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Good News, Yankees Fans! There Is A Precedent In Coming Back From A 3-0 Playoff Series Deficit

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David “Big Papi” Ortiz, a key member of three Red Sox championship teams. | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Gather ‘round the campfire for a story too crazy to be real. Yet it is. The Yankees wake up today down 3-0 in the World Series, having been once again humbled by Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers. Damn shame, if you ask me, but if you’re the rare Yankee fan in these … [Read more...] about Good News, Yankees Fans! There Is A Precedent In Coming Back From A 3-0 Playoff Series Deficit

2024 Red Sox in Review: Kutter Crawford

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Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images He started hot in 2024, but finished cold. The Positives Crawford was incredibily durable in 2024. He made 33 starts, tied for the most in baseball. In today’s landscape, that’s an accomplishment in and of itself. In those 33 starts, Crawford went at least five innings while allowing three or fewer runs in 20 of them. For a back half … [Read more...] about 2024 Red Sox in Review: Kutter Crawford

Red Sox Hire Dillon Lawson As Assistant Hitting Coach

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The Red Sox announced that Dillon Lawson has been promoted to the role of assistant hitting coach.  Lawson had been with the Sox for the last year as the club’s minor league hitting coordinator, and he’ll now take over the role left open by Luis Ortiz, who was one of six coaches Boston announced wouldn’t be returning for the 2025 season.  Last week, MassLive.com’s Sean McAdam … [Read more...] about Red Sox Hire Dillon Lawson As Assistant Hitting Coach

The Red Sox Are The Fifth-Cheapest Team In Baseball

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Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images According to one report, at least. In the 21 years since the publication of Moneyball, MLB owners and their useful idiots in the media have spent a lot of time and energy trying to convince you of one thing above all else: that spending money on baseball players is a bad thing. If watching the Red Sox slide down the payroll … [Read more...] about The Red Sox Are The Fifth-Cheapest Team In Baseball

OTM Open Thread 10/28: He’s Ok!

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Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Shohei Ohtani will play tonight. Good morning and happy Game Three Day. After a scary slide during Saturday’s World Series game against the Yankees, the Dodgers confirmed that Shohei Ohtani will play in Game 3 tonight at Yankee Stadium. That’s good news for Yankee-haters around the world, as well as anyone who just likes watching the … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 10/28: He’s Ok!

Doug Bird Passes Away

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11-year MLB veteran Doug Bird passed away late last month, according to an obituary from a North Carolina funeral home. The former Royals, Phillies, Yankees, Cubs, and Red Sox right-hander was 74 years old. A California native in his early years, Bird was drafted by the Royals in the summer of 1969. He spent the next few years as a starter in the minor leagues before making his … [Read more...] about Doug Bird Passes Away