The Jacoby Factor

This
post is mostly about when Jacoby was a boy. It also tells about his older life and when he was in the minor leagues. My favorite part is when they talk about how he got to the Red Sox.
from boston.com: As a Native American warrior, your ultimate triumph in battle was not [...]

Yanks’ Pettitte reports no problems after bullpen session

I wonder how Andy Pettitte wil do after all that stress? He is one of my favorite pitchers and I hope he does well. But I can’t trust Roger. from cbs.sportsline.com: TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte threw 25 pitches off a bullpen mound Friday [...]

Ellsbury, Buchholz at head of their class

Every good team has good young players, like the Boston Red Sox, Rockies, and so on. But that dosen’t mean I don’t like old players, like Manny or Papi. The story below talks about young players.

~from Boston Herald:
Red Sox [team stats] rookie sensations Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz are on the [...]

Bonds’ trial pushed to 2009

from freep.com: The federal perjury case against baseball’s home run king was put on hold for three months Friday, with prosecutors telling a judge they plan to obtain a new indictment. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston had told prosecutors Feb. 29 to fix their original indictment because it lumped multiple allegations into too few [...]

Red Sox ace Beckett slated to pitch Sunday in Florida

from espn: While his Boston Red Sox teammates are playing baseball in Japan, Josh Beckett is in Florida working his way back from back spasms. Beckett, the ace of Boston’s pitching staff, threw a 45-pitch bullpen session at the team minor league complex on Friday, according to reports. The right-hander, who [...]

Coach Knight Breaks Down W. Kentucky’s Buzzer Beater

Tyler’s off to good start

~from stltoday: In the past two weeks, Hansbrough has been recognized as national player of the year by Sporting News and Sports Illustrated. So what if his eyes were bulging out of his head on the SI cover?
“That’s the kind of look I have when I’m playing,” he said.
The honors mean Hansbrough’s No. [...]

Cinderella’s new address

~from si: TAMPA, Fla. — The Villanova band chanted as the final seconds ticked away early Saturday morning on the No. 12 seed Wildcats’ 75-69 win against fifth-seeded Clemson. “UP-SET CI-TY! UP-SET CI-TY!”
Cinderella still has her castle about 70 miles up Interstate 4 in Orlando, but she also has a place by the water. [...]

Businesses Escape the Wrath of March Madness

~from the wall street journal: Did productivity grind to a standstill in your office the last two days? If so, blame college basketball fans who watched the NCAA tournament online.
Every year, we wait with baited breath for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, otherwise known as March Madness. Not because we’re hoops fans, but [...]

Tim Wakefield news

~My friend Michael McCann said this: Even though Wakefield has long talked about the importance of having Mirabelli as his personal catcher, it doesn’t appear anyone on the Sox spoke with Wakefield before the team released his favorite catcher and close friend. From Redsox.com (between the asterisks): [...]