Tek-Money, Youkilis

Tek-Money Prior to this offseason I pictured Jason Varitek as the sort of player who was always team first. He went behind Scott Boras’s back in the 2004-2005 offseason, when he signed the four-year deal with the Red Sox that recently expired. Not too long after that he was named the captain of the team, [...]

A Look at the Red Sox 2009 Offense

Next year, it is pretty clear that the Red Sox will have one of the more dominant pitching staffs in baseball. The only ones that I can think of that compare is the upside of a Sabathia-Burnett-Wang-Chamberlain-Hughes rotation and the Zambrano-Dempster-Harden 1-2-3 punch in Chicago. But what about the offense? Many people discussed the need [...]

Chasing the Rays

It seems so strange, that the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees would both be at the mercy of a team that was just formed in 1998, and has never finished above last place in the division. Maybe taking the “Devil” out of the name was all they needed down at the Trop. [...]

Lugo’s Injury: Blessing in Disguise?

If you could name one player on the Red Sox who wasn’t pulling his weight on the team, in any sense, that player would very likely be Julio Lugo. He couldn’t be traded because of his lackluster performance and large contract. Now that he is going to be on the disabled list for at least [...]

Mid-Season Report Card

Well, we’re just past the half-way point on this insane season. So far we’ve had a variety of surprises, including the new-look team from Tampa Bay sitting atop the AL East and the powerhouse Tigers sitting under .500. The Yankees have been terrible, more so than even I thought, and the entire NL West could [...]