Wherein we continue our comparison of two Red Sox greats: Carl Yastrzemski and Manny Ramirez. Will Carl’s defense overcome Manny’s superior bat?

When we left our virtual Bosox, they were just about to decide to keep that guy named Ruth. Let’s find out if that would have had any impact.

I’m not sure which represents a more needless and troubling waste of effort that could ultimately serve to hurt the ballclub: Hideki Okajima running in a marathon, or Jay Bruce openly lobbying for the return of Jerry Hairston. At least Okajima will recover eventually. There is no cure for 500 at-bats from Jerry Hairston.

Lost in Transactions covers a very busy week in Las Vegas.

Boswell explores the mind of and options facing Mark Teixeira: Three things matter to Teixeira, who has a clean-cut, almost corporate, image: family, business and winning. His dilemma: He can’t get all three in the same place. Boston is 400 miles from Severna Park. But the Nats and Orioles are 400 miles from the World […]

Wherein we examine the relative claims to second-best Red Sox left fielder ever, taking into account hitting, baserunning, catching the ball and throwing the same.

My general approach during the Winter Meetings is to not opine on every rumor or random story out there because, let’s face it, most of what you read about isn’t really going to happen. Still, I have to smile at stuff like this: Shortly after Theo Epstein met with reporters tonight, an agent walking the […]

Instead of “No, No, Nannette,” let’s play “No, No, Harry.” Steve and Matthew team up to explore the most dramatic of virtual landscapes.

Lost in Transactions recaps the week that was, with the Braves snapping up Javier Vazquez and the Padres dumping Khalil Greene.

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