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Notes from Red Sox Spring Training trip
Here's a review of day 1:4:15 AM - depart home to go to Calgary airport. For those of you that know me, you know how major of a commitment it is for me to get out of bed before 8 AM. Very few things...
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Now pinch-running, #93....
... followed by awkward silence. Yes, the announcer at JetBlue Park also had no idea who the gentleman wearing a Red Sox #93 jersey was. This is one of many things you see in a spring training game...
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2013 Predictions Preview
In previous years I have forecasted how the MLB season would play out. Some predictions were good (Giants / Tigers World Series last year) some not so much (A's / Rockies in 2011). I've been...
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In previous years I have forecasted how the MLB season would play out. Some predictions were good (Giants / Tigers World Series last year) some not so much (A's / Rockies in 2011). I've been...
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Canadian Red Sox News
Haven't posted much lately. The Red Sox are off to a great start and there's lots to talk about, but again I want to focus my writings on this blog to be about items that are of particular interest to...
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2013 MLB draft
The MLB draft starts tonight. The Red Sox have the 7th overall pick, and then pick again at #45 (in round 2), and then the 7th pick of each round. Last year, they did draft a Canadian, Keaton...
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The best got better
Obviously I must be talking about our Red Sox. The best team in the league last year got better and they’re among the favorites to go deep in the playoffs. What’s that you say? They weren’t the best...
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Results of Predictions from 2500 miles away
In this post, I made my annual season predictions. I don’t have the luxury of being in or close to any MLB markets, but in this electronic age with the ability to lookup any information and listen to...
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National League Award Voting
Now that the regular season is over it’s once again time for my votes for the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) Awards. In previousyears I have selected winners in all the American League categories....
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2013 Connie Mack Award - AL Manager of the Year
As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I have the privilege of casting a ballot for all the end-of-season awards. I did the National League ones earlier, and now I'll be doing American League...
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2013 Willie Mays Award - AL Rookie of the Year
After naming Boston manager John Farrell the winner of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) Connie Mack Award, today I cast my ballot for the BBA's Willie Mays Award. This is really the Jackie...
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2013 Walter Johnson Award - AL Pitcher of the Year
My series of Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) award winners, continues with the American League Walter Johnson Award for Pitcher of the Year. The past two seasons I selected Detroit's Justin...
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2013 Goose Gossage Award - AL Reliever of the Year
In my series of Baseball Bloggers Alliance award winners, today I am revealing my vote for the Goose Gossage Award for reliever of the year. On a side note, there is an Alberta connection here as Mr....
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2013 Stan Musial Award - AL Player of the Year
My final award in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance year end voting, is the Stan Musial Award for the player of the year. Last year in a slightly controversial vote I ignored Miguel Cabrera's triple...
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Baseball Bloggers Alliance Award Winners
The Baseball Bloggers Alliance has chosen annual award winners in both leagues. Unsurprisingly this group of well-informed baseball devotee's picks mirrored mine very closely.Here are their winners in...
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2014 Hall of Fame - Part I - Red Sox players
There is a large list of solid Hall of Fame candidates on this year's ballot. Several sportswriters are struggling with the maximum of 10 votes per ballot. Even if you want to exclude the known...
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2014 Hall of Fame - Part II - Canadians
In my last post, I previewed all the former Red Sox on this year’s ballot. Today I take a look at the Canadians and other players of interest to Canada:CANADIAN PLAYERSEric Gagne – As already...
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2014 Hall of Fame - Part III - Ballot Time
In my previous posts, I reviewed the former Red Sox on the ballot and my thoughts on them, as well as my thoughts on players of interest to Canadians.To recap, I had said the following eight players...
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Playing Pepper Preview 2014 edition
(Craig Wieczorkiewicz / Midwest League Traveller)Every year, Daniel Shoptaw, who runs a Cardinals blog at C70 at the Bat, and is the President of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, does a project he...
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Playing Pepper 2014 Red Sox
Yes, these are salt and pepper shakersAs mentioned previously, the Cardinals blog C70 at the bat at Cards Conclave hosts an annual series where bloggers from each team answer some specific questions in...
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Canadian Red Sox News
(USA Today Sports)The only Canadian that was on our roster, Ryan Dempster, recently announced he was taking the season off. Of course, he did that in the two days between when I wrote a piece...
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2014 MLB Predictions
I'll never learn. Every year I subject myself to the punishment of putting predictions in writing that inevitably look awful in retrospect. Although not as bad as certain professional sports writers...
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Opening Day... and more
Very quick update. Was at Fenway for Opening Day. It was predictably awesome. Other than the rings, banner etc, a few unexpected surprises: Was interviewed for WBZ radio in Boston, and got my picture...
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2014 Hall of Fame results
It's been said by thousands of baseball fans, thousands of times, thousands of different ways. The Hall of Fame, and the voting process is broken!Someone should listen to Bill James already. Anyways,...
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