To Bridge or Not to Bridge

Never thought we'd see the day that Theo would talk about bridges.

The next four to five weeks will be the toughest of Theo Epstein’s tenure as Red Sox GM. The Red Sox are doing in May precisely what they should’ve been doing in April: winning baseball games. This month they’ve gone 18-11, but it’s who they’ve beaten in May that’s impressive.

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Jobu’s MLB Rankings for 2010: Boston Red Sox

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The Red Sox said goodbye to the curse over 5 years ago now and have not looked back. In fact, they went ahead and spent exorbitant amounts of money to reel in spectacular players to make sure they would never set another curse into motion.

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Why Hating the Yankees Has Gotten a bit Harder (“It’s all about the GUARANTEED Benjamins baby!”)

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Contract rules and requirements very pretty drastically from sport to sport. In the latest chapter from the Book of Jacober, we read what Dave has to say about baseball’s guaranteed contracts and how they impact big and small market teams.

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MLB News: Happy Halladays for Phils, Red Sox No Longer Lack-ing Pitching

What? My ERA is 2-5 with an ERA close to 6.00 at Fenway? Makes you wonder whether or not I made the right decision.

After some relatively quiet winter meetings this year, things on the MLB Hot Stove are really beginning to heat up.

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MLB Teams Gear Up for Winter Meetings

Marco Scutaro took less money to sign with the Red Sox because he "wanted a chance to win a championship."

This post is to remind all of you that baseball doesn’t really have an offseason. Just because teams aren’t playing right now doesn’t mean they aren’t winning or losing. Many teams have already made notable moves and the rest are preparing to make a splash at baseball’s winter meetings, which begin in Indianapolis next week. But first, a recap of some worthwhile moves and transactions that have occurred so far:

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Angels and (Yankee) Demons

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By now, you’ve heard that the Angels successfully mounted a comeback in last night’s sloppy game versus the Yankees. Although there’s no need to panic yet, you can bet your ass the Yankees are starting to have flashbacks of the 2004 ALCS.

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Big Poopi

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Ok, maybe a bit of a juvenile title, but it was a soft toss – had to take it. Chalk up another player, team, and World Series championship that has been linked steroids.

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MLB in Late July: HOT HOT HOT! (And Video: Mr. Met’s Anger Issues Outed)

Trade winds are swirling, and fans of contending MLB teams are likely hitting refresh without mercy as US workforces suffer the consequences.

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Rivalry Week Stats and Tallies

Ok, following a week of fantastic New York-centric baseball, here are the tallies for those of you who took a shot at the poll last week.

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Rivalry Week for NY- Take a Poll

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Get ready, peeps. The Yankees are heading to Beantown and the Mets will be hosting the Phils.

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