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Year One for ABS Challenges
Read story →: Year One for ABS ChallengesMajor Leaguers made over 10,000 ABS challenges in this first year of its use. It was a little rocky in the beginning, but by the time the postseason rolled around, players were getting the most from their latest tool.
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Where we stand so far…
ESPN’s Gordon Edes’ recaps the Red Sox off-season so far, with the regular caveats that General Manager Ben Cherington might not be done just yet. Here’s where we stand so far: Free agents signed: Catcher A.J. Pierzynski, first baseman Mike Napoli, reliever Edward Mujica,…
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Sox sign Grady Sizemore
The Red Sox signed 3-time All-Star Grady Sizemore to a one-year, $750,000 deal recently, though most reports say he can make up to $6 million this season via incentives related to play time. That seems a smart business move for…
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The schedule makers
30 teams, 2,430 games played over 180 days. Each team has to play 162. Together, they’ll travel 991,653 miles. Every season. And for years the whole schedule came together almost literally around the kitchen table of Henry and Holly Stephenson…
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Player-manager Jack Barry
Some Red Sox history now, from January 6, 1917 when infielder “Black Jack” Jack Barry took over as the club’s 11th manager. Barry managed for a single season, making him one of 13 single-year Red Sox managers (not counting John…
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Yankee spending isn’t about filling the trophy case
Think the Yankees need to turn their season around? An interesting article in the Wall Street Journal shows how this isn’t just about a thirst for more trophies. According the records reviewed by the newspaper, revenue from ticket sales and…
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What the postseason is worth
As fans, our team winning the World Series is worth a lot. But rarely, I think, do most of us put the win in terms of dollars and cents. We realize that players get bonuses for advancing beyond the regular…
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All qualified offers rejected
Quick news: Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury, Stephen Drew, and Mike Napoli (as well as the 10 other MLB players who received them) have now officially rejected their $14.1 million qualifying offers to play with their teams in 2014. The decisions mean…
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Yankees at Red Sox, September 13, 2013
A few shots from a cloudy Saturday. Yankees at Fenway, September 13, 2013. It was the middle game of a sweep of New York. Red Sox won this won 5-1.