Pinboard: bookmarks for sogrady tagged 'boston'

a bunch of folks sent this to me - thanks! - and no wonder, i'm a massive fan of the Downeaster specifically, and rail in general. i don't have train buddies like these folks, but i love the train nonetheless.

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november 2008 by sogrady

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New $tadium widens lead in $tandings

good lord. revenues from the new Yankee Stadium are going to _double_? shit

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august 2008 by sogrady

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» The hottest anyone has ever been Joe Posnanski

"Sorry. Let me write that again. Over those 28 games, Ted Williams hit .522/.619/.957. I’m open to suggestions. But this is an early choice for the hottest anyone has ever been."

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june 2008 by sogrady

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Post-game beating was ‘just plain evil’ - BostonHerald.com

this is a disgrace, and brings shame to the whole town of Boston

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april 2008 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Study: Downeaster an economic engine

it certainly is in my experience

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april 2008 by sogrady

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Oedipus Bronx - New York Times

“Red Sox Nation?” Hank says. “What a bunch of [expletive] that is...Go anywhere in America and you won’t see Red Sox hats and jackets, you’ll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is a Yankee country.” - more klassy commentary from Hankenstein

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february 2008 by sogrady

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Sox trolling for catching help in Japan? - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog

interesting, particularly on top of our catcher hunting in the independent leagues

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february 2008 by sogrady

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You Know You're From Boston When...

comedy

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february 2008 by sogrady

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Make about:blank Your Homepage

boston.com/sports has been my homepage on every browser i've had since it launched

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january 2008 by sogrady

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Over the Monster :: A Boston Red Sox Blog

i was at this game, and it was absolutely absurd. a buddy and i booked over to Crossroads afterwards to grab a pint, and the place was go bananas.

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january 2008 by sogrady

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Roger Clemens - Lies - Steroids - Mitchell Report - Esquire

just...wow

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january 2008 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Red Sox announce start times for games in Japan - Boston.com

"The March 25-26 games against the Athletics in Tokyo both start at 7:07 p.m. Japan time, again, 6:07 a.m. Boston time." - i'm going to have to get up at 4 in the morning to watch the Sox season opener? seriously?

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january 2008 by sogrady

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Boston's babes of summer get a taste of life in the bigs . . . in the winter | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal

"We’ve adapted what we do from the Indians, who have been doing it for about 10 years. We’re not ashamed to say we’re trying to model some things after their player-development system." - you have to love the lack of NIH in the Sox front office righ

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january 2008 by sogrady

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No 'roid rage in clubhouses - The Boston Globe

"A few years back, the Krafts thought of bringing a National League team to Foxborough. Can we put that thought back into their heads?" - umm, why? Boston's not a big enough city to support to two franchises. i really just don't get Cafardo.

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january 2008 by sogrady

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BBTF's Transaction Oracle Discussion :: 2008 ZiPS Projections - Boston Red Sox

couple of these seem a bit off - i'd take the under on Papi, for example and the over on Drew (seriously) - but it otherwise looks very reasonable

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january 2008 by sogrady

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TEAM RUDY'S BOMBER BLUNDER

"Some Rudy Giuliani volunteers bused here from New York City struck out as they went door to door in advance of Tuesday's Granite State primary while wearing caps or jackets of the hated New York Yankees." - hahaha. good luck w/ that in NH

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january 2008 by sogrady

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BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Top 10 Prospects: Boston Red Sox

you have to like BA's take on our farm system: lots of promise

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january 2008 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Peter Gammons Red Sox chat transcript - Boston.com

tons of interesting tidbits in here, for the baseball fan generally, and the Red Sox fan specifically

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january 2008 by sogrady

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BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Bradford Files» Blog Archive » BA names Sox system second best

sweet news

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january 2008 by sogrady

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wbztv.com - Nation's Costliest Highway Project comes to an end

"When the clock runs out on 2007, Boston will quietly mark the end of one of the most tumultuous eras in the city's history: The Big Dig, the nation's most complex and costliest highway project, will officially come to an end." - how many years/$ over?

