Boston Red Sox
Canseco Goes Yard in Debut, Spaceman Returns
Before Monday night, the last time Jose Canseco had hit a home run was in a Chicago White Sox uniform on October 3, 2001 off Mike Mussina. The former Bash Brother ended his slump by going yard in his first at bat for the Laredo Broncos in their 16-8 wi…
17Aug2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
The Amazing David Price
David Price pitched into the eighth inning of his team’s 6-4 win for a sweep of the Boston Red Sox to become the American League’s first 12-game winner. Badass.The 24-year-old lefty was dominant at Tropicana Field Thursday, allowing just two runs on …
7Jul2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedNL East on par with AL East
In the last two weeks, the Atlanta Braves have played the Tampa Bay Rays, the Philadelphia Phillies the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Now the Florida Marlins are playing the Rays and the New York Mets are taking on the Yankees now that they’ve demolished the pitiful Baltimore Orioles. The record so [...]
19Jun2010 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued
Big Papi Has 99 Problems
New York Yankees fan (and Boston Red Sox hater) rapper Jay-Z is suing the pants of David Ortiz.Apparently, the rapper and his business partner, Juan Perez, filed a lawsuit against the slumping designated hitter on Thursday for copyright infringement. B…
15Apr2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Screw ‘Em!
Five-year-old internet sensation Joshua Sacco, best known for his rendition of Herb Brooks’ pregame Miracle speech on Youtube, hits the big time at Fenway Park.Adorable.P.S. Our 2,000th follower on Twitter will receive a Milwaukee Brewers bobblehead……
7Apr2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Raise Your Hand If You Also Thought Nomar Garciaparra Had Already Retired
Nomar Garciaparra will sign a one-day contact with the Boston Red Sox Wednesday so he can retire a Beantown hero.Quite possibly the twitchiest player in the history of baseball, Garciaparra played his first eight seasons in a Red Sox uniform. He’ll han…
10Mar2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Eri Yoshida: Still Kicking Ass
A year ago this month, we wrote about a 17-year-old, 114-pound, Japanese knuckleballer named Eri Yoshida.The Kobe 9 Cruiser made history last March by becoming the first female to ever play professional baseball in Japan. Pretty impressive. These days…
3Mar2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Season Previews: BAWSTON RED SAWX
With pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training camps this week, it’s time for one of our favorite things in all the world: Season Previews. Three years ago, they began as a semi-serious analysis and ended up as half-assed haiku. We’re just gon…
20Feb2010 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Jason Bay Saves the Mets!
Apparently, the New York Mets believe that Jason Bay is worth $66 million and four years of their time. Again.The free agent outfielder has agreed to terms for just that heading into 2010, bringing more hype to the big apple than hope. Bay, 31, will pl…
30Dec2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Smokin’ Hot Stove: John Lackey
The Boston Red Sox have been pretty busy. All in one day, they reached tentative agreements with husky right-hander John Lackey and centerfielder Mike Cameron.Lackey agreed to a five-year contract worth roughly $17.5 million annually, according to who …
15Dec2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Smokin’ Hot Stove: Billy Wagner
The Atlanta Braves made another move toward solidifying their pitching staff this week, signing Billy Wagner to a $7 million, one-year deal. The left-handed closer and six-time All-Star will replace last year’s tag team closing duo, Rafael Soriano an…
2Dec2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Offseason Movin’ and Shakin’
Sure, there are other sports like football, hockey and basketball to enjoy while you’re waiting for the return of major league baseball. It’s hard, we know. But the offseason is the critical time when your team’s general managers make their moves — sm…
9Nov2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
There’s Always Next Year…
Well, I pretty much needed a good 24 hours after my team was eliminated from the playoffs to regroup. You’ll be happy to know I’ve moved on and it’s time to make fun of the losers. Yes, even my Twins.The Los Angeles Angels rallied from a 5-1 deficit in…
12Oct2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Two Games You Should Probably Watch Tonight
AL East Champs vs. AL Central ChampsThe Minnesota Twins will look to Nick Blackburn and his zero playoff experience tonight while the New York Yankees will put A.J. Burnett (also a postseason rookie) on his home hill for Game 2 of their American League…
9Oct2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Zack Greinke is a Bad Ass
Zack Greinke would have — at the very least — 20 wins by now if he pitched for a team that would give him a decent amount of run support. Unfortunately, such is not the case for anyone in the 63-88 Kansas City Royals rotation.Nevertheless, the lights…
23Sep2009 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
