Yesterday, in the first part of this series, I looked at the 2006 edition of the Red Sox pitching staff, and predicted a small but not insignificant decline in the number of runs allowed from 2005-2006. Today’s column will look at the offense, which has changed dramatically over the past four months.

Astounding as it […]

As previously mentioned, this week I’ll be breaking down the team as we head into March, Spring Training, and ultimately the start of the 2006 regular season. This offseason has been one of the busiest, most tumultuous, and most interesting in Sox history; a 95-win team was essentially dismantled and rebuilt from the ground […]

I’m happy to announce that on April 3rd - both my father’s birthday and Red Sox Opening Day - he and I will be sitting in lower infield seats at Ameriquest Field, home of the Texas Rangers, watching the first official game of the 2006 Red Sox season. The trip in question was organized […]

Boston Columnists should be lined up and shot.

Best part about all this? He’s not even technically late. March 1st is the mandatory reporting date. I swear to god, Manny could rescue Shaughnessy’s kids from a burning building, and Dan would complain about the route he took to get to them.

Last year, at the beginning of June, I did a thing that I had hoped would be a recurring feature at 12eight: the Looking Ahead Series, which broke down the team into 5 categories and examined their record, progress, and potential. Those categories were The Rotation, The Bullpen, The Offense, The Minors, and Injuries […]

I don’t have much time to write today, but I wanted to point everyone’s attention to this great little article by Sam Gwynne in today’s Globe Magazine, about former Sox hurler “Boo” Ferris, whis pitched for the club in the late 1940’s. It’s one of those ubiquitous springtime puff peices, but it’s nicely written […]

After trying to project the various division races of the upcoming year below, why not go even further into the realm of the complete and total guess and predict a few other things, like major awards, and playoff results? So here we go, a full 8-9 months before the fact.

AL ROY W: Delmon Young, […]

Inspired by Zach’s post at Fire Brand, I decided to punch up a quick prediction of each division race in baseball for 2006, and put it down in writing so I can compare at the end of the season. The whole thing is balanced to work out to a .500 overall record; I kept […]

Sometimes, all you need is the photo.

The Clemens-to-Boston rumors just won’t die.

If we were to sign him, it would be something of a coup. You have to imagine that of the 5 choices Randy Hendricks spoke of in the ProJo peice linked to above - Retirement, Boston, Houston, New York, and Texas - Boston would be his last choice; he’s […]