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http://redsoxdiary.blogspot.com/ - Brooklyn-based Eric uses stats and logic when writing the Red Sox blog Keep Your Sox On, keeping the faith in the Red Sox from afar. Boston-based Robin uses emotion and comedy to cheer on his home team in his half of Red Sox blog Keep Your Sox On.  

Yankee Stadium: A Red Sox Requiem
 

Published 32 hours ago by Robin (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

I had the good fortune to visit the Yankee Stadium for the final game the Red Sox will play in those hallowed halls. It was a wonderful day thanks to Yankee Mike’s generosity and the good folks at the Yankee Stadium club buffet (I think I am still full), but it didn’t have the ending I would have preferred. Oki left a ball up in the zone to Giambi and he sent it on a 2 run 420ft trip. The ...

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Final Score: Boston Red Sox 11, New York Yankees 3
 

Published 43 hours ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

I followed last night's action on my phone while rocking out to Nine Inch Nails in New Jersey. When I saw the aftermath of the Pedroia grand salami, I jumped so high I almost landed on top of the guy next to me in the pit. Less than an hour before we go for all the marbles... 42.34674 -71.09707

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Another Sign Pro Athletes Should Not Be Allowed to Speak in Public...
 

Published 2 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

...without consulting their PR reps first, anyway: the Gambler thinks that a.) the Yankees imposed instant replay on baseball and b.) that "[Mistakes are the] beauty of the game." Better dial back the crazy there, buddy. But then there's this beauty of a quote: “For every human individual out there, we’re all playing our best. We make errors. It’s part of the game,” Rogers said. “We don’t get ...

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Kotsay Trade Goes Official
 

Published 2 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

I guess the Braves don't care too much about Mark Kotsay: they just traded him ( officially ) to the Sox for a minor league outfielder who's playing (albeit playing pretty well) in low A for the Spinners. Kotsay, of course, is practically the definition of an average player this year ( 101 OPS+ ), but then again, he's having a much better year this year than he did in his final season in ...

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Kotsay Goodbye, Sox Say Hello?
 

Published 3 days ago by Robin (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

Yeah a bad pun on a Beatles song… but I really didn’t have much else and it’s late. Anyway, the Sox may have landed (or are still in talks depending on who you ask) Mark Kotsay from the Braves for an (as of yet) un-named minor league pitcher. No bad news here. With Drew now on the DL, Kotsay is a MUCH better option that Joe Thurston as long as his much maligned back holds up. Also, if they ...

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Final Score: Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 3
 

Published 3 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

The pinstripe panic will begin... now . 42.34674 -71.09707

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Memories of Yankee Stadium
 

Published 3 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

Inspired by what (we hope) will be Boston's final trip to this iteration of Yankee Stadium and this thread on SoSH , a few of the memories that come to mind from my trips to what DC once called "Hitler's Blue Toilet Bowl." Feel free to add your own reminiscences in the comments... June 9, 2002 : My first trip to the Stadium. Alan and I make the drive down from Boston to see Barry Bonds hit ...

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Watching History Unawares
 

Published 4 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

I was in the gym this morning, pounding away at one of the elliptical machines, when a TV broadcasting one of YES's classic games caught my eye: Boston versus New York, clearly at Fenway. A date flash across the 22-inch screen; from 15 feet away, I thought I saw June, 1972. The score read 5 to 3 in favor of New York. 'Odd choice for a classic game,' I thought, but settled in to watch as ...

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We Can Rebuild Him...We Have the Technology
 

Published 7 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

Our new catching acquisition has been battling back problems all year . Somehow, this fact does not inspire confidence. Part of me wanted to write a Six Million Dollar Man spoof in honor of Buchholz's return to Portland, but since I've never watched the show, I kept the reference to the title. You'll thank me later. Instead, some thoughts on what I've seen 'round the Internets about Clay's ...

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Josh Beckett Needs Tommy John Surgery
 

Published 9 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

Best of luck to Yaz on his recovery . You know what I love? Some good fear mongering (that's why I chose that inflammatory, if potentially misleading title). Take a potentially bad situation (Josh Beckett and his tingling fingers ), throw in a worrisome lead up (Beckett goes less than three innings in his prior start, then admits to the press that his fingers are numb), a tension-filled ...

