Started in 2008, the David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic is held at Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic, one of the most spectacular resort communities in the world, with the tournament taking place at the Jack Nicklaus-design and signature golf course in P...

I reallyREALLY hate this part of the off season–the limbo time before the free agent market heats up–does anyone really get contract work done with their free agents in the “exclusivity window”? The vast majority of the players wan...

Just not in the way he probably expected…or maybe he did In any event, Jason Varitek has activated his $3 million player option, which ensures at least another year with the Sox–of course unless they release or trade him… From Theo: R...

The Boston Red Sox did a bunch of exercising already this week–exercising of options, that is… In no surprise to anyone, they have declined Jason Varitek’s $5 million option, which means ‘Tek has until Saturday to let the Sox know ...

Living in NE Pennsylvania all my life, I have grown used to the constant snide remarks and jabs from the Skankee fans around me…and trust me, they are everywhere…. BUT, since October of 2004, when the Skanks completely choked, and the Sox beca...

So what have we learned so far in the 2009 World Series as the Phillies have brought the series back to the Stadium for at least one more? In the last 5 games a no pitcher not named Cliff Lee has managed to beat the Skanks… That one completely bone ...

So the Series now stands at 1-1, and I have watched WAY more of this series than I expected to, or even wanted to, for that matter, but its like a train wreck, I just can’t NOT look. But I have to admit–watching Cliff Lee mow down the Skanks o...

Rounding out the awards handed out by the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) for its inaugural 2009 campaign, Catcher Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins) and first baseman Albert Pujols (St. Louis Cardinals) were overwhelmingly named Most Valuable Player of their ...

This…sucks…royally… The Skanks advancing to the World Series, based on the lackluster play of the Angels, is no great surprise–its just makes me more than a little nauseous…. But one miraculous thing did happen–I never ...

Or, as right as a 43 year old athlete can ever be…. BUT, Wake had his surgery on Wednesday at Massachusetts General, where his herniated disc was repaired and the fragment removed from where it was sitting on the nerve. This fragment was the main ca...

I thought the Angels were done–as the innings grew and the gridlock stayed at 4, I thought they would blink: another stupid error, or missed opportunity, and the Skanks would be sitting on top of a 0-3 lead–Fortunately, backup catcher Jeff Mat...

I have been saying all along that the Angels would have a better shot of beating the Skanks in the ALCS than they Sox would, given the issues the Sox had to deal with all year (Don’t need to beat the dead horse by listing them again). Apparently, I ...

Part of Boston Red Thoughts membership in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) is voting on the postseason hardware, such as Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP. 4 Sox blogs make up the “Red Sox Chapter” of the BBA: Boston Red T...

Holy…Buckets…. 24 (yeah, I said TWENTY FOUR) weeks until meaningful Red Sox Baseball. Now, of course, there will be some hot stove (Jason Bay, Alex Gonzales, Jason Varitek, et al) and Spring Training will begin in February….but otherwise...

The Baseball Bloggers Alliance (of which Boston Red Thoughts is a member) named their inaugural Managers of the Year today, selecting Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Jim Tracy of the Colorado Rockies as the best managers in their re...

I could go on a long-winded tirade about how Papelbon lost this game, and how it’s his fault the Sox are going home–and probably no one would disagree with me–and yesterday, when I was stewing about this loss, and thinking about what I w...

Part of Boston Red Thoughts membership in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) is voting on the postseason hardware, such as Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP. 3 Sox blogs make up the “Red Sox Chapter” of the BBA: Bost...

So Tito came down with food poisoning yesterday, and it was thought he would not be well enough to manage last night’s contest, and while he missed the trading of the lineup cards, he was back in the dugout for the game–although the play of th...

So the Red Sox roster is just about finalized, and as always, there is room for discussion. The Sox have decided that Paul Byrd would be the 11th pitcher, and that MDC will be sitting this one out. Personally, I think this is a good choice. Obviously, Del...

Holy buckets! Could they have squeezed any more drama and pathos out of that game last night? 12 innings, and the Twins squeeze out the winning hit to beat the reeling Tigers 6-5. What a way to kick off the postseason for the Twins, who are going to need ...