AP Photo
Wait, there was news about Carl Crawford last night? Something about him being out until sometime in June or July with some kind of a bad elbow?
I guess this nugget is worth a headline but, really, is there anybody left following the Red Sox [team stats] or Major League Baseball who is legitimately surprised by one more piece of bad news about Crawford?
We are talking about the active leader for “Worst Free Agent Signing in MLB History” after his worthless — 0.0 WAR — debut last season will be matched in the first half of this season. At an average of $20.3 million per year payable through 2017, Crawford’s seven-year deal is entering historic territory.
On a day honoring arguably the greatest third baseman of all time — legendary Orioles Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson — the rookie phenom now patrolling the hot corner for Baltimore showed what he could do.Twenty-year-old... more »
Once this season ends, the Red Sox need to make a quick decision on whether to keep or fire Bobby Valentine, and if the answer is that he’s gone, they need to make an equally quick decision on who replaces him. The team can... more »
After 14 years of losing, you knew it wasn't going to be easy. The Orioles wanted their playoff-clinching party to begin at Camden Yards on Sunday. And they did their part with a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox and their... more »
Baseball and the Red Sox have occupied a meaningful place in my life for about as long as I can remember, and it's out of tradition and habit that a season's pending end comes with a tinge of melancholy. No matter whether the... more »
This season was the throwback. To hell with all the "ghosts" and all the fanciful guff about curses, this year — actually, this season plus the final third of the 2011 campaign — was when, out of nowhere, all the old hell... more »
Email
Print
Share