Archive for January 6th, 2009

Red Sox – Jealous Nation

Excellent post, John.  I like the wine analogy especially. 
The problem for the Red Sox is that they have lost their identity.  And they keep trying to reclaim it.   In 2004, when they won the WS as the “lovable idoits” the raison d’etre, was eliminated.  They could no longer act like the “long suffering Red Sox” [...]

Red Sox – Jealous Nation

I love it. It makes me feel so good. I enjoy visiting BostonDirtDogs.com to see all the jealousy, the complaints, the worry, the whining, the nonsensical commentary typical of Boston Red Sox fans. This Red Sox Nation fan site calls the Teixeira signing “Carl Pavano, Part Deux“.
This is the same site that a month ago headlined with, “Is There [...]

Stadium Lights – It’s coming

Brand new stadium and an “E” is already out.
There’s your new stadium Andy… didn’t you want to pitch there?  According to the NY Post, Pettitte has officially rejected the Yankees $10 Million offer.  This means there is currently no Yankee offer out there for Pettitte.  What is this guy doing?  I still beleive he will [...]

Question Marks

I’m not sure if this is the case, but maybe the Yankees’ goal this off season was to fill either first base or centerfield.  It certainly seems like there’s a logjam out there, but this free agency period is going to last longer than the typical year.  Which means we will still see some trades [...]