January 25th, 2012
January 25, 2012:
The Cody Ross Era Begins!
Holy Buckets! After so many years of stone-faced JD Drew, can I just tell you how nice it will be to have a passionate player manning right field? Yay!
But can I just tell you how incredibly stupid I think it was for the Sox to trade Marco Scutaro, who would have made a measly $6 million dollars in 2012 to “free up payroll” Not only was he one of the most productive players in the horribleness that was last September, he stepped up and played hurt…and he is also, very quietly, one of the better shortstops in the game…But at least he won’t have to deal with Bobby Valentine…
Because, really, is $6 million dollars matter in a payroll of nearly $200 million? And I reallyREALLY hope that “all this savings” goes somewhere USEFUL, like a starter, cause the Sox kinda need one of those… Read more…
January 20th, 2012
January 20, 2012:
One. More. Month!
Holy Buckets! I awoke this morning to a ground covered in white, and a car temp gauge that read 17 degrees as I was driving to work, and a weekend forecast that includes a snowfall of 3-7 inches (or more in the higher elevations)
And to think, in 30 Days, the battery mates of the Boston Red Sox will be in their new spring training home in sunny and WARM Florida–and that means spring (and summer) will be here before we know it! Whoo hoo!
In a weird coincidence, Josh Reddick had the same surgery Carl Crawford has this week, but he had it 8 weeks ago, prior to his being traded to Oakland for closer Andrew Bailey. He weighs in on the recovery: ” It’s not that tough of a rehab process as long as you’re there working out – and we know Carl always works out – he’ll be just fine…From what I’ve read he’ll be missing opening day and at most he’s gonna miss maybe a week. You don’t want to come back too quick from it, but he’ll be fine.” Read more…
January 18th, 2012
January 18, 2012: Internet Blackout.
Oh, and Carl Crawford’s wrist fell off…
It’s interesting that on the day a good deal of the internet is on strike/ boycott/etc to protest the Anti Piracy Legislation (PIPA and SOPA) currently before Congress, there is probably the most amount of Red Sox scoopage to report…
And, if you want to sign the petition (against PIPA and SOPA, not against the Sox) you can do so here….
Carl Crawford needs what? NOW? Yep. Carl Crawford had arthro surgery on his left wrist yesterday for what the team is calling “…basic debridement of some cartilage in his left wrist.” When he started to ramp up his hitting a couple of weeks ago, his wrist started to hurt again, as it has in the past. But apparently the pain was worse this time, so the Sox had him go to a specialist, who determined that the procedure was warranted at this point. Read more…
January 16th, 2012
January 16, 2012:
This or That…
Some interesting crap better start happening, as I am running out of ways to say blah blah blha….
The Sox have decreased their arbitration eligible players by one, signing Jarrod Saltalamacchia to a 1 year, $2.5 million contract. Tomorrow is the deadline for the teams and players to exchange arbitration numbers….
The rumor around town is that the Sox may invite Jason Varitek to Spring Training as a Non-roster invitee. Holy Buckets, how far have we fallen. Could you really do that to the man who, up to a couple of months ago, was your CAPTAIN?
And there has been absolutely NOTHING with regards to Tim Wakefield–nothing…. Read more…
January 15th, 2012
January 15, 2012:
The Baseball Tarot
As a reader of Tarot Cards for nearly 25 years, and a collector of decks for nearly that long, I am surprised that 2 of my interests took so long to collide.
But I recently had the opportunity to purchase the Baseball Tarot Cards and Book set as a Christmas present to me, and am I glad I did. There is a mystical element to baseball that dovetails perfectly with Tarot, and the authors took full advantage of that.
A little background on Tarot Cards for the uninitiated: There are 78 Cards in a Deck, consisting of 22 Major Arcana, and 56 Minor Arcana Cards. Read more…
January 13th, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012:
Charity Blogathon Slated for Tomorrow…
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Fellow BBA-er Michael Clair from Old Time Family Baseball is holding a blogathon this weekend.
Benefiting Doctors without Borders, the blogathon will start tomorrow, Saturday, January 14th, and end 48 hours later.
The first 24 hours is all Michael, all the time, as he will post fresh new content every 30 minutes. On Day 2, some of the best sports bloggers out there will lend their talents to the cause, submitting posts on a wide variety of baseball topics. Read more…
