22 Results for boston red sox

Fantasy World: Baseballapalooza!

Rick Paulas

It's a scientific fact that 1994 was a great year for music. (And not just because it marked the end of the first phase of New Kids on the Block.) For...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009

Fantasy World: Picking the Worst

Rick Paulas

...17-3 baseball game (like, for example, last Monday's drubbing of the Angels by the White Sox) so you have to come up with little games for yourselves. Intern Jason and myself decided to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009

Fantasy World: The Dude Abides

Rick Paulas

Two weekends ago out here in the horizontal mess of Los Angeles was another incarnation of the Lebowski Fest, a two-day event that celebrates all of t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009

Fantasy World: Substitute Bats

Rick Paulas

A month and change into the baseball season, we can start to see a few patterns. Carl Crawford is really fast. Roy Halladay is a pretty good pitcher. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009

Fantasy World: Justify My Trade

Rick Paulas

My first trade of the year is in the books, and I'm already second-guessing it. It's only natural any blockbuster trade comes with nightly fits of i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2009

A 2009 American League preview: Viral Video Style

Rick Paulas

Ever wonder which AL club would best represent "David After Dentist?" We are here for you with the previews. And the videos.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Fantasy World: The Battle Fallout

Rick Paulas

...because the latter has no fantasy value whatsoever. Red Sox Shortstop: Jed Lowrie over Julio Lugo This competition...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009

Fantasy World: Draft Lessons

Rick Paulas

Last week, I participated in two mock drafts with the ESPN Fantasy collective. While the experiment had its downsides (having to actually set an alarm...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Fantasy World: The Wieting List

Rick Paulas

Every season, usually around May, a few youngsters who start the season down on the farm get that one phone call they're never going to forget—t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Fantasy World: The Over/Under

Rick Paulas

Show me a list, and I'll show you a dozen people who think it sucks. No matter if the list is Hottest Actress from Charmed, Scariest Star Trek Villa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009

Fantasy World: Diaper Dandies

Rick Paulas

...have their share of headaches. Homer Bailey, 23, Reds The top prospect for the Reds before the...in preseason fantasy reports. Aaron Poreda, 22, White Sox The first draft pick after the White Sox...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009

Fantasy World: The Debate Begins

Rick Paulas

Leno or Letterman. Batman or Superman. Boomer or Starbuck. These choices have strained relationships for years; the disputes are so heated is that the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009

Fantasy World: The Best Things In Life Are Free

Rick Paulas

...in a recent column. He proposed the White Sox use their old spring training grounds in Tucson...expect numbers closer to his stats from the Boston portion of last year projected over a full...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 11, 2009

Fantasy World: Reporting on Pitchers Reporting

Rick Paulas

...World. Clay Buchholz/Brad Penny, Red Sox At this point, the Yankees...so it makes sense that Boston would also be dealing with...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 04, 2009

Fantasy World: Geek Stats Win

Rick Paulas

Sabermetrics aren't just for geeks anymore. In 2008, the folks over at Baseball Prospectus had themselves what the commentariat call a "crossover ye...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009