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Cha-Ching Carl Crawford, or Thanks for Saving Paps
Carl Crawford’s epic all-star catch last evening has my friend Rob rightfully ringing his cowbell. But I thought two things as I watched the slow motion replay: Wow, that really saved Pap’s butt. Pap,...
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Go Ahead and Ring Those Cowbells
This is directed in part to raysfanboy, who dares to taunt the ghost of Pedro, but more to the local Tampa Bay sports radio commentators and callers, who disparage Red Sox nation at every turn. They...
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Dan Haren Needs More Love
Quickly, I would point out that before his last start on July 23rd, Haren had gone ten straight starts allowing 2 ER or less and pitching at least 7 innings in all but one of those starts. Despite his...
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A Taste of October in Early August
The next week will be a trial by fire for this Red Sox team as they face the Rays and Yankees six times. With the exception of Wakefield, the Red Sox find themselves at full strength. I will be paying...
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Hey Tampa, I Ain’t Gonna Waste My Hate On You
Please excuse the Metallica reference in the title As I talked about awhile back, I don’t think the Red Sox have as strong a rotation as we expected. I wanted Halladay or Lee before the deadline, and...
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Who Am I Kidding? (2010 Predictions)
Ok, so I opened last post saying how I prefer stories to predictions. And I offered some stories. But that doesn’t mean I am immune to the case of prediction-itis so contagious this time of year. I’ll...
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I’m Not a Traitor; I’m a Realist
Anything but the darkside. Looking at the calendar, September is upon us. The Sox are 7 games out. Nothing against Al Michaels, but, generally, no–I don’t believe in miracles. So I am changing alliance...
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So How Did I Do?
I thought I might take a few minutes and review my pre-season expectations as we wind down to the post season. Below are my picks from Spring Training. NL EAST: Phillies I’ll admit, I really hope I end...
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2011 Is Finally Here
Baseball. I’m watching opening day. Wonderful. I’ve been meaning to write a “here comes 2011″ post for weeks now; I guess late is better than never. Most of what I have to say has been said in one...
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