mvn.com - 2/1/2008
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Guest columnist and Fire Brand commenter Gerry chimes in… Lester’s Long Rookie Year: On October 28, 2007, Jon Lester’s very long rookie year ended with a dominant win in the final game of the World Series The year began at his Fenway debut, at age 22, on June 10, 2006. During his long year,
Santana Aftermath: Red Sox and Yankees debate their fate
mvn.com 2/1/2008 — Along with the rest of the baseball world, I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with Johan Santana yesterday. I’ll be honest, I am not as high on Santana as some people. Before yesterday, I looked at Johan Santana as a great pitcher, and a southpaw to boot, that was not worth the price of our
A Tribute to Youk: Does he deserve more money?
mvn.com 2/1/2008 — In 2007, Kevin Youkilis became a fan favorite for more reasons than the popular “Youuuuk” chant that echoes throughout historic Fenway during each of his at-bats. In 2007, the Red Sox first baseman who was sometimes third baseman and formerly a left-fielder and actually a two-time second baseman, won a Gold Glove for his errorless
Random Sox Theatre: Top 10
outincenterfield.com 2/1/2008 — At the end of the 2007 regular season, right before the playoffs kicked off, NESN counted down the Top 10 greatest regular season moments of 2007. 10. Josh Beckett wins #20 - September 21st at Tampa Bay 9. Coco Crisp's walkoff single - August 14th vs. Devil Rays 8. Coco Crisp's crazy outfield catches 7. Red Sox come back against Yankees - April 20th 6. Back-to-back-to-back-to-back homers 5
A Look At The Rooks
outincenterfield.com 2/1/2008 — ESPN/Scouts Inc.'s Keith Law has released his rankings of the Top 100 major league baseball prospects for the 2008 season. Not surprisingly, several Red Sox made the list. The Tampa Bay Rays lead all teams with nine players in the top 100. Texas is second with six, and the Red Sox and the Dodgers each placed five players on the list. No team was shut out and five teams appear just once: Mets,
Rounding The Bases
outincenterfield.com 2/1/2008 — Rounding up all the latest Red Sox news and notes in one post. Who's the better closer - Jonathan Papelbon or J.J. Putz? ESPN's Jerry Crasnick gives the edge to Papelbon , and dubs him "baseball's answer to Napoleon Dynamite". Sean Deveney of the Sporting News thinks that after a spectacular 2007, things can only go downhill for Jacoby Ellsbury . Jacoby doesn't sound worried- and his mom
Mets get two more hours —
Major League Baseball News 2/1/2008
The Mets and the agents representing Johan Santana were close enough to an agreement on a contract as the 5 p.m. ET deadline approached Friday that they requested and were granted a two-hour extension by the league office. A person familiar with the ...
Braves not intimidated by Santana —
Major League Baseball News 2/1/2008
As Mets management was feverishly working to secure Johan Santana's contract on Friday, many of the Braves gathered at Turner Field for the opening of the organization's annual voluntary pre-Spring Training camp for pitchers.
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