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december 2007 by sogrady

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ESPN - The wild and wacky from 2007 - MLB

"Maybe the Phillies should have traded for Mariners rookie Ryan Feierabend. He made three straight starts in June and July in which he gave up nine, zero, then 10 runs." - the 0 game? my Sox. drove me absolutely crazy.

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december 2007 by sogrady

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No bluffing on this deal - BostonHerald.com

"As documented in The Inside Track last week, Ramirez’s game-used spandex popped up on eBay. The winning total from 40 bids? $160." - great, my old phone, camera, and accessories together went for less than Manny's spandex

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december 2007 by sogrady

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SI.com - Writers - Frank Deford: Boston spinning with winning, but city has lost charm - Wednesday December 5, 2007 4:17PM

zzzzzzzzz...i have no reservations whatsoever about shedding the lable of loser.

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december 2007 by sogrady

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Red Sox rookie star gets hometown hero's welcome - Boston.com

"Ellsbury is widely believed to be the first Navajo to play major league baseball" - can't wait to watch him play

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november 2007 by sogrady

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The Denver Post - Owner true blue for purple

"I think so," said Monfort. "How did we win 21 out of 22? We got the breaks. And I think they got the breaks. Are they a better team? I don't think so. You give us 10 games against them, we'll beat them six." - stay klassy, Monfort.

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november 2007 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Reporter from Red Sox Nation finds sneers and loathing in the land of Yankees - The Boston Globe

pretty much what i endured during my NYC tenure

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october 2007 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Break on Ortiz's mind: He needs one, Rockies didn't - The Boston Globe

"When the Red Sox clinched the championship after midnight, 87 percent of households in the Boston area with the TV on were tuned into the game." - which begs the question: what's wrong w/ the remaining 13%?

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october 2007 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Prudential Tower lights up for Sox - The Boston Globe

i love this stuff

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october 2007 by sogrady

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Chris Kelly: Wicked and Artful Men - Politics on The Huffington Post

"Mysteries frighten and enrage Boston. They don't like them, and they're always a threat." - can't argue this, sadly.

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october 2007 by sogrady

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Cardboard Regatta - Miguel de Icaza

this is absolutely hilarious

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october 2007 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - With knee aching, Ortiz is given a break - The Boston Globe

"This was the Sox' first 1-0 loss at Fenway Park since Sept. 2, 2001, a game in which...Mussina had a perfect game until pinch hitter Carl Everett singled with two outs in the...the ninth" - how i know i'm a fan: i know where i was for this game.

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september 2007 by sogrady

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FIRE JOE MORGAN: Hey Red Sox, Time To Hang It Up

and people why we don't enjoy the Boston media. my thanks to FJM for taking them out to the woodshed.

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september 2007 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox Playoff Picture - Sports Club Stats

thanks to Ken for sending this over to me: some very interesting math going on to compute probability, likelihood, and so on

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august 2007 by sogrady

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Hoynes' Best Ever: Manny being Manny - cleveland.com

"When the Indians were in Kansas City one year, Ramirez and Julian Tavarez approached two Indians beat reporters and asked if they could borrow $10,000 each. "We each want to buy motorcycles," said Ramirez." - hilarious

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july 2007 by sogrady

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The Boston Red Sox's Sultan of Statistical Analysis - WSJ.com

question everything

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june 2007 by sogrady

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Cabrera rips Yankees fans - Los Angeles Times

or, as Mike Meyers once put it, Boston fans love baseball, Yankees fans like winning; i miss having O-Cab around

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may 2007 by sogrady

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The Feeding the Monster Blog — In which the author discusses Boston, the Red Sox, the media, and very occasionally popular music. » Mathematical proof of what we’ve always known: the Sox really are the nicer team

another reason to root for the Good Guys (as if you needed more)

