BoSox Injection » “Next Great Red Sox Team” http://bosoxinjection.com A Boston Red Sox Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 23 May 2013 23:22:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Cherington, Fenway High’s “Dean of Discipline” Playing “Bridge” at the GM Winter meetings http://bosoxinjection.com/2012/11/10/cherington-fenway-highs-dean-of-discipline-playing-bridge-at-the-gm-winter-meetings/ http://bosoxinjection.com/2012/11/10/cherington-fenway-highs-dean-of-discipline-playing-bridge-at-the-gm-winter-meetings/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:57:54 +0000 Earl Nash http://bosoxinjection.com/?p=16602 “Discipline…Discipline …Discipline …” is Ben Cherington’s mantra, so don’t expect him to buy a FA with a long-term contract this week at the GM’s meeting.  If Ben dated twins while attending Amherst, they would have been named Prudence and Patience; but, even a Puritanical married couple in New England wouldn’t  name a baby girl “Discipline”—unless [...]

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]]> “Discipline…Discipline …Discipline …” is Ben Cherington’s mantra, so don’t expect him to buy a FA with a long-term contract this week at the GM’s meeting.  If Ben dated twins while attending Amherst, they would have been named Prudence and Patience; but, even a Puritanical married couple in New England wouldn’t  name a baby girl “Discipline”—unless it puts them over a dozen kids.

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]]> http://bosoxinjection.com/2012/11/10/cherington-fenway-highs-dean-of-discipline-playing-bridge-at-the-gm-winter-meetings/feed/ 0 Worth the Wait: 2015 home-grown crop–Cherington’s “Next Great Red Sox Team” http://bosoxinjection.com/2012/11/09/worth-the-wait-2015-home-grown-crop-cheringtons-next-great-red-sox-team/ http://bosoxinjection.com/2012/11/09/worth-the-wait-2015-home-grown-crop-cheringtons-next-great-red-sox-team/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:48:34 +0000 Earl Nash http://bosoxinjection.com/?p=16587 It’s time for Red Sox fans to practice “delayed gratification.”  Instead of copying old “Yankee” model—annually recycling FA veterans to stay competitive every year–let’s give Ben Cherington, Lord of Discipline, some time—say a year, or, two—to build his “Next Great Red Sox Team”– a home-grown core of players that will be a contender for post [...]

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]]> It’s time for Red Sox fans to practice “delayed gratification.”  Instead of copying old “Yankee” model—annually recycling FA veterans to stay competitive every year–let’s give Ben Cherington, Lord of Discipline, some time—say a year, or, two—to build his “Next Great Red Sox Team”– a home-grown core of players that will be a contender for post season for a decade.

May 2, 2012; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington speaks with reporters prior to a game against the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-US PRESSWIRE

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]]> http://bosoxinjection.com/2012/11/09/worth-the-wait-2015-home-grown-crop-cheringtons-next-great-red-sox-team/feed/ 0 Elegant [1b/3b/OF] Player for Sox Bridge Game–Guess Who? http://bosoxinjection.com/2012/11/08/elegant-1b3bof-player-for-sox-bridge-game-guess-who/ http://bosoxinjection.com/2012/11/08/elegant-1b3bof-player-for-sox-bridge-game-guess-who/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:21:01 +0000 Earl Nash http://bosoxinjection.com/?p=16583 How do you like this guy as the Red Sox Left fielder for 2013? WAR 7.1 [2011], 6.2 [2012]…Can play 3b, 1b and OF…Won two Gold Gloves in OF… Career stats: BA .269 OBP 348  SLG 439 OPS .787 OPS+ 112 Team control to 2015 with team option for 2016. Not Scott Boras client. And [...]

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]]> How do you like this guy as the Red Sox Left fielder for 2013?

WAR 7.1 [2011], 6.2 [2012]…Can play 3b, 1b and OF…Won two Gold Gloves in OF… (more…)

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