I have come to realize that Jacoby Ellsbury is off-limits. I apologize for making even an insinuation. I can honestly say I agree, I think. But Johan Santana is a great pitcher. And if you get him now, before he is on the open market, you not only lock down one of the game’s great [...]
Posted in Red Sox on Nov 6th, 2007 View Comments
Cat got your tongue? It’s got mine. I’m even wondering if this would be enough, Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz, for Johan Santana. I heard somebody else threw in Jon Lester to the mix. That would be too much in my mind. But anyway, Santana is one of the best lefties in the game (maybe [...]
The Red Sox have made it official. They will have Curt Schilling in the pitching rotation for at least one more season. An ESPN.com story said Schilling’s contract is $8 million with incentives that could bring it near $10 million. I have not confirmed that part of today’s news. A source with the Red Sox [...]
Just when you thought the Patriots couldn’t surprise you, well, they did. While it was their closest game of 2007, and they made as many mistakes today (2 ints. by Brady equalled his season-long total and a franchise record 145 yards in penalties) than they had the previous eight games combined, it was their best [...]
It was an eventual World Series, in that the picture of the Red Sox became clearer and clearer as the playoffs and World Series grew old. The Red Sox looked as good as they’ve EVER looked for a sustained, important period. And so many players contributed, increasing the potential story count exponentially. Anyways, here it [...]
Pick the Patriots-Colts game. Give me a short description why. And the winner will get an “I Beat Burt” T-shirt (a contest we’ve been running at the newspaper for more than a decade). For example, if someone picks Pats 38-14 and the final score is 41-31, that would be 20 points away (3 Pats, 17 [...]
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