Posted in Red Sox on May 14th, 2007 1 Comment »
I just sat down with Tigers manager Jim Leyland for about 30 minutes, alone, prior to tonight’s Red Sox-Tigers game at Fenway Park.
He was great. He admitted he almost came to Boston in 1997, when the Sox later hired Jimy Williams. In fact, he said, his wife was very upset with his choice of Florida over Boston.
Check out my column in Tuesday’s Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. newspapers (www.eagletribune.com).
A few nuggets from pregame:
Tiger’s Sean Casey will be … continued »
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Posted in Red Sox on May 13th, 2007 8 Comments »
Is this the beginning of something special?
The Red Sox come-from-behind win, 6-5, over the Orioles this late afternoon really felt that way.
I’d like to know your thoughts, observations and comments about the win, which put the Red Sox, coupled with the Brewers loss to the Mets, alone with baseball’s best record at 25-11.
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Posted in Red Sox on May 10th, 2007 No Comments »
A late bloomer, Curt Schilling is 159-87 since turning 30. He is 4-1 through seven starts and off to a very good season, even by his standards.
Schilling won only 52 games in his 20s. To put that in perspective, Roger Clemens won 153 games in his 20s.
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Posted in Red Sox on May 10th, 2007 2 Comments »
It says here Curt Schilling is a Hall of Fame pitcher, though 35 wins between this year and next, would probably seal the deal.
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it ad infinitim: Schilling is reason No. 1 the Red Sox were the team they were in 2004, and I’m not just referring to the herculian effort with the stitched tendon. The team followed his lead when it came to being fearless against the Yankees.
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Posted in Red Sox on May 9th, 2007 2 Comments »
Curt Schilling is having a great season, 4-1 with six quality starts since his poor opener. He really is, which should be the story. But for the second time in two weeks, it isn’t.
Schilling’s commented on WEEI’s Dennis & Callahan show yesterday about Barry Bonds. It wasn’t good. He was right, but he turned Bonds into a sympathic figure.
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Posted in Red Sox on May 8th, 2007 2 Comments »
OK, so the Red Sox have the best record in the American League and appear to be on course for the year many people, including the experts, expected.
I had asked for your concerns — not to be confused with whines — about this team and now we’re going to address them.
The Trouble Bunch said:
“At this point in the season, my biggest concern is Dusty P not producing at the plate. He’s the kind of hole in the lineup that you usually worry about when Doug Mirabelli is behind the plate (though not so far this year, it seems). My suggestion: give the kid another couple weeks, hope he finds his stride. If he doesn’t? Send him back down to Pawtucket to find his bat and his balls, and split the time at second between Alex Cora and Eric Hinske (who’s .385 OBP in 10 games is nothing to scoff at, especially when compared w/ Pedroia’s perfomance).
Besides Dusty P, straighten out Lugo’s glove, and I say we’re good to go!”
I agree with your assessment of Pedrioa’s problems, which may have been remedied over the weekend in Minnesota (5-for-6, including three doubles). At 20-10, there should be no rush to judgement. What we have to understand is that Theo Epstein’s grand plan is to have a legitimate second baseman and the best possible utility infielder in the game. It appears they have the latter in Alex Cora. We’re still waiting for Pedroia. I would wait, as you said, at least a couple more weeks.
On a side note relating to Pedroia, I spoke to ex-Sox manager Joe Morgan last week and he thinks Pedroia will be fine with the bat and he loves his defense. We will be including Joe in Q&A sessions throughout the baseball season.
Joe said:
“I’m concerned about Dice-K. I’m wondering if the pressure of pitching in Boston is too much. Do you agree?”
I believe Dice-K is the real deal. Besides his variety of pitches, he has been groomed his entire life to be in this situation, with the Red Sox or Yankees, on the world’s biggest stage. He is going through some tough times, which really aren’t as tough when compared to the average pitcher’s struggles. I believe he will win at least 17 games and be an ace-caliber pitcher by August.
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