I know how (a lot of) you feel. You want to be excited. Pitchers and catchers report today! This is out day to be full of joy and happy and merry anticipation! But you have concerns or, worse yet, you…
Tag: Jonathan Papelbon
The Red Sox trade for a closer
Yesterday the Red Sox filled a hole left when Jonathan Papelbon signed with the Philadelphia Phillies by trading for Oakland A’s closer Andrew Bailey. In a five player deal with the A’s, the Red Sox acquired Bailey and outfielder Ryan Sweeney and…
Jonathan Papelbon heading to Philadelphia
Early in the week, rumors were flying around that both the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies were going to make offers to Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon. Yesterday, one of those rumors proved true when it was announced that…
So long Jonathan not Jon
As I often do when the subject is emotionally fueled, I wrote three different openings for this entry before I got the feel for what I wanted to write. I’ve often said that as amazing as 2004 was, 2007 was…