Carlos Beltran has had a fantastic career. After debuting with the Royals in 1998, he was traded to the Astros in 2004. There, he had one of the best postseasons in memory, putting up an OPS over 1.500 including hitting eight home runs in twelve games (he also stole six bases without being caught). That [...]
Earlier today, Dave Cameron of FanGraphs posted an article wherein he said that Adrian Beltre should be a serious contender for the American League’s Most Valuable Player award. While my love for Beltre is well known, reading this made me do a doubletake. I know that Beltre has been the best player on the Red [...]
This is either the best idea I’ve ever had, or the absolute worst. For the next six hours (and change, because there will certainly be news breaking after 4:00), I’ll be posting my thoughts and comments on the non-waiver trading deadline, reacting to every move (and most of the rumors) as it happens. I’ll be [...]
That’s all Theo Epstein has to do. Something. Anything. With the Red Sox having dropped to six and a half games out of the AL East and three games back of the Wild Card, it’s clear that the team on the field right now isn’t going to get them to the playoffs. The trading deadline [...]
We’re just a little bit more than halfway through the 2010 campaign, and despite dropping guys faster than Ellen DeGeneres the Red Sox are right in the thick of things in the AL East. Let’s take a little more in-depth look at the team, shall we? Record: 49-35 (Pythag: 48-36) Scored 453 runs, allowed 385 [...]
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For the third straight year, a Red Sox player has been named to an All-Star team under less than ideal circumstances. In 2008, when he looked to be done, the players elected Jason Varitek for reasons only they knew. Last year, Tim Wakefield was named to the team, mostly on the strength of his win [...]
I know I just said that losing Dustin Pedroia hurts a lot. And I also know that I just proposed a radical shift in the infield defense just to avoid having Bill Hall or Eric Patterson play a single game. (Both of them are in the lineup tonight, with Daisuke Matsuzaka on the mound, against [...]
Josh Beckett and Jacoby Ellsbury are still on the DL. Mike Cameron just came back. Daisuke Matsuzaka, frustrating as he is, has bounced back and forth. Mike Lowell, worthless as he is, just went on as well. JD Drew’s missed much of the last week, but looks like he’ll avoid a trip. Still, the last [...]
I remember, when I was very young, watching soccer late at night on one of the Spanish channels (“WUNI, Woo-ster Boss-tone!”). I mostly watched because I liked hearing the announcers shout, “Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo[...]oooooooooooool!” I knew about as much about the game then as I do now. Being unemployed and having nothing better to do, I’ve been [...]
