Golf And Baseball: Not Worlds Apart

Athletes that compete in fast paced, explosive sports like football and basketball tend to turn to golf as a change of pace. They like the fact that they can still take part in a competitive game, but it’s completely different from the contact sports they play (you can’t tell me basketball isn’t a contact sport). […]

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, […]

A-Rod and Kobe Healthy and Hungry After New Knee Treatment In Germany

Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez have a few things in common. Both are professional athletes who play for two of the most popular teams in their sport (Lakers and Yankees) and in the biggest markets in the country (LA and NY). They are two athletes people love to hate, but they seem to use the […]

Baltimore Orioles December Reflections: The Dan Duquette Era

The Dan Duquette era in Baltimore has started with a collective yawn among the orange and black clad faithful.  Duquette said all the right things in his introductory press conference about building the farm system, increasing the team’s International scouting presence, and generally upgrading the talent level across the organization.  Perhaps it’s unfair to judge […]

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 […]

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 […]

Reflecting on the Orioles: November Brings Duquette Into Fold

November was an eventful month for the Baltimore Orioles.  The team’s clumsy, haphazard search for a new General Manager concluded with Baltimore taking former Red Sox front man Dan Duquette out of mothballs.  Duquette built half a championship team in Boston before he was kicked to the curb to make way for whiz kid Theo […]

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 […]

Baltimore Oriole Reflections – October 2011

The Baltimore Orioles wrapped up another disappointing season a few weeks ago.  The team did end the season on a high note as they posted a winning record (15-13) in September. The most memorable moment of the year occurred on the season’s last play as Robert Andino‘s sinking liner to left evaded Carl Crawford‘s glove and knocked the Red Sox […]

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 […]

The Arrival of Jennings, Is it Too Little Too Late?

Generally I haven’t been a big fan of ESPN’s Sweet Spot Blog over the past few months. The writing of David Schoenfield just doesn’t compare of the wit and insights we used to see in that space when Rob Neyer was at the helm. But, I will give Schoenfield his credit as he does occasionally […]

Baltimore Orioles: First Half in Review

  Coming into the season, the Baltimore Orioles had high expectations on getting the team back to a competing level. With all the key moves the Orioles were hoping this would become reality. Let’s take a look back at the Orioles first half of the season. First off the Orioles started the season fast and […]

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 […]

Bautista Returns to Hot Corner

Thursday night, Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos announced that the team’s star right fielder, Jose Bautista, will be moving to third base until top prospect Brett Lawrie fully recovers from a broken left hand, sustained on a HBP just days before the Jays were planning to give him the starting job at third. Lawrie was expected […]

Can Baltimore Win Without Roberts?

After suffering through an injury-riddled season in 2010, it looks like Brian Roberts will be spending a significant stretch on the sidelines again in 2011 following a serious concussion suffered in mid-May. Though the Orioles’ table-setter isn’t the All-Star he used to be, he is still a crucial part of the Baltimore offense and replacing […]

The Tampa Bay Rays After 5 and a Half Weeks

      The Rays are one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball with 22 wins.  They have won 7 of their last 10 games and are sitting in first place with the Yankees now in second by 1 game, the Rays are now 22-15 on the season.  Pitching and hitting have equalized […]

For the Rays, Pitching is Keeping the Ship a Float!

      A couple weeks ago, I had written that once the Rays bats start to get hot, lookout.  Well, it is not that the team is batting at its full potential, but the pitching staff has really held their ground and the Rays are consistently winning.  What they have done lately is most […]

The Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Gets Them to .500

    You have to take your hat off to the Tampa Bay Rays.  Their play had to be on the mark for the last two weeks and it has been just that.  The team is 8-3 out of the last 11 with a .500 record after starting the season 0-6.  It was a must […]

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 […]

The Rays 0-6 Start Are Now Without Ramirez…Now What?

    Covering the Tampa Bay Rays was supposed to be a year of excitement on the field.  Winning has gotten off to a slow start as well as the bats of Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon.  A start of 0-6 is certainly not what any team GM or manager wants to contend with.  In […]

Is the Future Finally Here For The Baltimore Orioles?

After more than a decade of mediocrity and a continual “building for the future” mentality, it appears that the future has finally arrived for the Baltimore Orioles. Buoyed by the 34-23 (.596) record posted once Buck Showalter became manager in August of last season, the Orioles’ front office decided in the off-season to make moves […]

30 Teams in 30 Days: 2011 Boston Red Sox Fantasy Baseball Preview

The Boston Red Sox were as busy as any team in baseball this offseason. Although they lost Victor Martinez and Adrian Beltre to free agency, the Red Sox made two shift-of-power acquisitions in Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez. Perhaps the most fantasy-rich team in baseball with six players in our top 100 (see below), the Red Sox […]

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 […]

2011 Yankees Preview From a Lady Who Loves Pinstripes

From messy negotiations with the Captain; to ace Cliff Lee choosing brotherly love over the big apple; to waving goodbye to one of the Core Four; the New York Yankees off-season seemed to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. The only legit move was signing reliever Rafael Soriano, but even that became […]

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 […]

Is the American League East Caught in a Time Warp?

With the recent signings by the New York Yankees of Bartolo Colon and Andruw Jones, the Tampa Bay Rays of Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez and the Baltimore Orioles of Derrek Lee and Vladimir Guerrero you have to wonder if these teams realize that it is 2011 and not 2005. If it were 2005, the […]

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 […]

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