Boston Red Sox
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3.0K30Gammons: MLB GMs believe Giants will re-sign Sandoval (but Red Sox are lurking)
From Peter Gammons: General managers from other teams don’t think the Giants will let Pablo Sandoval go, but Sunday one member of their ownership group said there is a swelling thinking that the Red Sox will end up signing The Panda. “The bigger the stage, the better he plays,” says one Giant official. “He would […]
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2.8K1Did the Yoenis Cespedes trade screw up a good thing in Oakland?
On August 17, 2014, a strange thing happened: the Oakland A’s — a team that has scored an average of 1.29 more runs per game than their opponents this season — didn’t finish the day with the best record in baseball. The last time that was the case came exactly two months ago, when the A’s […]
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3.2K4A’s trade Yoenis Cespedes for Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes
The A’s have gotten trade deadline day off to a bang, acquiring Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes in exchange for Yoenis Cespedes according to WEEI’s Alex Speier. Boston is also getting a competitive balance draft pick from Oakland, with Boston sending cash to the A’s. Lester was the best starting pitcher on the market, having posted an impressive 2.52 […]
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2.7K1Athletics HBP their way to victory over Red Sox
The A’s acquired Brad Mills, tonight’s starting pitcher, for a dollar in a trade with the Brewers, so of course they beat the Red Sox in Mills’ first major league appearance since 2012. It was a 4-3 final score in a game that lasted nearly three and a half hours. It was definitely a grinder, […]
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2014 MLB Predictions
I hadn’t planned on doing this, but after Marty Lurie asked me for some baseball predictions on Saturday — you can listen to my segment here — I figured it’d make sense to go through with this incredibly unique and revolutionary sports journalism process. Sometimes you’ve got to think outside the box, go out on […]
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Giants shuffle the dreck
Don’t get it twisted, my last post wasn’t a call for the Giants to pick up Pat Burrell. He can’t field, he’s...
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It’s time for the Giants to lower beer prices
We all knew it was true, and now we have proof. The Giants charge more for one beer ($8.75) than any team...
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Who’ll throw at Casey Blake, and other questions
Now that Casey Blake has officially become the first opposing player to openly mock Brian Wilson’s X-gesture, it’s time to answer some...
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4 hits for the A’s, 4 hot dogs for me
I’d never even come close to seeing a no-hitter in person, but if I were to see anyone pull it off it...
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Tim Lincecum has thicker skin than Josh Beckett
Of course I was worried when Tim Lincecum was replaced with Joe Martinez to start the fourth. Lincecum’s production has seemed too...
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Part 3: Second Basemen
Every fantasy baseball roster needs at least one second baseman, and the lucky owners who draft or trade for a productive one...
