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Results for tag: Babe Ruth
Posted by:
ScoFid23
on Jan 19, 2012 at 09:29:44 PM
Wanted: Clutch Hitter – Only the experienced need to apply!... Although there have not been any official explanations for the DH plans this upcoming season, there’s been reports that the Yankees are content with a rotation to include Alex Rodriguez, Andruw Jones and Derek Jeter, with Eduardo Nunez sliding around the infield filling the holes. My concern last season and it gave me a bad feeling heading into the play-offs that the Yankees had missed the clutch bats they enjoyed when Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui were on the roster. Damon’s home run in the 2004 ALCS helped propel the Boston Red Sox to a comeback victory over the Yankees, and propelled the Sox to their first World Championship since the days of Babe Ruth. I’ve heard minor league ...
Posted by:
ScoFid23
on Dec 4, 2011 at 11:18:51 AM
Bobby Valentine’s hire… I am still surprised that the Boston Red Sox ownership and management team did not have a clear plan of succession when they failed to back former manager Terry Francona at the end of the season. Sure, Francona left on his terms but the lack of support had as much to do with the decision as anything. So, if ownership felt that they wanted a change, they should have had a short list of potential replacements in mind. Theo Epstein moved more quickly in Chicago when they named Sox candidate Dale Sveum as their manager. The Sox search just felt “messy” to an outsider like me. Still, they probably did as well as they could with the hiring of Bobby Valentine. There is no question that he is a superior tactician. ... |
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