I’m trying really really hard to come up with an analogy that avoids a “deck chairs on the Titanic” feel, but it’s one of those things that’s tough to do. Try describing an action or skill that you haven’t used in a while WITHOUT thinking “it’s like riding a bicycle.” Try thinking of white facial […]

Colorado Rockies owner, Charlie Monfort wasn’t able to get what he was looking for from the Red Sox for Todd Helton and both sides appear to have walked away from any potential deal.
“It didn’t work out” said Monfort. “When you are talking about a player of Todd Helton’s abilities, you need to get someone back […]

How much better might the Red Sox offense look next season with Todd Helton in it instead of Mike Lowell?
Using Baseball Musings Lineup Analysis Tool, we can get a rough approximation.
Assuming the following lineup without any additional player movement:

Julio Lugo
Kevin Youkilis
David Ortiz
Manny Ramirez
J.D. Drew
Mike Lowell
Coco Crisp
Jason Varitek
Dustin Pedroia

And PECOTA 2007 player performance forecasts for OBP […]

Curt Schilling announced this morning on WEEI’s Dennis & Callahan (click for interview) that he will not be retiring at the end of this season as he has previously stated. While not under contract past this season, Schilling would like to remain in Boston and will be talking extension with the Red Sox front […]

If I told you a story about a Red Sox slugger who asked to be traded because he felt victimized by the Boston media, who would you think I was talking about? I’ll give you a clue, it’s not Manny Ramirez.
It’s arguably the greatest hitter of all time - Ted Williams. In 1940, Williams was […]

The vote is in on one Red Sox experiment with 68% of Red Sox Times readers not expecting Pineiro to make his incentive clauses and trigger an option year based on the number games he will finish for the Sox this season. Only 32% of you expect Pineiro to be the answer at the […]

The blogosphere is abuzz with answers to the question, “Are the Red Sox interested in Todd Helton?”.
According to striketwo.net, there have been more posts over the past on the 691 tracked baseball blogs in their database about Helton than any other player in baseball. Other names mentioned in potential trade talks, Mike Lowell and […]

For those of you stuck in the Virtual Waiting Room this morning hoping to get Sox tickets, here is a little reading to keep yourself occupied.

Red Sox Virtual Waiting Room: 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 […]

According to the Boston Globe, the contractual language surrounding the J.D. Drew deal has been finalized and his signing will be announced tomorrow by the Boston Red Sox. The language barriers around protection for the Red Sox organization from further injury to J.D. Drew’s surgically repaired shoulder have been resolved.
The Red Sox and Drew’s […]

Dan Roche of WBZ-TV/TV38 Sports and the host of “Red Sox This Week” was kind enough to take some time with me and answer some questions via email. Dan is also a fellow blogger at his Hit and Run blog on cbs4boston.com.
“Hit and Run” is the official baseball Blog of Dan Roche. It’s the […]