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 […]
The 2006 Boston Red Sox were nothing if not an adventure in what could go wrong to a starting rotation. Fourteen different starters toed the rubber starting a game in a Red Sox uniform last year; Beckett, Schilling, Wakefield, Lester, Clement, Snyder, Wells, Tavarez, Johnson, DiNardo, Gabbard, Pauley, Jarvis, Hansack.
Collectively, Red Sox starters posted […]
Posted in Quick Hits on December 24th, 2006 3 Comments »
Posted in J.D. Drew, Quick Hits on December 23rd, 2006 7 Comments »
MLB Trade Rumors.com is reporting on some inside information on the status of J.D. Drew and the Red Sox. While it isn’t likely that any news will break until after Christmas, take it for what it’s worth:
“He tells me that Drew has seen two surgeons for his shoulder, one requested by Scott Boras and […]
Posted in Tickets, Musings From RSN on December 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
When I awoke this morning, I found a comment had been posted to my column about the Red Sox Virtual Waiting Room and the frustrations that it has been causing some or most Red Sox fans. The comment was from none other than the Red Sox Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Dr. Charles […]
Posted in Tickets, Musings From RSN on December 22nd, 2006 14 Comments »
The day event tickets go on sale is one of the most exciting days of the year for those people most excited about the event in demand. For Red Sox fans however, it’s really been nothing more than a frustration. Red Sox fans as a lot are pretty accustomed to frustration. It […]
Posted in Joe McEwing, Quick Hits on December 20th, 2006 2 Comments »
The Red Sox announced the free agent signings of eight non-roster spring training invitees to triple-A contracts for the 2007 season. Ranging from veteran back up catchers like Alberto Castillo to former Sox farm hands like Jeff Bailey, most are destined for a full season at AAA Pawtucket as extreme roster depth should the catastrophic […]
Posted in Quick Hits on December 20th, 2006 4 Comments »
Reebok recently announced a design your own custom line of shoes at http://www.rbkcustom.com. They have themed options that I played around with and came up with two Red Sox themed shoes for the holiday season.
“Home”
“Road”
Feel free to send a pair my way this holiday season.
When the Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein reached a preliminary agreement with J.D. Drew and his agent Scott Boras on a five year, $70 million dollar contract, having to void that contract less than thirty days later was one of the last things on his mind. Unfortunately, today as the Red Sox await […]
Posted in Quick Hits on December 18th, 2006 2 Comments »
Evan Brunnel, co-author of one of our favorite Red Sox blogs Fire Brand of the American League and founder of the sports blog network the Most Valuable Network (http://www.mvn.com), just relaunched the blog and the rest of the network with a wonderful new design. I think this is a great upgrade for the blog […]