I received a lot of emails, messages and even an angry phone call about my Top 10 Boston sports icons (athletes, coaches and builders).
There were a few themes involved in the messages I received:
1. Ted Williams should have been higher (1st, 2nd or 3rd instead of 4th).
My answer: I could be inclined to move him [...]
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more content Jim Rice.
He walked out of his Andover townhouse on Andover Country Club and met with a few TV stations and myself for a quickie interview.
A few of the details:
He got the big phone call at about 1:20 p.m., which is 40 minutes before it officially became [...]
I don’t bet, at least any more, but if I did I would wager on Jim Rice getting the call from Cooperstown, N.Y. in just over two hours.
What are your thoughts? Is Jim Rice a Hall of Famer?
I say it’s a close call. I would lean toward saying yes. My Readers’ Digest version is he [...]
Here’s a column that ran in today’s Eagle-Tribune
It was another eventful weekend of sports, here and everywhere.
There was the annual college football playoff debate. There was the NFL draft debate. There was another disheartening Celtics loss. And there was another dominating Bruins win.
And lest we forget about our teams on vacation, the Red Sox and [...]
Wow.
Shocking might not be strong enough. This is going to take some time to digest.
Mark Teixeira, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com has agreed to an 8-year, $170 million contract with the New York Yankees.
It is almost funny. The fact that the Yankees don’t need a first baseman — they just acquired Nick Swisher from [...]
We are assuming Jason Varitek signs a two-year, $13 million deal, which apparently is on the table or has been offered.
Here is the Sox lineup for 2009:
1. Jacoby Ellsbury CF … I predict he rebounds in a big way
2. Dustin Pedroia 2B … Will have better numbers in ‘09
3. Kevin Youkilis 1B … That’s right. [...]
What was your reaction when you first heard the news this morning, that the Red Sox had basically dropped out of the Mark Teixeira negotiations after rumors stating they were in the lead?
My reaction was, well, I had no reaction.
Since Day 1 of this off-season, the Red Sox have been in control. They didn’t have [...]
This is a legitimate question.
I know you want Mark Teixeira and his 35 HRs and 120 RBI for the next seven years in the cleanup spot, but …
I heard Red Sox manager Terry Francona allude to the fact that if the Red Sox are healthy next year, they have a championship contender. Hell, they might [...]
Here some questions and his answers from tonight’s brief conference call with the Boston media:
(Please note, Ramirez gave his answers in Spanish and they were translated by Red Sox employee Ed Romero)
Q: What do you recall from your one game pitching at Fenway Park?
A: “I felt great pitching there. I recognized all of the history. [...]
New Red Sox reliever Ramon Ramirez, acquired for Coco Crisp in a trade earlier today, is doing a conference call with Red Sox media at 6 p.m.
I will have some of his key comments here beginning around 6:30 p.m.
Also, I have a column on Coco Crisp going in tomorrow’s Eagle-Tribune. The point is he was [...]
Eagle-Tribune Executive Sports Editor Bill Burt has been synonymous with the local and Boston sports scene for the past 24 years.
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