Defensive Indifference

Maybe it’s the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, but the burning question out of this prospect season seems to be which pitcher is better — Clay Buchholz or Joba Chamberlain? Sure, I think it’s partly the rivalry, but mostly I think it’s just hard to differentiate between the two. There’s just no shape of a consensus on […]

Theo Epstein and Mike Mussina are probably the last two Red Sox and Yankee figures you’d expect to be feuding, but, well, here we are. Epstein went on WEEI in Boston last week and discussed the team’s upcoming Japan expedition.

In particular, he mentioned how having the right mindset about starting the season with a trip […]

Andrew wants me to post more, so I’ll take some time out of studying for midterms to briefly comment on the latest Red Sox signing, none other than Bartolo Colon. The contract is of the minor league variety, and if Colon makes the 40-man roster, he gets 1.2 million for one year.
To me, this is […]

Here’s a surprise. Some guy from the South can’t speak Spanish. That guy is Jonathan Papelbon — shattering unfair perceptions about Southerners one day at a time.
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I know what you’re thinking … Jesus tapdancing Christ, another YouTube post? Well to that I say, hey […]

Just finished my personal run through the youngsters over at AOL. The pieces are in 10-player chunks. The big caveat here is that I’m not a scout and my analysis relies heavily on statistics. Of course, if you read this blog, you probably already knew that.
Nos. 50-41 | Nos. 40-31 | Nos. 30-21 | Nos. […]

As promised Manny “Best-Shape-of-His-Life” Ramirez showed up in Fort Myers on time … and in style as you can see. What’s funny about this is, this is the exact same way I made my entrance to the AOL campus Monday after my three-day weekend in NYC.

Dear God, Manny’s on time. Dan Shaugnessy might actually have […]