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Hanrahan Trade To Be Postponed Until After Christmas

News surfaced yesterday that the Red Sox and Pirates were close to agreement on a trade for Pirates’ closer Joel Hanrahan. The deal is allegedly going to be a six-player swap, and so far four players–…Read More

Red Sox Trade Update: Sox Send Larish to Pittsburgh

In a relatively quiet trade, the Red Sox made their second deal on Friday sending Jeff Larish to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations.  Larish who plays both first and third base…Read More

Who is this Year’s “Sleeper” Team?

 Last year I posted a poll like this where you the fans chose the Baltimore Orioles edging out the Toronto Blue Jays as the “Sleeper” team of 2011.  While the Orioles wound up in their usual spot…Read More

One pitch could get you to The Show or the Hall of Fame…Get a grip, give it a spin

A pitcher at the High School level can be very effective with three pitches [2-seam and 4-seam fastballs and a change-up or curve], but he can increase his performance by adding pitches to his repertoire…Read More

You’re Tim Wakefield and Time says “It’s time…”

  You’re Tim Wakefield and you come from a long line of oddballs who threw the knuckleball, which was also called the fingernail-ball, floater, flutterball, dry-spitter, or Cuban butterfly. In a…Read More

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Red Sox Add Minor League Pitchers, Inman & Thomas

The two most recent names that the Red Sox signed to minor league deals aren’t necessarily names…Read More

New CBA Brings Five More Years of Peace to the Greatest Sport

If you were to ask any baseball fan that can remember 1994, they’ll tell you it was one of the…Read More

Free Agent Pitchers the Red Sox Should Consider

As part two of the series on who the Red Sox should focus their attention and money on this offseason,…Read More

An Eventful 24 Hours for the MLB

Every year, around this time, the MLB rumor-mills heat up and there are stories and potential trade…Read More

Error, Error on the Wall

What the hell happened to the Boston Red Sox in Pittsburgh, PA? I’m not talking about losing 2 out…Read More

Wakefield Back To Where It All Began

Tim Wakefield is currently the longest serving player on any team in the Majors, in the midst of his…Read More

Beckett’s Bug Results In Another Missed Start

Whatever type of bug Josh Beckettis suffering through right now, it is certainly getting the better…Read More

Series 6 Pack: Pittsburgh Pirates

The highly criticized interleague play continues and up next for the Red Sox are the vastly improved…Read More

Gonzalez to Play Outfield a Crazy Idea

With the Boston Red Sox getting ready to embark on a nine game road trip that will see them play three…Read More

Long Standing Records: Pete Rose 4,256 Career Hits

He is once again in the news, only this time it’s because of his message he delivered as a keynote…Read More

Long Standing Records: Nolan Ryan’s 7 No-Hitters

  Over the past week, Major League Baseball has witnessed its first two no-hitters of the 2011 season. …Read More

Boston Vs Baltimore: A Conflict of Interest

The surging Red Sox invade Camden Yards tonight to start a three games series against the slumping Baltimore…Read More

Notable Numerals: Joey Votto, Paul Konerko & the Philadelphia Phillies

It has been an interesting start to the 2011 MLB season already with some unlikely teams jumping out…Read More

Talk is Cheap, Just Ask Hank Steinbrenner

What an off-season for the mouths of the New York Yankee organization. It began when the front office…Read More

AL East Breakdown: Toronto Blue Jays

Continuing with my breakdown of each AL East team leading up to Spring Training, here is my take on…Read More