This right here is why I love Dustin Pedroia.

Note - These were supposed to go up Friday, but then I was rushing to get to a wedding and forgot. So here they are, late but at least present. Enjoy.

That special time of year is here again - a time when we pause our examination of the game and turn our gaze […]

Quick fun fact about the Ranger’s 30 to 3 win (!!!) over the Orioles tonight:

The rangers have played in 125 games this season (not counting the second game of their doubleheader tonight) and have scored 616 runs. Tonight’s game represented 0.8% of their season… and 4.9% of their total run output for the season. […]

It’s late August, and that means… well, several things, but among them that it’s time once again for everyone’s favorite late-August award honoring weird baseball names (unless there’s another I don’t know about): The Arquimedez Pozo Awards.

As I mentioned last year in the 06 award post, the official date of the Pozos has been set […]

I actually took a Summer Friday today, so I can watch Buchholz’s debut on NESN. I’ll be liveblogging each of his innings right after they happen.

Top 1st Clay came out of the gate nervous, missing with four straight fastballs to walk Figgins, then opening the AB against Cabera with a slider that missed high and […]

“Good night Wily Mo.”

Listen, I liked the trade when it happened, and I’ll still defend it as a smart move; we gave away a declining pitcher for a legitimate young player with significant power potential. It didn’t work, and that happens. I honestly don’t believe that makes it a bad move; sometimes good […]

Here’s approximately what happened: last week, my friend Jon sent around an e-mail promising tickets to tomorrow’s afternoon start to whoever responded first. I shot off an e-mail as soon as I saw his, only to learn I’d been beaten to the punch only a couple minutes earlier. So, I was bummed, but […]

One of the most striking things about the Sox lineup this season has been the dramatic drop in HR totals. With both David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez - who combined last year for 89 HR - on pace for 26 apiece, and J.D. Drew (20 in 2006 at a rate of .136 per game) […]

I just put up a guest article at Fire Brand that might represent my geekiest post to date. I suggest you check it out, then make fun of me in the comment section.

It occurs to me that between my long hiatus and whatever the hell I’ve been writing about lately, I haven’t given nearly enough blogtime to Dustin Pedroia. After last night’s win - which I naturally turned off way too early to go to sleep - that’s going to change today. There were plenty […]