OK, it’s official. Name that rotation. This is very interesting. Red Sox manager Terry Francona basically has taken Clay Buchholz out of the mix, by using him very little after his no-hitter on Sept. 1 against the Orioles — 7 2/3 innings, 1 ER, 6H, 8K, 4BB. That being said, here is what mine would [...]
We’ll get back to the Red Sox in a little while, I just don’t get the charges that are coming from the local District Attorney in Sussex, Va. Michael Vick made a plea agreement on federal charges — conspiracy and involvement with dog fighting enterprise. He will serve 18 months. The reason the sentence is [...]
This is a tricky question for the Red Sox. What should they do? 1. Try and win the division, and by that I mean really, really try to win out and clinch the American League East title and probable best record throughout the A.L. playoffs. Positives: Play the majority of games at Fenway Park, where [...]
Josh Beckett deserves kudos. He really does. He has been a guy with “ace” stuff his entire career, which has included a World Series MVP trophy, yet he has never fit the bill. Until now. The Red Sox were stumbling and bumbling. Some of it their fault (bad games) and some not their fault (injuries). [...]
Lost in the Red Sox disappointing sweep in Toronto, even worse than Jonathan Papelbon allowing the first grand slam of his early career in the eighth inning, was Julio Lugo not hustling to first base on his inning-ending grounder to short stop. Thinking it was a routine play, twice he slowed down for an instant, [...]
There are 10 games left, including the one going on right now between the Sox and Blue Jays and all of sudden the best team in baseball can’t win. You know what’s even worse about the losing. The Red Sox have been getting, good to very good starting pitching, yet still losing. That comes down [...]
STATEMENT FROM PATRIOTS HEAD COACH BILL BELICHICK “I accept full responsibility for the actions that led to tonight’s ruling. Once again, I apologize to the Kraft family and every person directly or indirectly associated with the New England Patriots for the embarrassment, distraction and penalty my mistake caused. I also apologize to Patriots fans [...]
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Wow. Commissioner Roger Goodell is consistent. After suspending Titans corner Pacman Jones for an entire season because of several off-field arrests and then suspending Michael Vick indefinitely while awaiting his sentence as support of dog fighting, Bill Belichick was next on his docket. According to the New England Patriots, Belichick, himself was fined $500,000 for [...]
I have a column in today’s Eagle-Tribune about this topic, believing that it is being overplayed. Of course, there is a reason for that. The Patriots are No. 1. They are a dynasty. And anything they do is of interest, especially when the head coach is not beloved by many people. That being said, there [...]
It wasn’t a long interview, about 15 minutes, myself with Jason Varitek yesterday at Jaffarian Volvo-Toyota in Haverhill, but when I touched on a particular subject, J.D. Drew, the Sox catcher became a little animated. “Why can’t the fans cheer for him? Why?” he said. Anyway, I have a story on this subject in today’s ET [...]
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