December 2011
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Recent Red Sox Article
It is great news for Red Sox Nation. Big Papi is returning for the 2012 season! An article on the ESPN Boston site as of December 6th at 10:24pm ET sources report that David Ortiz plans to sign the arbitration deal that the Red Sox have offered him. Papi was reportedly offered a a two-year $18 million deal but he decided to accept the $15 million in arbitration. It would have been heart breaking...
The Last Best League
I read this book a few years ago for a book report and I really enjoyed it. The premise of the book was to tell the experiences of one of the most talented teams in one of baseball’s most prestigious summer leagues. The Cape Cod League. It is one of the few college summer leagues that scouts get to witness elite prospects using wood bats.
The manager of the Chatham A’s, Jim Collins...
Interview with Papi
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7094409/david-ortiz-talks-boston-red-sox-mess-possible-free-agency-move-new-york-yankees
This interview with David Ortiz happened just after the epic September collapse. The thought of Big Papi being in any uniform besides the Red Sox could bring tears to almost any die-hard Red Sox fan.
The tone in which Papi speaks about the Red Sox situation...
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Red Sox New Manager
On Thursday December 1st the Red Sox introduced their new manager Bobby Valentine. Over Valentine’s career he has a .510 winning percentage and has one National League pennant. I know that in many cases you cannot judge a manager by their past record but this normally applies with young managers that have had to work their way up through some bad teams before the get a shot to manage a team...