the joy of sox

Oh, fuck . In a stunning development, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has declined the club's offer of a three-year extension of hi...

"The Joy of Sox 2004" book -- consisting of my blog posts from October 16, 2003 to October 27, 2004 and a few extras -- is now ava...

Theo Epstein and the Red Sox have agreed on a three-year contract extension (through the 2008 season). Item #1 on the Red Sox Winter To-Do ...

Snow/Edes in the Globe : Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein and president/CEO Larry Lucchino met multiple times yesterday, and by last nig...

Earlier this week, Theo Epstein rejected the Red Sox's contract offer of at least three years at $1.2 million per. Globe : While money ...

Another World Series sweep -- and another team erases a multi-generational drought. Congratulations to all White Sox fans!

Damn! Now that's a baseball game! ... Thousands of words could be written about the longest (by time; 5:41) World Series game in histor...

A great game, some amazing swings of momentum, but all the way through, right up to Podsednik's game-ending home run, I felt nothing. No...

The White Sox took Game 1 easily, touching Roger Clemens for three early runs and relying on the strong pitching of Jose Contreras, Neil Cot...

The White Sox and Astros begin the World Series tomorrow night. Obviously , both clubs did not play in last years's series. I wondered h...

In mid-2004, Rich Lederer at Baseball Analysts posted some highlights from all of the Bill James Abstracts. His 12-part series begins here ...

Not a whole lot of news ... Trot Nixon underwent arthroscopic left knee surgery Friday . Tony Massarotti writes that there "have bee...

According to "a source close to Ramirez who was authorized by the player to speak for him" and someone "who's been in dai...

From his Wednesday Herald column (my emphasis): I don't believe players should ever be booed for failing to produce. It's not like ...

Gerry Callahan ( Herald ) says Pedro Martinez is hellbent on causing the complete and utter demise of the Red Sox organization [and] the nex...

Next on my reading list -- I hope, after my birthday this weekend -- should be "Mind Game: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a Worl...

What will the 2006 roster look like? Johnny Damon, Bill Mueller, Tony Graffanino, Kevin Millar, Mike Timlin, Mike Myers, John Olerud, and ...

Doug Padilla, Chicago Sun-Times : If seeing high-priced Manny Ramirez in a White Sox uniform next season sounds far-fetched, consider that t...

Trolling through the papers: Bob Ryan ( Globe ): It's over. The Sawx are the champions once removed. And what sane person thought it wou...

The baseball season ended today, on a day of " rain and broken branches and leaf-clogged drains and slick streets." There are a f...