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Steve Weissman is a multi-faceted observer of the Boston-area baseball scene, having contributed for years to The Sports Exchange on WATD radio in Marshfield, written the acclaimed book Beach Chairs and Baseball Bats: A Celebration of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and advised professional and Cape League teams about fan research and marketing strategy. He's also a Cal Ripken-certified youth baseball coach, and sees the game anew every spring.

Steve and his family divide their time between suburban Waltham and the mid-Cape town of South Yarmouth. A New Yorker by upbringing, he brings both an insider's perspective to and an outsider's appreciation for the simple, timeless pleasure that is baseball in New England . Let him know what you think by adding comments to his columns or sending your takes on his takes to swexaminer@theballyard.com.

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Red Sox trade thought: package Buchholz to Toronto for Halladay and Wells

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

In an off-season typically rife with rumor, here’s a Red Sox thought that hasn’t gotten play: a package deal that would send rejuvenated...
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Red Sox arbitration decisions not too tough

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Does it take a tough man to non-tender a contract? Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein has eight...
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Convoluted logic drives Red Sox rumor mill

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Red Sox Nation, like nature, abhors a vacuum. So when no dramatic player news emerged from this week's major league...
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GM meeting lights Hot Stove: Red Sox to be major players

Major league baseball general managers convened today in Chicago, where they officially lit the Hot Stove and will spend three days setting the stage...
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Deck stacked in Yankees' favor

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The question isn’t new, but the Yankees’ win over the Phillies in the just-concluded World Series again has thrown it into stark relief:...
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Damon steals victory for Yanks over Phils

Taking a page from the 2004 Red Sox postseason playbook, New York Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon stole a critical...
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World Series stories we can do without

The 2009 World Series hasn’t even yet begun, and already there are stories surrounding this tilt between the New York Yankees and the...
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Angels channel Red Sox in falling to Yankees

The New York Yankees advanced to the World Series last night by defeating the Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) by a...
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7 Things I Believe About This Baseball Post-Season

I BELIEVE I’m glad I was ill most of the past several weeks … took the sting out of the inglorious end...
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Red Sox lint in the playoff cranial vent

Sox starters must throw it in reverse. The Boston Red Sox will send Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Clay Buchholz, and...
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