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This early in the season impatience almost always breeds irrationality. Owners faced with an already disheartening deficit rush to judgment about statistical deadweights, commodities just weeks before they placed on a pedestal. Often times, these category killers come from the ranks of the hyped, green but tremendously gifted prospects that fail to deliver instant results. Inevitably, they become the first casualties in roster overhauls, pawned off to sharks for a bag of Skittles and a song. In many instances, it's these careless moves that separate the fantasy men from the boys. Take this poor member of Noise Nation (From April 21):
It was just a matter of time before Adam Jones picked up his 30th homer of the season. Jones hit a full-count slider over the left field wall in the 11th inning on Wednesday to give the Orioles a 3-1 victory and their first sweep... more »
To do something historic, you need a few little miracles. This certainly qualified. Ryan Howard taking Josh Edgin deep is at least a small miracle, if not even some class of sorcery. Edgin, who had dominated left-handed hitters ... 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 »
During a simulated tour of the American League East, Andy Pettitte pitched in empty stadiums in St. Petersburg, Fla., Baltimore and Boston, all the while aching to be part of a real game in a stadium packed with boisterous... 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 »
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