“It’s better to deal a player a year too early than to keep him a year too late.” – Branch Rickey So you’re Boston Red Sox General Manager Ben Cherington and you’ve got a choice to make. Keep Kevin Youkilis – the guy who’s more or less been your most consistently productive hitter over the [...]
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Kevin Youkilis and Will Middlebrooks – what to do?
Posted in 2012 Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis, Will Middlebrooks, tagged Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis, Will MIddlebrooks on May 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On team chemistry and other absurdities
Posted in 2011 Playoff Collapse, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, John Kruk, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Random Musings, Red Sox 2011-2012 offseason, Terry Francona, tagged 1986 New York Mets, Ball Four, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Crybabies, Curt Schilling, Daryl Strawberry, Jim Boutin, John Kruk, Kevin Youkilis, New York Yankees, Red Sox clubhouse, Red Sox collapse, Team chemistry on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If I hear one more story from an unnamed source I think I’m going to pop. We’ve dove headfirst into the surreal this past week, hearing about how the Red Sox clubhouse issues have completely destroyed an organization that just had yet another 90-win season in spite of winning 7 games in September. Among other [...]
Processing the Red Sox post-collapse week
Posted in 2011 Playoff Collapse, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Uncategorized, tagged Boston Red Sox, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, New Red Sox GM, Red Sox chemistry, Red Sox clubhouse, Red Sox collapse, Red Sox firing, Red Sox pitchers, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein to Cubs on October 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After a completely absurd day in Red Sox Nation, I feel like I’m sitting here with far more questions than I have answers. This might be a little all over the place, but I’ll try my best. The more I read these stories, the more things just don’t add up. The Red Sox collapsed. When [...]
Red Sox News & Notes, Tuesday 10/11
Posted in Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Kevin Youkilis, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein, Will Middlebrooks, tagged Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Kevin Youkilis, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein, Will MIddlebrooks on October 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Pretty quiet on all fronts minus some speculation and other random musings: SI’s Jon Heyman wrote that most baseball executives expect Theo Epstein to stay in Boston as GM. Of course Buster Olney, inventor of this story and persistent turd, won’t let it go, fanning the flames with this quote that appeared in a story [...]
