Has Theo been abducted by aliens? Has John Henry had a full frontal lobotomy? Is Larry Lucchino smoking crack? Should I be looking for pods in the basement?
What happened to the Red Sox ownership and management that would not limit themselves with long and bloated contracts, opting to sign players to a one or two […]

With all of the stuff floating around out there, its hard to figure out what could be true and what is not…
This whole many thing is getting nuttier than usual–I don’t know what to think. Yes, Manny is abundantly unhappy in Boston, and wants to leave, and with the crazy-assed spending going on in this […]

For my Birthday in March 2004, I was given Johnny Pesky’s new book, Few and Chosen. Collaborated with Phil Pepe, it contains a forward by Yaz, and an Introduction by Ben Affleck (who managed not be an obnoxious idiot). The Eldest Statesmen of the Red Sox, whom I had the pleasure of meeting when I […]

Wow, that seems so long ago, as does our winning a World Series…Hopefully that will change this year…
Hope everyone has a beautiful, peaceful and joyous Thanksgiving…32 Shopping Days until Christmas! I, for one, want Mark Loretta in my stocking..;-)
Enjoy your turkey!

Receiving 15 1st Place votes, Justin Morneau was announced as the AL’s MVP Award winner yesterday, beating out the CAPT-ain! for the honor….whoooooo hoooo! Yeah, I know, Big Papi placed 3rd, but the general concensus was that it was his to lose, and the complete and utter collaspe of the Sox led to this […]

In the never ending lust for Julio Lugo–the going price right now is 4 years/$32 million–huh?????? Noooooooooooo!!! Don’t do it! And the worst part of all is they could have had A-Gon for HALF of that–yes, A-Gon bat is lesser, but he is 10 times the defense Lugo is……
Probably the only way this would not […]

Must have been all the gun powder this weekend…
Bill Mueller has announced his retirement after 11 years of major league baseball and has joined the Dodgers front office as a Special Assistant to the General Manager.
A known Yankee-killer and member of the 2004 World Series Champion Red Sox, Bill Mueller, finishes his career with […]

Well, the rumors were true: Alex Gonzalez will join Bronson Arroyo in a Cincinnati Reds uniform next year, agreeing to a 3-year $14 million deal, which will be finalized pending a physical. A-Gon, while one of the best defensive shortstops the Sox have ever had, with only seven errors and a .985 fielding percentage in […]

Apparently the Pale Hose or the Cincinnati Reds have made a 3-Year $15 million offer to Alex Gonzalez. Toronto also has interest in the shortstop. The White Sox and Toronto have strong enough lineups to be able to hide his less than stellar bat in the mix. At this point the Sox have not made […]

THAT is the exact amount of the bid for Daisuke Matsuzaka–Where the HELL did they come up with a number like that??? Weirdness…
And while I am excited about the prospect of signing the 51 million dollar man, I am sick of talking/hearing/reading about it…Until there is actually some NEWS (i.e.: the Sox sign him or […]