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Red Sox in a curious position

Peter Gammons, ESPN.com

Voodoo economics, Boras Market make this an interesting winter in Boston.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Familiar foes Red Sox, Angels endure

Peter Gammons

...2003 drug test; he leads the AL in homers (27) and RBIs (78) since June 6. Mike Lowell has fought through his hip issues, and now he's dealing with a sore right thumb...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Familiar foes Red Sox, Angels endure

Peter Gammons

After some trying times, teams meet again

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Sox, Yankees look to October

Peter Gammons

...are a testament to his October preparation. "I'll give some days off. I'll rest Mike Lowell a day or two to keep him fresh. I'll give Youk [Kevin Youkilis] Friday off...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Are Red Sox still in Angels' heads?

Peter Gammons

...closed it. Right now, the Angels are not in overdrive. "Our offense carried us for five months," Mike Scioscia said. "Right now, we're having trouble scoring runs." Their season MVP, Kendry Morales, is in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Red Sox entering a Dicey stretch

Peter Gammons

...the clubhouse like Walter Brennan, yet he is still trying to get back on the mound. Mike Lowell often moves as if he's chained, but he hits and plays as hard as he...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009

NL West is better than you might think

Peter Gammons

Two years ago, four of the five teams in the NL West had better than .500 records, and the Rockies and Diamondbacks played in the NLCS. This season, t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009

Notes on LaRoche and Halladay

Peter Gammons

...pursuit of Roy Halladay, you must be an ESPN Insider. The Red Sox will work LaRoche, Mike Lowell and David Ortiz into the first-base, DH and third-base spots, with Kevin Youkilis moving...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 22, 2009

Phillies must make trade for Halladay

Peter Gammons

There were three Dodgers scouts in Toronto on Sunday, along with Pat Gillick from the Phillies, Gord Ash from the Brewers and a Red Sox delegation. No...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009

AL East becoming a pitching division

Peter Gammons

...case, such as the health of Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell, as well as B.J. Upton's left shoulder. But as we reach the Ides of...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 2009

Meet the next big Fish at Marlins camp

Peter Gammons

JUPITER, Fla. -- I have seen the future, and he is Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound right fielder is coming off a season in whi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2009

Smoltz adjusting to new surroundings

Peter Gammons

...rushing back and introduced him to the strength and conditioning program of Dr. Thomas Gill and trainer Mike Reinold. He realized, upon their first meeting, that Boston manager Terry Francona is like Bobby Cox -- who...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 15, 2009

Don't blame Yankees for living the American way

Peter Gammons

They are, after all, the Yankees, as Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman have so boldly reminded us. Scott Boras knew that, and knew that no matter wh...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2008

Trying to make sense of Teixeira dealings

Peter Gammons

It has been suggested that the best way to decipher the Red Sox-Mark Teixeira negotiations is to pull out your old turntable, put on "Revolution 9" f...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2008

If teams wait, big names could be had by summer

Peter Gammons

To get to the gym at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, one has to go through the casino, and at 5:05 a.m. on Thursday I was reminded that the dark 1995...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2008