Varitek, the Red Sox captain, is a free agent for the first time since 2004. The 36-year-old catcher batted .220 with 13 homers and 43 RBIs in 2008, his 12th season with Boston. He is joined in the free-agent field by Red Sox teammate Dave Ross, Ivan Rodriguez, Paul Lo Duca and Jason LaRue. The [...]
Archive of entries posted on October 2008
Making The Hank Aaron Award Mean Something
The Hank Aaron Award is the youngest award MLB hands out, and while not totally useless it could be done a bit better. It’s meant to go to the “most outstanding offensive player” in each league–whatever that means exactly. I would have no problem with an award that is given to the top homerun hitter [...]
Okay, Here's Something I Would Trade Cano For
NoMaas advocates Matt Cain for Cano. This makes sense on a lot of levels and if possible, I would get behind it. Cain is 23, and yes to me those four years to make a difference when you are comparing it to a proposed Peavy trade. While I normally believe that you shouldn’t trade a [...]
Off Season Round-Up: Wave One
Some guy at Newsday wrote an awful article about Joba’s DUI incident that features some of the worst segues found in a sports column ever. George King (surprise!) says the Yankees want Larry Bows back as third base coach. The Yankees New York Yankees will have a clearer idea of who their third base coach [...]
If That's The Case, Farewell
Though Andy Pettitte Andy Pettitte has told the Yankees he wants to pitch again, the Yankees are hearing whispers the veteran left-hander would like a two-year deal. If that’s the case, the Yankees may balk. I was in the middle of writing something up about how Andy’s defense independent pitching stats indicate he’d perform pretty [...]
The Catastrophic Results Of Bad Managing
Good managing rarely–if ever–wins you games but as you can see above bad managing sure does lose them (ask any Yankees fan about the 2003 World Series, watch their eyes turn red and start shooting lasers if that is not enough proof). The pivotal point in this game came when the Red Sox started catching [...]
It Looks Like Andy Is Coming Back
From Buster Olney, who is sometimes right and sometimes wrong: As the New York Yankees began a round of scouting meetings this week to discuss the future of the team, they know that veteran left-hander Andy Pettitte intends to pitch in 2009, and his intention is to pitch for them. Sources said on Wednesday that [...]
Windmill Willie Would Come Back (Maybe)
Today the Yankees announced they would not be renewing the contract of a man who is sort of used to being kicked around by the team, Bobby Meacham. This leaves an opening at third base for a coach. One man who used to have the job, and who people around these parts like a lot [...]
