Everyone’s hopping on planes as we speak to head out to Dallas for MLB’s Winter Meetings where lots of wheeling and dealing is expected to take place. Last year, the Red Sox headed in losing Adrian Beltre and Victor Martinez and walked out with Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez in tow. How will this year’s [...]
Archive for the ‘Red Sox 2011-2012 offseason’ Category
A quick glance at potential Red Sox free agent pitching targets
Posted in 2011 Winter Meetings, 2011-2012 Offseason, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Red Sox 2011-2012 offseason, tagged Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Chris Capuano, CJ Wilson, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Erik Bedard, hiroki Kuroda, Jeff Francis, Mark Buehrle, Michael Cuddyer, Roy Oswalt, Victor Martinez on December 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Bobby Valentine meets Red Sox Nation
Posted in 2011-2012 Offseason, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Bobby Valentine, Red Sox 2011-2012 offseason, Red Sox Managers Search, tagged Ben Cherington, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, John Henry, Larry Lucchino, Red Sox manager's search on December 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
On Thursday it was made official: The Boston Red Sox have found their 45th manager and his name is Bobby Valentine. Owners Larry Lucchino and John Henry helped GM Ben Cherington introduce Valentine to the always boisterous Boston media at 5:30pm earlier today and the full press conference can be found in the embedded video [...]
Putting new Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine into perspective
Posted in 2011-2012 Offseason, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Bobby Valentine, Red Sox 2011-2012 offseason, Red Sox Managers Search, tagged Benny Agbayani, Bill Bilichick, Bobby Valentine, Claude Julien, Derek Bell, Jay Payton, Joe Torre, New England Patriots, Red Sox, Red Sox manager, Terry Francona, Yankees on November 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
One thing’s for sure – wherever Bobby Valentine goes, noise is sure to follow. After all, Valentine is a complex guy. He’s known as an incredible in-game strategist who isn’t afraid to stray from the status quo. He’s generally as good at handling certain players as he is at losing others. He can be as [...]
The Red Sox should demand elite prospects in exchange for Theo Epstein
Posted in 2011-2012 Offseason, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Baseball business, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Larry Lucchino, Red Sox 2011-2012 offseason, Theo Epstein, Uncategorized, tagged Andy McPhail, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cubs GM, Cubs-Red Sox negotations, Fenway Park, Hector Trinidad, Landon Ricketts, Larry Lucchino, Red Sox GM, Theo Epstein, Theo to Cubs, Wrigley field on October 17, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Regardless of who you talk to – someone is slowing down the negotiation process in the Theo Epstein to the Cubs deal. There are plenty of cute narratives that have accompanied the story, one of which in particular swayed me in a certain direction and really show where the real chips are at the proverbial [...]
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 [...]