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may 2007 by sogrady

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BBTF's Bullpen Mechanics Discussion :: Let’s talk about Arm Slot--A video review of Jonathan Papelbon

much as i like Papelbon in the bullpen, the prospect of him getting hurt is terrifying

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may 2007 by sogrady

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The Soxaholix: Words are very unnecessary

"No we don't. We need to prolong the moment by pretending it doesn't even exist. I mean, 'what moment?' " - precisely

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may 2007 by sogrady

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Feld Thoughts - My Love Hate Relationship with Boston

i personally only have a love relationship with Boston

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may 2007 by sogrady

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Funds and game for A's - The Boston Globe

"Shirley Elizabeth Zeegers, 79, of Fort Pierce, Fla., and Oxford, died Sunday evening between the third and fourth consecutive home runs of the night by her beloved Red Sox. Some suspect she may have had an influence in the fourth home run."

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april 2007 by sogrady

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The Big Lead » blog » Let’s Give It Up For Jackie Robinson, the Most Important Ballplayer in Baseball History

most important, bar none. few could have endured what he did. and despite the Red Sox' shameful history re: race relations (we could have signed Mays, but declined), i remain very proud of Ted Williams' efforts to bring equality to the league

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april 2007 by sogrady

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ESPN.com - INSIDER - Peter Gammons Blog

Mudcat Grant, Vic Power, Pumpsie Green and Earl Wilson had to stay in a segregated...hotel. The bellman...refused to get the bags. [Ted] Williams came in from dinner, and asked what was wrong. Grant told him. Williams ordered the bellman to get the bags.

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april 2007 by sogrady

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Raible Designs | Matt Raible's discussions on Java and Web Development

wherein Matt visits the cradle of all that is good and right with the world

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april 2007 by sogrady

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BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Clubhouse Insider» Blog Archive » No Dice On Patriots Day

"The new rotation for the next series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...will have Tim Wakefield starting tomorrow night followed by...Julian Tavarez on Monday." - YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.

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april 2007 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Red Sox spring training - Guide to Fort Myers - Boston.com

practical mashups, exhibit a - judos to the Globe team for this; more towns should do things like this

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february 2007 by sogrady

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DenverPost.com - Salary stance ties Rockies to the "Menudo rule"

"In the end, the Rockies walked away from the Red Sox when Boston wouldn't part with a prospect. Colorado didn't want a deal that had had all the warmth of an ATM transaction." - fine, but Monfort didn't have to go public w/ names, the idiot

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february 2007 by sogrady

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Happy Groundhogs Day on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

comedy; Boston needs to accept responsibility for the debacle, and stop blaming the artists

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february 2007 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Curt answers given - The Boston Globe

"I think there's things that you write that are absolutely and totally unequivocally uncalled for. I think you take personal vendettas to the paper." - amen. precisely why i never read Shaughnessy anymore

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february 2007 by sogrady

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Schneier on Security: Non-Terrorist Embarrassment in Boston

To advertise..."Aqua Teen Hunger Force," the network put up 38 blinking signs (kind of like Lite Brites)...The Boston police decided -- with absolutely no supporting evidence -- that these were bombs and shut down parts of the city. - Schneier's right

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february 2007 by sogrady

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Adult Swim cartoon turmoil exposed an advertising generation gap - The Boston Globe

"Boston was one of 10 cities around the nation where the guerilla ads appeared, but nowhere else did they cause security concerns and set a city on edge." - really don't get what happened here, how the city overreacted so badly

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february 2007 by sogrady

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Boston.com / Beyond The Big Dig / Case Studies

have been meaning to bookmark this, but this is fascinating from a land use perspective

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january 2007 by sogrady

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Machine Shop » The Hype Machine Wins Best of Mashup Camp 3

could not be more psyched that Anthony won - LOVE the Hype Machine

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january 2007 by sogrady

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Sox tickets on sale - Extra Bases - Boston.com

ah dammit - i'm going to be in the woods somewhere around Aspen Saturday morning; someone get me tickets

