Recently I picked up a copy of “Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits” by David Ortiz and Tony Massarotti, the Red Sox writer for the Boston Herald. When you pick up these kind of books, you always approach them with a sense of caution.
Many times, these are “knockoff books, ” written […]
There have been more than a few opinions thrown around regarding Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez and the possibility of exercising his player option to become a free agent in 2008. The Boston Red Sox have been tossed around as a potential suitor to their current nemesis and one time target.
But flying under the radar […]
Posted in Coco Crisp, J.D. Drew, Closer, Joel Pineiro, Craig Hansen, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Timlin, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Musings From RSN on February 11th, 2007 5 Comments »
After a week sequestered in conference rooms for my real job and a weekend catching up with my family, its good to be back in the swing of things. With “Truck Day” only a day away and Spring Training right around the corner, its time to answer some questions about 2007 that will have […]
I had the pleasure of attending the Boston Baseball Writers Association Awards Dinner last night. Of course, I was sitting at the table in the furthest corner from the head table possible. But that didn’t stop me from getting a few snapshots of the guests and award winners. Here are some of […]
Posted in Hot Stove, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Theo Epstein, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Doug Mirabelli, Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Johnny Damon, Musings From RSN on December 31st, 2006 10 Comments »
On the last day of 2006, I thought it appropriate that we look back on the top ten moments of the year in Red Sox Nation.
10. Schilling’s 200th Victory: A moment that Curt Schilling waited for and clearly relished, his 200th career victory was a sweet one that led to a post-game standing ovation to […]
Posted in David Ortiz, Quick Hits on November 19th, 2006 No Comments »
Just because I saw it on Joy of Sox and found myself incredibly entertained:
Also on Joy of Sox is a brilliantly written AL MVP analysis.
We all know that Kevin Millar never stops talking. Well, Jere over at A Red Sox Fan in Pinstripe Territory recorded this video of Millar and Ortiz pregame this past season. He’s looking for scripts to dub over the video. I for one have no idea where Millar was going in this […]
Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were both awarded with 2006 Silver Slugger awards by Major League Baseball yesterday. For Ortiz, the award was his third consecutive Silver Slugger award in a season where he hit .287 with 54 home runs and 137 RBI.
Ramirez won his seventh Silver Slugger in a row and his ninth overall. […]
Tonight at 8 pm MLB.com and Pepsi will be announcing their “In the Clutch” award winners for the 2006 baseball season. The “In the Clutch” has been voted on by the fans at MLB.com and will award one player at each position as being “the 11 players that rose above the rest when their […]
Sitting in the grandstand behind first base Saturday night, I watched the Red Sox fall behind 2-0 as Curt Schilling gave up back to back home runs in the top of the first inning.
The Chicago White Sox took that two run lead into the fourth inning when, with one out, Manny Ramirez hit one of […]