All Entries Tagged With: "Boston Red Sox"
Hey Mr. Valentine, When is the Time to Act?
New Red Sox skipper Bobby Valentine has gone on the record as saying that adding a starting pitcher isn’t at the top of his priority list. He thinks they have plenty of arms in the mix when they get to Ft. Myers in three weeks, so for right now, it’s not at the top of [...]
Red Sox Pitching for 2012: An In-Depth Look
Introduction This article is a follow up to the one published here on Monday, December 12th. In this article I will delve in more detail into the Red Sox current Pitching situation. Here we will break things down by talking about the current list of injured pitchers and the effect that has on the team, [...]
DVD Review: Baseball’s Greatest Games-Collector’s Edition
Looking for the perfect item to get your baseball fix on TV in the offseason? Well, you can stop looking once you acquire Baseballs Greatest Games. Put out by MLB and A&E Studios in 2011, this 11 disc DVD set will occupy any baseball lover for hours (29 hours and 56 minutes to be [...]
Texas Rangers News Round-up
The Texas Rangers have been very busy in the last couple of weeks. Right now the Rangers are still trying to negotiate a deal with Yu Darvish but there is a limited amount of information and insight on the negotiations. Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports reported earlier this week that The Texas Rangers are [...]
An Interview With Brisbane Bandits (ABL) and Red Sox Prospect Pitcher, Justin Erasmus
Maturity and success aren’t always aligned with years on the diamond; just ask Australian sensation Justin Erasmus. The Boston Red Sox know this, having snapped Erasmus up as a free agent at just 17. This now 21-year-old right handed pitcher is carving his name around the globe in baseball. Currently on the Brisbane Bandits roster, [...]
My Outlook on the Boston Red Sox 2012 Season
This article was originally posted at BaseballDigest.com on December 4th, but was updated for this publication due to a few transactions that have occurred since it was written. A Look Back at Boston’s 2011 Season First, they had that horrific 0-6 start which led to their 11-15 April finish and this was after being tabbed [...]
Angels Stun the Baseball World
In what can only be described as stunning, the Angels shook the baseball world today in a way normally reserved only for earthquakes on Southern California’s notorious San Andreas Fault by announcing they have reached an agreement on a 10 year contract with first baseman Albert Pujols and a 5 year agreement with starting pitcher [...]
The fourth-annual David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic
Step up to the plate with David Ortiz… And help make a difference for kids in need. The fourth-annual David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic will bring some of the biggest names in sports to the Dominican Republic this week in support of the slugger’s charitable efforts. Fishing Lodge Cap Cana, a Salamander Caribbean Resort that [...]
What Can Padre Fans Be Thankful For This Holiday Season
This (past) Thanksgiving (2011) there is plenty to be thankful for. Here at Baseball Reflections we talk about baseball and usually the world baseball fans live in is a bit different from what else is going on in the world or in our lives. Yet for some of us, baseball is our lives… it’s our [...]
Red Sox to Chart Interesting Course Under New Skipper
The Boston Red Sox managerial vacancy continues to be a search filled with intrigue. The team has interviewed a flurry of candidates: Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum (who has since taken the Cubs managerial opening), Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin, Indians bullpen coach and former catcher Sandy Alomar, Jr., Tigers third base coach Gene Lamont, [...]
The Red Sox, the Manager, the Media
As Ben Cherington, the new GM for the Boston Red Sox, completes interviews with all of the candidates for the new manager’s job, he and the Red Sox ownership cabal are faced with many considerations. The new skipper will have to be a master of numerous disciplines. In addition to executing Sabermetrics, the [...]
Partial Papelbon Press Conference in Philly
Former Red Sox Closer (since 2005 with 219 saves, most by any Boston pitcher) recently signed a 4 year (with a vesting option on a 6th) deal with the Phillies for $50M… Help support Baseball Reflections and buy me a coffee with PayPal!
GM Theo Epstein Would be a Smart Hire for the Cubs
Multiple sources, including ESPN and The Sporting News, are reporting that Red Sox GM Theo Epstein has agreed to a five year deal worth more than $15 million with the Chicago Cubs. While the Sox and Cubs are still discussing compensation for Epstein, since he is still under contract with Boston, sources are saying that [...]
Lessons Learned: Fantasy Baseball 2011 and Fantasy Baseball 2012
As the 2011 major league baseball regular season comes to a close, we are left to look back at the fantasy baseball season which just ended. However, it is also never too early to look ahead at the coming fantasy baseball 2012 season either. There are several lessons to be taken from this season and several which we can apply [...]
Settling the Nixon vs. Drew Debate
Every team incites a certain level of continuous discussion amongst their fanbase. Over the past few seasons one of the more frequent debates that I continue to hear amongst fans of the Boston Red Sox revolves around right field. Production from the position has been disappointing. The revolving door of players has been a source [...]