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Worried About the Rays? Hell Yes.
 

Published 10 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

I do love those Red Sox South games. Apparently Jason Bay does, too . Here's a classic case of "Do as I say, not as I do." Unfortunately, it seems like the Shelton Little League team didn't apply that helpful dictum to their celebrity phone call... Wicked Good Sports' Rich Levine posted an article yesterday wondering whether or not Red Sox Nation is preparing itself to worrying about ...

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Cannon Fodder: The Sox Versus the AL-Best Arms
 

Published 11 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

Yanks Fan Sox Fan writer Paul SF posted an analysis today of something that's been on all of our minds since Halladay's complete game effort on Saturday: doesn't it seem like there's something about the league's better pitchers that consistently makes Boston's offense look foolish? Check out his article for the full analysis, but it turns out that sinking feeling in your stomach isn't just a ...

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Book Review: Eric Seidman - Bridging the Statistical Gap
 

Published 13 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

A few months ago, I received a copy of Eric Seidman's recently-released book, Bridging the Statistical Gap , that the author graciously agreed to send to me. As you can probably guess from the title, Bridging the Statistical Gap is a book about baseball statistics, but with a twist: looking to show "more casual fans that they're already very close to understanding the ultimate goal in ...

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In Honor of the Rainout...
 

Published 14 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

...And the chicken of hot fiery death Indian food I had for dinner waiting for this showdown to wash away: how about some Beatles. 42.34674 -71.09707

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Now Broadcasting Live from My Dreams
 

Published 15 days ago by Robin (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

Super ESPN chick Erin Andrews and super NESN babe Heidi Watney together at last. In the words of the venerable sage and philosopher Garth Algar: SHWING! But then again... maybe this is what's causing Varitek's marital woes . 42.34674 -71.09707

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Dice-K for Cy Young?
 

Published 15 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

Sean McAdam on Dice-K's Cy Young chances : "There are guys who have won more games -- there's Mussina, there's Saunders, there's Lee, all of whom I think have to be thought of ahead of Dice-K -- but if he continues to pitch at this clip and ends up with 18 or 19 wins, and only maybe three or four losses, he has to be in the conversation." I'm inclined to disagree: Matsuzaka's certainly been ...

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Jonathan Papelbon: "The Incredible Hulk, But a Little Stronger"

Cursed To First - Sox and Pats forever. found this 15 days ago on redsoxdiary.blogspot.com

I do love me some Papelbon video, because the guy is probably about as crazy (in that fun way that makes for good TV) as Kevin Millar. Note to the Comcast guys: asking him about safe topics like Mannys is all well and good - MDC has mechanics ...

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Does the Color of Your Sox Matter?
 

Published 16 days ago by Robin (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

With Lowell going on the DL, the Red Sox are put in an interesting situation. I’m not talking about roster moves or who is going to pick up the offense… I’m talking about the lack of racial diversity in the lineup. Wednesday night, the Red Sox had a 100% white infield. That’s almost unheard of in the diverse landscape of today’s Major League Baseball. Think about it. The Sox have Ortiz, ...

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Patriots 19, Texans 17
 

Published 17 days ago by Robin (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

I know we said we weren’t doing game blogs…but in a game that had a 10 run lead blown, a 4 run blow save and a rookie knuckle ball pitcher that gave up 8 runs and didn’t get the loss… it is hard to pin down what the most messed up part of the night was. Papi hit two 3 run homers in the first inning. Read that again and remember that the Sox had to COME BACK and win this game. Now pick up the ...

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Paul Byrd and the Survival of the Fittest
 

Published 17 days ago by Eric (noreply@blogger.com) at Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to Boston

Does Bobby Kielty know something we don't? Last August, he signs a deal with the Sox and ends up a hero in the World Series . This year, after obtaining his release from the Paw Sox in July, he resurfaces a month later by signing a deal with the AL Central-leading Twins . Word just came out that the Indians dumped Paul Byrd on the Sox for cash or a player to be named. Byrd's 37 and having ...

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