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Story | June 02, 2009A brief history of the phrase "Manny Being Manny"
Mike Hume...coaches and teammates to games, promised them tickets, then forgot to leave them. The article's author, Terry Pluto, wrote that his friends weren't angry, they assumed it was just "Manny being Manny." Translation...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009The Morning According to Us
Paul Kix...for such a power hitter.) If the Red Sox—either Jason Varitek, the captain, or Terry Francona, the manager—can't keep in check a player as talented as Manny, that is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009Extra Credit
Jeff BradleyThe Red Sox may be idiots, but their captain, Jason Varitek, is one of the smartest men in the game
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2008A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PHRASE "MANNY BEING MANNY"
Mike Hume...coaches and teammates to games, promised them tickets, then forgot to leave them. The article's author, Terry Pluto, wrote that his friends weren't angry, they assumed it was just "Manny being Manny." Translation...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008CLIP REEL: THE SOX/RAYS RIVALRY (?)
Ted Bauer...won, 10-3. Obligatory "must read" piece on Joe Maddon. Close to obligatory "must read" on Terry Francona, and it was written by Peter King! Ha! Good Rays piece (cover story, no less) that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2008Green Means Go
Ryan McGeeEach throw is an act of defiance. What happens when a Nascar juggernaut joins forces with a baseball superpower? If Roush Fenway racing has its way, it will transform how both sports do business
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2008TERRY FRANCONA
Steve WulfHow did Terry Francona lead the Red Sox to their second World Series sweep in four years? By always treating his players with respect—even when doing so gets him skewered by fans.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2008MLB
...homers in 43 postseason games for the Sox. "We're trying not to overwhelm Jason,'' says Terry Francona. "I gave him the 'Don't try too hard' speech, knowing he was probably going to...
Story | Conversation | August 13, 2008170 POUNDS OF MOUTH
Jeff BradleyAs Boston's relentless agitator, Dustin Pedroia dishes out a never-ending stream of smack. Good thing he can back it up.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2008BUSTER OLNEY'S BASEBALL AT THE BREAK
PACK YOUR BAGSBilly Beane will swap players no matter where the Athletics are in the standings. So RHPs Rich Harden, Huston Street and Joe Blanton are...
Story | Conversation | July 01, 2008THE SPORTING EQUIVALENCY: GREG KINNEAR
Ted Bauer...interest in Baby Mama? Greg Kinnear's MLB Equivalent: Dan Uggla We were gonna go with Terry Francona here for a second, since both him and Kinnear went to University of Arizona around the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 17, 2008SECOND LOOK … JON LESTER, A YEAR LATER
Ryan McGee...back to Boston. He recalls the conversations he had with Lester at that time, and particularly, Terry Francona.] During Monday night's post-no-hitter celebration at Fenway Park, I sat up on the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2008IMPATIENT OUPTAIENT: AFTER A BOUT WITH CANCER, JON LESTER LOBBIES FOR ANOTHER SHOT
Ryan McGee...will allow. "The speed of Jon's recovery has blown everyone away, including the doctors, says Terry Francona, who stayed in touch with Lester and his family throughout the winter. "He lost a lot...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2008NOW IT'S PERSONAL
Jorge Arangure Jr.The two best baseball players ever from Colombia, Edgar Renteria and Orlando Cabrera, are engaged in a bitter feud and trading verbal attacks. It's going to be a long, hot summer in the AL Central.
Story | Conversation | April 21, 2008EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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