Swing and a Myth…
Finding the Real Ted Williams By: Scott Conroy For a sports-obsessed kid like myself, growing up in what is arguably the nation’s most sports-obsessed city, Ted Williams’ very name conjured a mythic...
View ArticleRecent MLB Contracts That Became Nightmares…
With free agents cashing in big this off-season, it’s wise for teams to revisit some of the horrible contracts of the past. From extensions for franchise players to ill-advised free agent deals, there...
View ArticleMLB’s Hot Stove spending could eclipse $2 billion
No sport incites salary rage like Major League Baseball, so for those who bellyache the money is too big, consider this a fair warning to gulp a handful of Tums before reading the next sentence. Teams...
View ArticleKevin Youkilis wasn’t kidding when he said he wanted to play closer to the...
Kevin Youkilis, who just recently rebuffed the Bronx Bombers in talks of playing another season in New York due to ‘wanting to play closer to his home on the West Coast’, has agreed to a one-year...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez: What If..?
In Comic Books they are known as ‘What If?’ (Marvel) issues or ‘Elseworld’ (DC) tales, taking the established character out of their established norm and seeing what would have or could have happened...
View ArticleIt’s a New Year! Maybe it’s time to elect some starting pitchers to Cooperstown?
Curt Schilling appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time a year ago with overwhelmingly strong credentials for election: The 216-game winner ranks 26th all-time in wins above replacement...
View ArticleAlmost Teammates….
From ESPN: Boston There’s an old story that in April of 1947, over maybe a few too many drinks at Toots Shor’s restaurant in New York, Yankees owner Dan Topping and Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey had agreed...
View ArticleNomar: the Hall of Fame career that wasn’t
From: The Boston Globe The drumbeat of Pedro Martinez’s Hall of Fame candidacy resounded with the same air of anticipation and inevitability that accompanied a two-strike count when he occupied his...
View ArticleCleaning out Super Bowl XLIX notebook
From: ESPN Boston Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels called receiver Julian Edelman “one of the toughest players I’ve ever had a chance to coach.” Added receiver Danny Amendola, “He’s the toughest...
View ArticleDavid Price and the best uniform numbers ever
From ESPN Boston: David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior Writer David Price was officially introduced as a member of the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Price has worn No. 14 throughout his career — with Tampa Bay,...
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