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january 2007 by sogrady

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FutureBoston@MashupCamp

more on this later, but really hope to see something out of this

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january 2007 by sogrady

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Wired 15.01: 10 Top Tech Towns

alas, Denver doesn't make the cut

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january 2007 by sogrady

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Boston.com / Beyond The Big Dig / Case Studies

Marine Park also has a great little baseball field, where i just used to play a lot of wiffle back in the day

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january 2007 by sogrady

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ESPN.com - MLB/HOTSTOVE06 - Kurkjian: Fenway still leads the way

nothing beats Fenway

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january 2007 by sogrady

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Weather alarm at Churbuck.com

David commenting on the absurd weather in Boston - it was literally 70's when i was there this past weekend, and as i point out in a comment the benefits to that don't come without a cost

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january 2007 by sogrady

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Feld Thoughts - I'm Moving Back to Boston

i actually had the opposite reaction: Boston was scary warm when i was back, and it was more than a bit disconcerting

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january 2007 by sogrady

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Mayor extends a grace period on parking flap - The Boston Globe

Wintertime parking has been an explosive issue in South Boston, where some residents yesterday seemed resolute to keep their spaces...''If he tries to enforce the 48-hour rule, there will be a South Boston Irish uprising" - old article, but makes the poin

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january 2007 by sogrady

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Hometown Hero - Theo Epstein Trade Analysis

interesting analysis of Theo's trade record, which is decidedly mixed

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january 2007 by sogrady

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MaineToday.com | News Update: Downeaster celebrates 5th yeari

i LOVE the Downeaster; best way to travel to Boston, hands down - service to Brunswick would be absolutely outstanding. really tired of the "subsidy" tag, however - look into the highway system, guys

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december 2006 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Sox: Nixon in '07? - The Boston Globe

though not definite, the "Sox are likely to offer salary arbitration to free agent outfielder Trot Nixon by today's deadline" says the Globe; nothing would make me happier - i love Trot Nixon

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december 2006 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Sox, Drew close - The Boston Globe

if Drew signs, and Manny is traded, i wonder if there's any possibility of Nixon returning? Nixon/Crisp/Drew would certainly be an above average defensive outfield, you'd have (in theory) Pena to cope w/ the inevitable injury

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november 2006 by sogrady

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BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Top 10 Prospects: Boston Red Sox

for the Sox fans in the audience

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november 2006 by sogrady

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Duffy's Cliff

outstanding

via:Edward boston redsox community wikipedia reference
november 2006 by sogrady

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Boston Globe Doesn't Deliver For the Times - WSJ.com

"Whatever ails our industry got to Boston first," says Ken Chandler, editor of the rival newspaper, the Boston Herald. "It's the Internet. It's all the choices people have for their time." - like the man says, show some adaptability

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october 2006 by sogrady

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The Soxaholix

why was i not told about this? i want an explanation on my desk, tomorrow, you hear me?

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october 2006 by sogrady

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Fire Brand of the American League: New Pitching Coach for the Sox Archives

looks like we have a new pitching coach; don't know him, but pedigree sounds good

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october 2006 by sogrady

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Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Boston Red Sox

"The best pitcher I've ever seen is Pedro Martinez." - that makes two of us

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october 2006 by sogrady

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Brownie Points: Trot to the finish line?

thoughts on one of my favorite Sox players of all time

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september 2006 by sogrady

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Boston Red Sox - Warning: These truths may hurt - The Boston Globe

"Once upon a time, losing brought a brief period of sorrow. Now it brings rage. The rest of the season, I fear, will not be much fun. The truth is we need to sit down and figure out what sports are all about. We've lost our way."

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august 2006 by sogrady

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Mono User and Developers Conference - Miguel de Icaza

hmm...i would definitely like to go to this. need to see if i can make that happen

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august 2006 by sogrady

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