soxaddict.org - 6/5/2008
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There have been a lot of rumors floating around since David Ortiz got hurt that the Red Sox might be interested in Barry Bonds. The rumors have been proven false by the front office and despite leading the entire NL in OPS and OBP last year, that doesn’t shock me one bit. Here’s why..
Should The Red Sox Sign Barry Bonds to Replace David Ortiz?
sports.aol.com 6/5/2008 — The Red Sox are going to be without their designated hitter for at least a month and possibly much longer. David Ortiz 's bat is so integral to the Red Sox offense that if it's the worst-case scenario, they'll need to be sure they can mimic, if not ...
An Open Letter to Theo Epstein: Version 2
firejoemorgan.com 6/5/2008 — This is the second in a series of FJM's Peabody- and MacArthur Genius Grant Award-winning essays on the topic: "Should the Boston Red Sox sign Barry L. Bonds to replace the injured David Ortiz's production in the line-up?" In Vol. 1 of this series , ...
Manny Knows How to Hit Baseballs Like Few Others
sportsyenta.blogspot.com 6/5/2008 — I'll keep this short because it's old news and everyone already knows Manny Ramirez hit his 500th home run Saturday night in Baltimore. As a matter of fact, he hit is 501st Sunday afternoon. Neat. But allow me to try and put a little perspective on this, if I may. Sure, the 500 home run club isn't what it once was. It's gotta be a little tainted when some clown named Rafael Palmeiro is in ...
How do you have a job ... MLB marketing staff
wcbias.com 6/5/2008 — This week’s contestant on “How do you have a job?” is the MLB marketing staff, which has a brilliant campaign it’s still trying to pitch — even after an injury to the "Big Papi" behind it. The campaign coincides with the All-Star Game in New York and puts one lucky loser at home plate with Ortiz and the torn tendon in his left hand. How is Ortiz going to hit a home run without a wrist again?
A Simple Rebuttal of Anti-Bonds Arguments
crashburnalley.com 6/6/2008 — Fire Joe Morgan has an interesting back-and-forth dialogue vis-à-vis “open letters” between Ken Tremendous and Dak. KT takes the position that the Red Sox should not sign Barry Bonds to replace the injured David Ortiz and Dak argues that they should. This isn’t a response to them per se, but I am going to cite KT’s arguments against Bonds as the basis of this article...