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  1. Sin Duda

    Movies I'd Make

    Maybe it's because I see so many trades being proposed that are never going to happen, or maybe it's because my son, the film major, was home for a couple weeks at Christmas; so when I read the Billy Wagner story in The Athletic, I thought, "that should be made into a movie!" Wagner, a short...
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    What made Koji so great?

    Ten years ago today, the 2013 Red Sox won perhaps their most improbable World Series of the four this century, and none other than someone who was almost an afterthought in Spring Training was on the mound to throw the final pitch. In 2013, Koji Uehara was magical once he moved into the...
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    September Call-ups - Who ya got?

    Summer vacation is winding down and the calendar will soon turn to autumn. MLB teams can no longer call up half their upper minors roster; they are limited to 2. So who ya got? I'm guessing Bello and Casas (or Belllllo and Casssas if you prefer). I'd love to see Valdez but only 2 allowed.
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    Noah Song (RHP) and his Harmonious Life

    As you may recall, Noah Song graduated from Annapolis in 2019 after leading Navy with an 11-1 record, 1.44 ERA, and 161 strikeouts in 94 innings, which earned him First Team All-American status and a spot at the Finalists table for the Golden Spikes Award. Due to his 2-year naval commitment...
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    This Year's Rice, Lynn, & Evans

    Chris Cotillo of Masslive, a writer I enjoy very much, put together ten questions the Sox must answer once the lockout ends. #1 was What’s the next move in the outfield? He writes that Renfroe exited and JBJ returned, but there is still a need for a RH OF, and the brass do not likely see JBJ as...
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    2021 ALDS MVP

    That was a thrilling series and (at least to me) a somewhat unexpected victory given the regular season results. I really thought Tampa was going to shut down our bats. But that's why they play the games. There's no ALDS MVP, of course, but what if there was? Here are the compiled WPA...
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    Cuban Ballplayers Defect

    Per the Associated Press, the Red Sox brass may have some additional free agents to consider this winter. HAVANA -- Nine of the 24 players on Cuba's national team at baseball's U-23 World Cup defected during the tournament in Mexico, the Cuban government confirmed Sunday. Cuban officials...