphia’s first title in 25 years since the ’83 76ers. Fans of the Philadelphia sports teams are [...]

James Shields Leads Rays in Game 2 Win

By ⋅ October 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Big Game James Shields lived up to his name, pitching 5.2 shutout innings in the Rays 4-2 victory in Game 2. Sheilds allowed seven hits, but mostly held the Phillies bats at bay. He also walked two and struck out four in the victory. B.J. Upton woke up after a quiet Game 1 and a [...]

Cole Hamels Quiets Rays Bats, Wins Game 1

By ⋅ October 23, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Cole Hamels did what most Red Sox starters could not do: quiet the Rays bats. Hamels allowed two runs on hits in seven strong innings of the Phillies’ 3-2 Game 1 victory at Tropicana Field. Closer Brad Lidge slammed the door shut after a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts. B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria [...]

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