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SoB MLB Power Rankings 8-31-10

By John ⋅ August 31, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Rays and Yankees are still tied with 31 games to go; the Red Sox are 7.0 games back. The Cardinals (and pretty much the Giants) have seemingly died. The Padres have too, but they still had a huge division lead built up to eat the blow. And assuming Manny doesn’t help the White Sox [...]

Leak of MLB Team Financial Reports Just Another Epitaph on Baseball’s Tombstone

By Charlie Lonardo ⋅ August 27, 2010 ⋅ One comment

If there is one sport that didn’t need to be kicked while it’s down its baseball. Across MLB, numbers are down ranging from butts in the seats to viewership at home. Boston is a perfect microcosm for the nationwide epidemic. Not even five years removed from their last World Series championship and, seemingly, no one [...]

Book Review: Moneyball – Winning Cheap

By Matt Goisman ⋅ August 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

As titles go, Moneyball is a bit of a misnomer. When one thinks of the term “moneyball,” one might be inclined to think of playing baseball by spending lots of money. But the reality is that Moneyball, Michael Lewis’s 2003 bestseller, is about a general manager’s (Billy Beane if the Oakland Athletics) quest to put [...]

Roger Clemens Indicted: Will He Go to Jail?

By Justin Power ⋅ August 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Roger Clemens can run but he won’t be hiding. In this case, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner is actually running toward a major league problem. Clemens, 48, was charged with three counts of making false statements, two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice in regard to his testimony during the [...]

Papelbon Hopes Save Record Will Salvage Season

By Colin Neagle ⋅ August 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Yeah, Jonathan Papelbon broke a major league record the other night. Yeah, he looked better than we’ve seen him in a long time after striking out the side, hitting 97 miles per hour in the ninth inning against the Angels. And he deserves a congratulations for becoming the first player in baseball history to record at [...]

The Truth, and Nothing But the Truth… Except for Everyone Else

By Matt Goisman ⋅ August 19, 2010 ⋅ One comment

When asked what he thought of the newly-extended Paul Pierce last week, former center Robert Parish spoke quickly and emphatically:
“I think Paul Pierce, the way he manufactures points is the best player the Celtics have seen thus far.”
He was absolutely certain that when Paul Pierce retires, his number will be retired to the [...]

SoB MLB Power Rankings 8-16-10

By John ⋅ August 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The races are starting to open up. Minnesota is 3.0 games ahead of their competition, and the Cardinals and Reds are a vast, vast 1.0 games apart. The NL Wildcard is now in a tie, while it’s still easily the Rays and Yankees in the American counterpart. San Diego did well against San Fran to [...]

One Last Test for Chipper Jones

By Binyamin Cooper ⋅ August 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

As of Friday morning, all signs pointed in the direction of Chipper Jones’ inevitable retirement. Jones suffered a season-ending torn ACL injury a little over a week ago, in what he already declared his final season.
I had my article outline set and ready to go. I would write a nostalgic article on Chipper’s career, filled [...]

Tale of the Tape: WEEI vs. The Sports Hub

By Brian Kintz ⋅ August 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

One year ago Friday, Boston’s sports radio landscape changed as we know it.
For years, airwaves juggernaut WEEI dominated the sports radio scene. They were the only game in town, and when they weren’t, they squashed all challengers in a matter of months. Down went 1510 The Sports Zone. Down went 890 ESPN [...]

Favre Watch: 2010

By John ⋅ August 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

“To be or not to be; that is the question.” – Hamlet
“To retire or not to retire; that is the question.” – Brett Favre
For the third consecutive year, Old Man Favre is at it again. Two years ago, he retired from the Packers after they didn’t want to put up with this from him. Last [...]

SoB MLB Power Rankings 8-03-10

By John ⋅ August 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Just when you thought it was over, you get rebuked by teams that want back in. Minnesota is notably back in the race, and the Cardinals and Reds are still too close to call. Tampa and New York are tied, with the Rays getting the tiebreaker by virtue of leading the season series 6-5. Not [...]

A Letter to Wes Welker

By Teddy ⋅ August 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Dear Wes Welker,
First off it’s great to see that you’re recovering extremely fast. I was scared when you were injured during that Texans game in Week 17. The Patriots desperately needed you in the playoffs and unfortunately, we were bounced in the Wild Card round by the Ravens.
Last season you were ridiculous. I mean, 123 [...]

Can Theo Relieve Bullpen Struggles?

By Mike Carlucci ⋅ July 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s no easy way to say it: the Red Sox bullpen needs help. Jonathan Papelbon, despite struggles, has been solid; Daniel Bard has been fantastic; and the best of the rest is… Scott Atchison?
Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez and Hideki Okajima were all counted on to perform at a level much better than they have this [...]

Expanding On Sports Illustrated’s ‘Most Hated Teams’ List

By Fudge ⋅ July 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

If prostitution is the world’s oldest profession, then journalism wasn’t far behind it out of the womb. And just like any set of twins—their similarities are striking. Nobody gets into prostitution because they love sex. Just like no one gets into journalism because they love writing. Both breeds of human just realize that they have [...]

Shut Up and Fight: The Pacquiao-Mayweather Nonsense

By Colin Neagle ⋅ July 24, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

One of them is a wild, gritty, scruffy-looking Filipino, who has been hailed as the best “pound-for-pound” fighter in the world. He is the first boxer to win titles in seven different weight classes and became famous for his thunderous left-hook that knocked Ricky Hatton not only unconscious at the time, but possibly out of [...]