Tag Archives: Boston Red Sox
Viva La Revolution!
Hey, here’s an interesting moment in life – Bud Selig had an idea that I find myself in agreement with. It’s an oddly peaceful and yet totally frightening moment, like being trapped in the wrong end of a darkened, dead-end alley with a looming shadow coming towards you… and then realizing it’s your grandmother. The [...]
Manny Not Being Manny
Quite possibly one of my great regrets in sports, and one that few friends will ever let me live down, is my vociferous defense of Manny Ramirez in Boston. However, one positive thing about living the life that I have is that acknowledging mistakes has become second nature. Call it the burden of being an [...]
Letting Go Of The Big Three, 2.0
There’s this wonderful notion these days about which city is more tortured than the other when it comes to sports. Lists are made, fans complain and debate whether they should be included, higher or lower on the list, and just generally whine themselves into a mind-numbing stew of pity and self-loathing. You know, sort of [...]
Exclusive Behind The Scenes With Paps & Theo
Today, The Sports Dawg has obtained exclusive photos and a transcript from the last minute negotiations between Red Sox GM Theo Epstein and closer Jonathan Papelbon which kept the two sides from going to arbitration Tuesday afternoon, resulting in a one-year $9.35 million deal. See the whole saga as it unfolded after the jump…
The Weekly Hangover: January 22-29, 2010
The Weekly Hangover is a gathering place for all the miscellaneous news, blog posts, and articles that were interesting and sports related, but yet not quite enough so for me to bother clambering down into my mother’s basement to write about. Served with a heaping helping of sarcasm, market price.
- I’ve heard it said that [...]