HooRAY for Tampa Bay
The Rays roll right into the ALCS with an impressive series victory over the White Sox, and guess what? They just might go all the way
SCOTT JACOBS
Goodbye laughingstock, hello final four.
If there was ever a doubt that the Tampa Bay Rays were for real, even as we entered the post-season, those doubts have […]
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A Manny trade to the Marlins might not be what Florida needs
Rumored deal that would send enigmatic Manny Ramirez to South Florida may not be in the team’s best interests
SCOTT JACOBS
If you follow baseball, you’ve heard the rumor. The Marlins, Red Sox, and Pirates are talking a blockbuster three team swap that would net Florida Manny Ramirez.
I’m going to say something that might surprise […]
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Manny Ramirez Needs To Be Traded
COLIN LINNEWEBER
Big City Bias Without The Boston Bullshit
The Boston Red Sox are contemplating trading their exasperating superstar, Manny Ramirez, before Thursday’s deadline, according to published reports.
Ramirez, 36, who is in the last season of the eight-year, $168 million contract he signed with Boston in December of 2000, urged Red Sox management Sunday night to […]
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Manny Ramirez Coming Back to Cleveland?
Manny Ramirez has been asking for trades on and off every year since coming to the Red Sox, but now it’s for real. The Red Sox really want to trade him, but they probably won’t find a buyer, according to my sources and other sources.
The Sox couldn’t trade him in his prime, so they […]
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We All Take Sports Too Seriously
COLIN LINNEWEBER
Big City Bias Without The Boston Bullshit
Seemingly since I began utilizing my legs to walk, I have been an enormous sports fan.
But, this past Sunday afternoon I had an epiphany akin to the one that Lester Burnham experienced towards the end of “American Beauty.”
Sitting in a prominent Boston sports bar, I was disgusted when […]
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The Yankees Will Win The AL East
COLIN LINNEWEBER
Big City Bias Without The Boston Bullshit
The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins 12-4 Monday night in the Bronx to extend their home winning streak to 8 games.
Despite the inane and inexplicable rush by many to discard the 2008 Yankees from playoff contention in the month of July, the Bombers stand a measly […]
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Red Sox/Yankees Rivalry reduced to second billing
J Rose
Boston-based commentary with all the sublety of a sledgehammer
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees resumed their long-standing rivalry Thursday night in the Bronx, and for the first time in recent memory it wasn’t hyped as the Greatest (Hardball)Show on Earth.
Boston was coming off a disappointing three game drubbing at the hands of […]
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BoSox and Rays ready to rumble in the (air conditioned) jungle
J Rose
Boston-based opinion will all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
It’s the eve of the biggest series in the history of Tropicana Field and the whole town is, well, basically going crazy for the Rays.
Except for the approximately 1 billion transplanted New Englanders who live here, myself included.
For us exPats we’re caught in the crossfire, torn […]
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