Author Archive


I am Curious, Red

13 August 2008 by Brad Bannon

Hey Brad, curious what you think on these issues:

1) Trading Manny for Jayson Bay. (My view is that it had to be done since Manny was willing to lay down on the job, but will the Sox hold on to Bay or is he merely a two month rental?)

You’re right, they had to do the deal […]

The Bay State of the Nation

2 August 2008 by Brad Bannon

Manny is gone and most of Red Sox Nation is relieved. Jayson Bay is the new hero after driving in three runs and scoring three and leading the Sox to wins in his first two games. Bay should enjoy his honeymoon while it lasts because it will end when he goes 0 for 4 a […]

GIVE FDR A RUN FOR HIS MONEY

27 June 2008 by Brad Bannon

 
For fans who go to Nats’ home games, the presidential race takes on a whole new meaning. The current line-up of presidents who run the race every night includes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. I don’t have problems with any of these guys but I think it’s time for the Nats to […]

Halfway Over the Green Monster

23 June 2008 by Brad Bannon

By the end of the week, we will be halfway through the MLB regular season. The good thing about this marker is that you can easily project a player’s potential season by multiplying everyone’s current stats by 2. The bad thing about the halfway mark is that we only have half of the baseball season […]

SUMMER ON CAPE COD

12 June 2008 by Brad Bannon

 
 
Tonight is opening night for the Cape Cod Summer League. Every summer from mid June through mid August, the best college baseball players in the country come to the Cape to showcase their wares for vacationers and scouts. Major league baseball scouts as as thick as black flies on the Cape during the season because […]

DRAFT DAY

5 June 2008 by Brad Bannon

 
MLB just finished the 1st round of the amateur draft. With the 9th pick, the Nats choose a college pitcher, Aaron Crow. I saw Crow pitch last summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He can throw a fastball, curve and change. He has very good command of his fastball and can paint the plate […]

AL EAST

3 June 2008 by Brad Bannon

It’s always tough to follow animal acts, but I’ll try anyway.
The Red Sox start a series at Fenway against the Rays (they will always be the Devil Rays or Devil Dogs to me) at Fenway. Although most people expect the D-Rays to go away, it clear at this point that they’re for real. The D-Rays have stayed in […]

What is Omar smoking?

27 May 2008 by Brad Bannon

 
Wille Randolph is not the the only problem that the Mets have but he certainly isn’t the solution. Yesterday, Mets GM Omar Minaya said that the team has “championship talent.”  Jose Reyes is a good player but his head doesn’t seem to be in the game. Carlos Beltran is an underachiever. Four years ago, Pedro […]

Omar Must Go

25 May 2008 by Brad Bannon

Wille Randolph’s meeting Mets’ brass on Tuesday will probably be the end of Willie’s tenure as manager. The Mets need a manager like Larry Bowa who has more fire in his belly. Last September, I saw the Mets and Phillies play the Nationals on consecutive nights and the contrast was stark. The Mets were lethargic […]

Did Jon Lester Spring Joba from the bullpen?

23 May 2008 by Brad Bannon

 
Hank Steinbrenner was gracious enough to praise Jon Lester for overcoming adversity to pitch a no hitter. But he also told the Boston Globe that his young pitchers were just as good; that Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy would come around and that Joba would be a great starter some day. Two days later Joba […]