Yankees Drama Aint Got Nothing On In Beantown

It is hard to imagine that things could get much worse Boston, but it did. ESPN?s Buster Onley reported today that Theo Epstein, the Red Sox?s GM is officially going to sign a 5-year deal with the Chicago Cubs. That is the second prolific Red Sox leader[...]

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Cards bullpen shines in Game 3 victory (AP)

Albert Pujols hit an RBI double during a four-run first inning and the St. Louis bullpen bailed out Chris Carpenter as the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Wednesday night for a 2-1 edge in the NL championship series. In a matchup of aces, neither Carpenter nor 17-game Yovani Gallardo made it past the fifth.

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Rangers win in 11, go up 3-1 on Tigers (AP)

Nelson Cruz made a rocket throw to keep the score tied, then hit a crushing three-run homer in the 11th inning off Jose Valverde that helped send the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers 7-3 Wednesday night for a 3-1 lead in the AL championship series. Cruz, whose grand slam in the 11th inning won [...]

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Tigers dont exploit risky strategy (AP)

The Detroit Tigers failed to take advantage of some risky strategy by the Texas Rangers with a chance to even up the AL championship series. Now, Detroit is on the brink of elimination. MVP candidate Justin Verlander gives the Tigers their last chance to extend the best-of-seven series and pack their bags for another game [...]

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GM Epstein agrees to contract with Cubs (AP)

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has agreed to a contract with the Chicago Cubs. The person says compensation issues must be worked out before the deal is finalized. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday night because there has not [...]

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Lohse ready to pitch on 12 days rest (AP)

Kyle Lohse thinks pitching on 12 days’ rest should not be a problem. Scheduled to start Game 4 of the NL championship series for St. Louis, the right-hander hasn’t pitched since the opener of the division series in Philadelphia on Oct. 1. He couldn’t hold an early 3-0 lead in that game, giving up six [...]

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Phils 1B Howard could miss start of 2012 (AP)

Ryan Howard could miss the start of next season after the Phillies’ slugger had surgery Wednesday to repair his torn Achilles’ tendon. Howard ruptured his left Achilles’ tendon while making the final out in Philadelphia’s 1-0 loss to St. Louis in the deciding game of the NLDS last Friday night.

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Howard could miss start of 2012 season (AP)

Ryan Howard could miss the start of next season after the Phillies’ slugger had surgery Wednesday to repair his torn Achilles’ tendon. Howard ruptured his left Achilles’ tendon while making the final out in Philadelphia’s 1-0 loss to St. Louis in the deciding game of the NLDS last Friday night.

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Lou Brock & Fergie Jenkins 2004 Donruss Leather &
Lumber Dual Game Used Jersey Card

Lou Brock & Fergie Jenkins 2004 Donruss Leather & Lumber – Dual Game Used Jersey Card If a picture is worth a million words, I say this one could equate to 1.5 million – easily… Featuring two of my favorite … Continue reading →

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The Real Reason For Boston's Collapse

From Boston.com:

With their team in peril and their manager losing his authority, three Red Sox pitchers last month were uniquely positioned to prevent the greatest September collapse in major league history. All the Sox needed was Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, and John Lackey to apply the skills and commitment that previously made them World Series champions.

Instead, Boston?s three elite starters went soft, their pitching as anemic as their work ethic. The indifference of Beckett, Lester, and Lackey in a time of crisis can be seen in what team sources say became their habit of drinking beer, eating fast-food fried chicken, and playing video games in the clubhouse during games while their teammates tried to salvage a once-promising season.

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Drinking beer in the Sox clubhouse is permissible. So is ordering take-out chicken and biscuits. Playing video games on one of the clubhouse?s flat-screen televisions is OK, too. But for the Sox pitching trio to do all three during games, rather than show solidarity with their teammates in the dugout, violated an unwritten rule that players support each other, especially in times of crisis.

Sources said Beckett, Lester, and Lackey, who were joined at times by Buchholz, began the practice late in 2010. The pitchers not only continued the routine this year, sources said, but they joined a number of teammates in cutting back on their exercise regimens despite appeals from the team?s strength and conditioning coach Dave Page.

?It? s hard for a guy making $80,000 to tell a $15 million pitcher he needs to get off his butt and do some work,?? one source said.

For Beckett, Lester, and Lackey, the consequences were apparent as their body fat appeared to increase and pitching skills eroded. When the team needed them in September, they posted a combined 2-7 record with a 6.45 earned run average, the Sox losing 11 of their 15 starts.

There's a lot more in the article, so check it out. It talks more about the pitchers and their bad habits, as well as Terry Fancona's failure to control the clubhouse.

If all this stuff is true, than cutting ties with Francona was the only real option they had. For him to allow this kind of crap in the clubhouse on a team that was blowing the biggest September lead ever, would be unacceptable.

Oh well, not our issue.

Over on ESPN New York, Joe Petruccio put together this cartoon on the story.

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