Archive for December, 2009
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
So the Sox unveiled their 2 newest acquisitions yesterday, in separate press conferences, and both players said all the right things, about how happy and excited they are to play for the Boston Red Sox… From John Lackey’s meet and greet: “Obviously I’ve been here for some big games and really competed against these guys [...]
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
While John Lackey is not my 1st choice, I do agree with the assessment that he is one the best pitchers available this off season, and that the Angels will be hurt without him. I also believe that you will not find a better 1-2-3 punch in baseball–Lackey, Beckett, and Lester… So the Sox sign [...]
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Wow…I never thought Jason Bay would turn into this whole money crazy free agent. I’ll admit we don’t know the whole scoop (and we never do, really), but apparently, the Mets have made an offer of $63 million for 4 years, and the Sox have reportedly made a better offer than their original $60 million [...]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
The 10th Anniversary Hot Stove Cool Music Concert series, benefiting the Foundation To Be Named Later, kicks off on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at 6:00pm at the House of Blues, Boston. Created in December of 2000 by ESPN commentator and Baseball Hall of Fame sports writer Peter Gammons and former Boston Herald sports writer Jeff [...]
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
As we all know, the 2nd Annual David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic was held last weekend at the Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course at Punta Espada, Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic. Joined by a host of celebrities and MLB players, including Red Sox teammates, the event kicked off last Thursday evening, December 3 at Cappricio [...]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
For a freaking MINOR LEAGUER???? Are you ^*@#&(*#@^*&#@^*&@^ KIDDING me??? I understand that baseball is a business–really I do…but does that mean people need to be treated shabby? Not only would they be getting a minor leaguer CATCHER (Max Ramirez) for the man who was the 2007 WORLD SERIES MVP, but they are paying most [...]
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