2011 Red Sox Charity Wines: ChardonClay and CabernAce
Here is some basic information on this particular charity event/wines…Debuting from Longball Cellars are charity wines for Boston baseball pitching aces Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester. The players do not profit a single dime. Instead, 100% of their proceeds will raise big league dollars for charity: – Clay Buchholz: ChardonClay, a chardonnay, benefits the Jimmy [...]
Big Leagues Banking on Dominican Prospects
DRSEA INFORMER Volume IV, Issue 6: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment The accelerated signings of Dominican baseball prospects, coupled with a record signing bonus by the Texas Rangers, appears to be an indication that Major League Baseball teams have increasing faith that efforts to curb age and identity fraud in the Dominican Republic are [...]
2011 WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
Join me in raising the awareness to the wonderful work of The Jimmy Fund, the Boston Red Sox official charity for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund was founded in 1948 and made popular by the generosity and support of the late great Red Sox LF Ted Williams. To learn more about The Jimmy Fund, click HERE. The main [...]
2011 Team by Team Trade Deadline Rankings
The non-waiver trade deadline ended on Sunday afternoon, and there was no shortage of teams looking to make some sort of move. With nearly every division being within the grasp of a strong run within the last two months of the season, perhaps no trade season in recent memory has had the potential impact this [...]
What The Tampa Bay Rays Need to do in the Second Half
The season is halfway over and it appears that the Rays are still hanging on to a place at the table come October. Being 6 games out, the chances of taking the Division seem slim, but given the equation of a normal team in Major League Baseball of winning 50, losing 50, and fighting for [...]
Taking a Look at the Rays in Week Two and Looking Forward to Week Three
The Tampa Rays have been able to pick up the pace and stay in contention with this past weeks play. Starting 0-6 and a surprise retirement by Ramirez, they have stayed the course and gained valuable ground by playing with consistency. Winning four in a row has the Rays just 2.5 games out of first [...]
DRSEA INFORMER: Former Baseball Exec Admits Taking Kickbacks
Taken from: Volume IV, Issue 2: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment One-time high-ranking Chicago White Sox executive David Wilder recently pleaded guilty to federalfraud charges that he solicited hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks from poor Dominican prospects hoping to make it in the big leagues. “I understand what I have done,” Wilder said [...]
Remembering Fenway Park, A Book Review
When Harvey Frommer set out to write the history of Fenway Park, he no doubt knew he had his work cut out for him. This is not a book where if the author just muddled through their research, they could get away with it as its focus is one of the most famous meccas of [...]
Darnell McDonald is Ready for Action with the Red Sox
In Monday’s Red Sox / Orioles game, Darnell McDonald kicked off the Red Sox ninth inning rally with a double. It brought the crowd to their feet as they appreciated what Darnell does for this team. He came into the game as a substitute and delivered when his name was called. The [...]
February in New England Is the Harbinger of the Best Time of Year
February in Pittsburgh was never good. I only marginally followed the Pirates, and generally was a sport-hater, as my brother and father were sports-obsessed, and screaming at the television and listening to sports radio made me want to scream. Then I moved to New England. I worked at a company where I bought [...]
MLB and NPB: New Places, Same Faces
Baseball players in Japan began spring training last week, and MLB pitchers and catchers reported this week. Do you know who they are and where they are? In the constant merry-go-round that is professional sports, it’s difficult to keep up with what player is on what team these days. Let’s break down the comings and [...]
Two Historic Pitchers Retired This Off Season And Their Press Conferences
Trevor Hoffman Calls It Quits So, after the trials of the 2010 season where Glenn’s little brother saw himself loose his job as the closer for the Brewers for a while, yet rebound and still get his 600th career save (most ever), he decided to hang ‘em up! Here is the video of his retirement [...]
REMEMBERING FENWAY PARK: An Oral and Narrative History of the Home of the Boston Red Sox
Click this Link to Buy “Remembering Fenway Park” THE BABE. THE KID. THE CURSE. THE MONSTER. A CENTURY OF STORIES. REMEMBERING FENWAY PARK: AN ORAL AND NARRATIVE HISTORY OF THE HOME OF THE BOSTON RED SOX Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.Welcome to Fenway Park. Six days after the Titanic sank in the [...]
Scouting Legend Bill Lajoie Goes to Heaven as a Pirate
Editor’s note: This article was first published on Bucs Prospects HERE on December 30th. As far as Pirates fans should be concerned, the biggest mistake Bill Lajoie made was joining the organization 20 years too late. You Bucco fanatics have no idea what you missed and what Detroiters like me gained. Allow me to explain. Hired [...]
Cooperstown Immortalizes a Forgotten Man: What all MLB Executives should have learned from Pat Gillick
Editor’s Note: This was originally posted on Bucs Prospects back on 12/9/2010. Pat Gillick’s induction into Baseball’s Hall of Fame is not only well-deserved, but it comes with perfect timing. With today’s emphasis on intellectuals over baseball men and numbers over people, it’s refreshing for a purist like myself to see an old school scout [...]
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