Category: Players

Leigh Teixeira has no idea what awaits her

Let’s see.  Mark Teixeira gets an enormous contract from the New York Yankees.  Mark Teixeira is also, historically, a very slow starter. Yankees fans are somewhat notorious for booing their high-paid players who don’t perform well on demand. Yeah, April…

It must not mean what he thinks it means

So Chipper Jones has just had enough of the Mets and the Phillies – especially Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Beltran. These two teams are constantly going at each other verbally. You know, win with class, lose with class.…

…everybody has one!

I’d like to know why so many Boston sports writers (and Boston sports fans) are using the “If you say that the front office didn’t screw up you’re in denial” or “If you say you didn’t want Teixeira on your…

Molasses to Rum

I don’t know that I’ve ever read Brian MacPherson from the Union Leader before, but if this article is any indication, I’m not missing much. Okay, that’s a bit harsh.  MacPherson isn’t a terrible writer, just a stereotypical member of…