So I’ll be here in Hawai’i (sunset pictures from Ala Moana Park and Diamond Head) for another week or so and that means you might have to see pictures occasionally that I’ve been taking while I’m out here.
Obviously, it was another day without the beloved Boston Red Sox playing baseball. We won’t get that around any parts of Red Sox Nation until about 135 days (give or take a few). Yes I know that sucks but them’s the breaks of having a team fall apart in front of you.
However, one of the teams who played an outside part in the demise of the local nine, the Tampa Bay Rays, was eliminated yesterday by the Texas Rangers as former Red Sox third baseman Adrian Beltre hit three home runs.
But what strikes me is a quote that Beltre gave after the game (quote courtesy of @redsox1234):
“I love it here. Great chemistry. Everyone roots for everyone else. I was never on a team like that before.”
Strong words folks considering on the outside, the 2010 Red Sox looked pretty solid as a team. Sure the injuries took a toll on them last year as they did this year but that’s a pretty damning quote in my opinion. Maybe Beltre was just pissed from the all head rubbing he got last year.
But it really makes you wonder that if this was happening last year, how bad was it this year?
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Red Sox must address Epstein situation soon [Boston Globe]
Cubs are asking to talk to Epstein [Boston Globe]
Source: Cubs ask about Theo Epstein [Boston Herald]
Muskrats make ‘offer’ to Terry Francona [Boston Herald]
Papi under microscope [Boston Herald]
Looking ahead: The infield [Boston Herald]
Work left to be done [Boston Herald]
Alienation: Take me to your leader [Boston Herald]
Digging through the Red Sox rubble [Chad Finn’s Touching All The Bases]
Mackanin, Alomar, Martinez on Sox’ list of candidates [CSN New England]
Epstein could follow Francona out the door [CSN New England]
Looking to make their marks in Arizona [ESPN Boston]
A look at Sox prospects playing Fall ball [ESPN Boston]
Henry surfaces with a tweet, and a dodge [ESPN Boston]
Mackanin definitely interested in Sox job [ESPN Boston]
Daisuke Matsuzaka throws for first time since Tommy John surgery [Full Count]
Even Adrian Beltre thought Red Sox made a ‘good decision’ last offseason [Full Count]
Cubs reportedly ask for permission to talk to Red Sox GM Theo Epstein [Full Count]
Marco Scutaro, Josh Reddick Among Question Marks for 2012 in Red Sox Positional Breakdown [NESN.com]
Red Sox Mailbag: Starting Managerial Hunt, Looking at John Lackey’s Future in Boston [NESN.com]
A one-sided argument for Sox infield [Providence Journal]
Sox owner: Interviews for new manager may start next week [Providence Journal]
Tony’s Top 5 managers in Red Sox history [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]
Examining the Red Sox way [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]
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