Hardly unwanted, they just don’t want the contract. Manny has cleared waivers. Now for the guessing games.

Opening Maneuvers
With less than half a day remaining on the “open season” on Manny Ramirez, Ramirez’ agent Jeff Moorad spoke with WEEI morning hosts John Dennis and Gerry Callahan this morning.
Throughout the conversation one theme rang true; Manny wants to wear pinstripes. “Over his career, he’s stated his preference to have a chance to […]

Art Martone from the Providence Journal has informed the Sons of Sam Horn (www.sonsofsamhorn.com), that Manny Ramirez has been placed on irrevocalbe waivers. Art Matone has his source being Jack Curry from the NY Times.
I haven’t been able to post to this site since game 7. Unfortunately this news has me feeling the […]

2003 Organizational Report Card: Kevin Millar, B+
In many ways, Kevin Millar exemplified the 2003 Boston Red Sox. At the very least, he was Dr. Charles Steinberg’s dream in the Marketing department at Yawkey Way. Not only did Millar solidify the past holes at first base with average and ever improving defense, but he […]

2003 Organizational Report Card: Grady Little, B-
Mid Season Report
Grady Little (B): I find it hard to put a finger on Grady Little. He has not been a great manager, nor has he cost the Red Sox games. He has kept the offense rolling and the bullpen sinking. But how much of that is really his […]

The Real Red Sox Nation
In the wake of an incredible season with an ending of intolerable cruelty that undoubtedly left most of Red Sox Nation cursing the lot in life that had been handed them, the true heart of RSN shines at its brightest. In the midst of all the negativity regarding the future […]

Learn From Your Mistakes
On July 26th in a 4-3 loss to the Yankees at Fenway Park where Pedro Martinez stayed in a batter too long, I had this to say:
With the first and third and no outs, Pedro had Alfonso Soriano, Jason Giambi, and Bernie Williams staring him in the face. Having just topped 100 […]

2003 Organizational Report Card
The 2003 Boston Red Sox will go down in history as not only one of the most productive offensive teams in regular season history, but also one of the most well liked teams in Boston Red Sox history. As the season hit it’s mid-point, I gave out grades to everyone in […]

Dream Weekend Becomes A Nightmare
This had all the makings of a sport fan’s dream weekend. The stars were aligned for me to enjoy the weekend with friends and family that I have not seen since I moved to Orlando this past July. Myself, my cousin, cousin in law, and five good friends had planned a […]

I was digging around my archives this morning and found this piece of writing that I did during the middle of the season. At that point, I was looking back, not forward. But little did I know that it would be more appropriate today than ever:It has often been said that the only […]