Last year John Burkett considered boycotting the All Star game if selected. This year he is considering if he’ll have a job at the All Star break……
I actually give John Burkett credit for managing to win over 160 major league games on his guile and very little talent. He’s walked a fine line […]

It’s very simple. The Sox needed to sacrifice some offense to get some pitching. Pedro is on the DL. Lowe is struggling and is back in Boston for more surgery on his nose. The overall sox pitching staff has been erratic at best. The future of the sox infield is […]

So it is a done deal. In my opinion, a FANTASTIC trade. Kim can help in a lot of ways this year; and be in the rotation for a while to come. While Shea is a nice little ballplayer; I’ve always believed he is a tad overrated. There is beucoup analysis […]

Call me an apologist, however…that is as close to a win as you can get while still losing. Yes; that was a terrible call on Lyon’s 2-2 pitch…but Rivera also got semi-jobbed in the top half. If you go back to my May 22 post, you’ll see how I was somewhat prophetic about […]

…before the fall.
For the past few days, to listen to NY radio or read NY papers, it was a virtual certainty that Clemens would get his 300th yesterday vs. the Sox. Apparantly, Clemens also really belived the hype.
As Clemens stalked and snorted his way to the pitcher’s mound for what he believed would be […]

I haven’t watched much in the past two days; and as I look out the window and at the weather, I’m guessing Roger’s shot at 300 isn’t going to happen today. Unless they wait for it to be a night game…

Except for Todd Walker and Bill Mueller (and one swing of Nomar’s), the Sox bats were uncharacteristically quiet last night. Clemens gets 299; but not easily. He goes for 300 vs. the Sox on Monday.
Couple bits of good news. Pedro seems like he will be fine for his next start:
He was upbeat […]

…that ends well.
I’m sure the Yankee locker room got a big confidence boost yesterday afternoon when they heard that Bruce Chen was starting. Hopefully this little twinge will mean just the one start for Pedro:
“The results of the MRI were positive for us - positive meaning good,” general manager Theo Epstein said. […]

For those that haven’t heard, Pedro will not be starting tonight. Bruce Chen in his place.

Yankees right fielder Raul Mondesi said about his Dominican countryman, a comment that appeared to be tongue-in-cheek given their close friendship. HEUSCHKEL
As it is probably said in every article written about the game; first inning sucked; then Fossum was very good. Shades of Ramon Martinez…remember when he used to give up 4 or […]