04 Jul 19
Updates 04 Jul 19
Lou Gorman Profile Part 6
At the 1993 Winter Meetings, there were issues concerning the rehiring of pitching coach Rich Gale. Perhaps unfairly, Gorman was roundly (…)
03 Jul 19
Updates 03 Jul 19
Lou Gorman Profile Part 5
Sept-Oct 1988 “We actually won the division title while the ballclub slept quietly..We awakened the next morning to find we were Eastern (…)
25 Apr 19
Red Sox 25 Apr 19
Lou Gorman Profile - Part 4
(July 1988) “The negative criticism began to affect (John) McNamara, and he gradually withdrew from the media..I was in (his) office at one (…)
24 Apr 19
Red Sox 24 Apr 19
Lou Gorman Profile - Part 3
10-25-86 From the book One Pitch From Glory One out away. The tension and excitement were overwhelming me. I began to (…)
23 Apr 19
Red Sox 23 Apr 19
Lou Gorman Profile - Part 2
Gorman’s front office experience began in 1962 as GM in Class D Lakeland and Kinston and advanced to the Orioles’ front office in (…)
04 Apr 19
Red Sox 04 Apr 19
Lou Gorman Profile - Part One
If he had lived, Lou Gorman would have been 90 years old this year. He was born James Gerald Gorman in Providence, Rhode Island in 1929. (…)
22 Aug 17
Red Sox 22 Aug 17
Remembering Roman Mejias (Part Two)
The 63 season started postitively for Mejias. The Sox organization assisted him in bringing his family out of Cuba. He did have a couple (…)
18 Aug 17
Red Sox 18 Aug 17
Remembering Roman Mejias (Part One)
A few weeks ago, longtime Red Sox broadcaster Joe Castiglione spoke of a man who is just a blip on the screen of team history. His name is (…)
02 Jul 17
Red Sox 02 Jul 17
Brian Johnson- Always on the Verge
I first wrote about Red Sox lefty Brian Johnson in a piece on March 28, 2015. My article was entitled “Another Rookie to Watch.” He was (…)
18 May 17
Red Sox 18 May 17
Ryan Kalish Update
On March 24, 2015, I posted a blog about a now long-forgotten Red Sox outfielder named Ryan Kalish. In 2010 spring training, he excited both (…)
07 Apr 17
Red Sox 07 Apr 17
Red Sox Lineup 4/7/17 at Detroit
No, this is not a split squad lineup from spring training. Holt DH Pedroia 2B Benintendi LF Moreland 1B Young RF Bradley Jr. CF Leon C (…)
07 Apr 17
Red Sox 07 Apr 17
Carson Smith: Important Factor in the Red Sox Bullpen (Part 2)
Smith had a successful minor league career as a reliever, moving from the A+ High Desert Mavericks of the California League in 2012 to the (…)
05 Apr 17
Red Sox 05 Apr 17
Carson Smith: An Important Factor in the Red Sox Bullpen (Part One)
We have heard little about Carson Smith this spring. Only that he is recovering from Tommy John surgery and won’t be available to pitch (…)
03 Apr 17
Red Sox 03 Apr 17
Red Sox Lineup 4/3/17 vs Pirates
Pedroia 2B Benintendi LF Betts RF Ramirez DH Moreland 1B Bogaerts SS Bradley Jr. CF Sandoval 3B Leon C Porcello RHP
01 Mar 17
Red Sox 01 Mar 17
The Legacy of Tom Yawkey- Self-Interest and Conservatism- (Part 2)
“Yawkey was lauded for his charitable work”, Stout continues. which documents amounted to approximately $ 100, 000 annually….the major (…)
23 Feb 17
Red Sox 23 Feb 17
The Legacy of Tom Yawkey- Self-Interest and Conservatism (Part 1)
At around 6:50 on July 9, 1976, iconic sportscaster Don Gillis, almost overcome with sadness, broke the news of Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey’s (…)
23 Feb 17
Updates 23 Feb 17
The Legacy of Tom Yawkey- Self-Interest and Conservatism (Part 1)
At around 6:50 on July 9, 1976, iconic sportscaster Don Gillis, almost overcome with sadness, broke the news of Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey’s (…)
13 Jan 17
Red Sox 13 Jan 17
Red Sox Retrospective- It Was Always Pitching (Part 1
The 1972 Red Sox may have been manager Eddie Kasko’s finest hour. In that year he led a young, overachieving team into a division race. The (…)
13 Jan 17
Updates 13 Jan 17
Red Sox Retrospective- It Was Always Pitching (Part 1)
The 1972 Red Sox may have been manager Eddie Kasko’s finest hour. In that year he led a young, overachieving team into a division race. (…)
20 Dec 16
Red Sox 20 Dec 16
Red Sox Trade Clay Buchholz
Clay Buchholz’s tenure on the Red Sox has come to an end. The Phillies made a deal with Boston to send minor league second baseman (…)
17 Dec 16
Red Sox 17 Dec 16
Rick Porcello- Still Making News
Since he came to the Red Sox in 2015, I have written several pieces about Rick Porcello. Some were a bit negative- I called him a (…)
06 Dec 16
Red Sox 06 Dec 16
Red Sox Trade for Chris Sale
The Red Sox have beefed up their rotation with the additon of starting pitcher Chris Sale. Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, as well as minor (…)
01 Dec 16
Red Sox 01 Dec 16
MLB Makes Changes to Disabled List
Players put on the disabled list will no longer have to sit out 15 games before they can return to action. The new short term DL (…)
16 Nov 16
Red Sox 16 Nov 16
Replacing Big Papi in the Lineup
The Red Sox have very big shoes to fill when it comes to replacing David Ortiz’s bat in the lineup. It will not be possible to find (…)
03 Nov 16
Red Sox 03 Nov 16
Clay Buchhlolz- One More Decision
Like many Red Sox fans, my opinion of Clay Buchholz has fluctuated wildly over the years. On July 24, 2014, I wrote a blog called “Say (…)
