Ernest Paicopolos

Manny being Manny being forty

Believe it or not, Manuel Aristides Ramirez turns forty years old today. The perpetual ManChild is now officially middle-aged. While he is legally eligible to come off the MLB suspension list today—the A's have...

Uncertainty is the hallmark of 2012 Red Sox

With just about ten days left until Jacoby Ellsbury squares off against Justin Verlander, your 2012 Carmine Hose are anything but a settled team. The question marks everyone pointed to on February 1st will still be there on April 1st...

A New York-Boston rivalry from 100 years ago

Everyone knows this is the centennial year of Fenway Park, but perhaps the most amazing part of the Red Sox story in 1912 is that they christened the new ballyard with a World Championship over the New York Giants. As...

Red Sox hope it's not 'The Old Bailey'

Yesterday's inaugural outing by new Red Sox closer Andrew Bailey was not ideal. He pitched one inning, gave up three hits and one run. He did manage to record strikes on 14 of his 19 pitches. And...

Red Sox may have their own 'Bashing Bryce'

There's certainly a lot of hype surrounding a particular baseball player named Bryce—Harper, that is, of the Washington Nationals. D.C.'s manager Davey Johnson is already lobbying to get the cocky phenom into a...

Former Sox Lansford turns 55

Down through the years, I've always fixated on the Red Sox players who—while not superstars—were high quality contributors to the team's success. Players like Bill Mueller, Kevin Millar, Trot Nixon, John...

The remaining Red Sox agenda

Now that the manager is out of the way, there are only about a half-dozen other critical decisions that have to be made before Spring Training. 1.) Let's start with a pitching coach. Curt Young...

Heath Bell is logical closer choice

For a number of reasons, San Diego free-agent closer Heath Bell is the logical closer choice for the Red Sox. First, he will not cost Boston a first-round compensation pick—thanks to Selig's big-market...

New MLB Agreement full of 'stuff'

The new MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement ushers in at least five more years of labor peace for baseball fans. In addition to the big issues already revealed in the agreement (hGH blood-testing, two more Wild Card teams, full-time...

Papi at thirty-six: A new reality

Today is David Ortiz's 36th birthday. He is still without a contract from the Red Sox—or anyone else—for 2012. We all know what this man has done for the franchise—he's...

Manny being Manny being forty

Uncertainty is the hallmark of 2012 Red Sox

A New York-Boston rivalry from 100 years ago

Red Sox hope it's not 'The Old Bailey'

Red Sox may have their own 'Bashing Bryce'

Former Sox Lansford turns 55

The remaining Red Sox agenda

Heath Bell is logical closer choice

New MLB Agreement full of 'stuff'

Papi at thirty-six: A new reality

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