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      Nothing to worry about or troubling sign? Rays sweep Red Sox.

      April 19, 2010 /

      Before the first know-it-all reminds me, I’m fully aware that the 2010 MLB season is only 13 games old. We’re not even a quarter of the way through the season and considering teams go on winning and losing streaks all the time, it’s hardly time to hit the panic button.

      That said, what the hell was that, Red Sox?

      The Rays are a damn fine baseball club, one that will compete for the AL Wild Card throughout the year as long as their pitching stays consistent. I’m completely fine with residing to the fact that the Rays are just better than the Red Sox, but even as good as Tampa is, its not that good to walk into Fenway and make Boston look like the Orioles. In their four-game sweep, the Rays outscored Boston 24-9 even though they faced Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and John Lackey. That’s unprecedented.

      The Red Sox are now 4-9 to start he season, which is their worst record after 13 games in 15 years. Given how good their pitching is and how much veteran talent they have on their roster, the Sox aren’t going to be this bad all season. In fact, they could easily put together a nice run over the next couple weeks, get back to .500 and put this slow start behind them.

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      Yankee fan Jay-Z sues Big Papi over club name

      April 16, 2010 /

      Rapper/Yankee fan Jay-Z is suing Red Sox part-time slugger David Ortiz after Big Papi named his Dominican nightclub Forty-Forty, which is the same name that the hip hop artist uses for his chain of nightclubs in the states.

      From ESPN.com:

      The lawsuit, filed Thursday in a federal court in Manhattan, accuses Ortiz and his sister of naming their Santo Domingo club Forty-Forty in the hopes of trading in on the rapper’s name.

      The suit seeks more than $5 million in damages and for Ortiz to forfeit any use of the name.

      He promoted the sports bar and lounge by dropping references to it in rap hits like “Dirt Off Your Shoulder.” The pair subsequently opened up 40/40 clubs in Las Vegas and Atlantic City and have licensed the name to operators in Tokyo and Macau.

      I would say that this was a smart tactic by Jay-Z by attempting to get Big Papi distracted, but considering Ortiz is only hitting a buck fifty right now there’s really nothing to distract him from.


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      Lowell forsees retirement after this season

      April 10, 2010 /

      In a pre-game interview earlier today, Mike Lowell said this would likely be his final season in baseball.

      From the Boston Herald:

      Lowell, who will make his first start of the season tonight here against the Royals, was discussing his situation as a bench player with the Red Sox when he was asked if he’s already looking forward to next year, when he would be eligible to sign with another team and perhaps play every day.

      “No, I don’t,” Lowell said, “Because this probably is my last year.”

      Lowell, only 36, said he has been pondering retirement following this season ever since he re-signed with the Red Sox after the 2007 World Series. At that time, Lowell probably could have signed a four-year contract (the Phillies were among his most aggressive suitors and may have given him a four-year deal). Instead, he signed a three-year, $37.5 million extension with the Red Sox. This is the final year of that contract.

      With four All-Star selections and two World Series championships to his credit, Lowell’s had quite a career and shouldn’t have any reservations about calling it quits.


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      MLB Roundup: Red-hot Renteria, Lee’s bad news & the BoSox’s early woes

      April 10, 2010 /

      Giants 5, Braves 4
      Quick, name the team with the best record in baseball. The Yankees? Sorry – they’re currently only .500. The answer would be the Giants, who have begun the year 4-0 after coming from behind to the beat the Braves 5-4 in 13 innings on Friday. Quick, name the hottest hitter in the league right now. If you said Albert Pujols, then punch yourself in the ear because you’re wrong. If you said Edgar Renteria, you’re right, but you probably only said that to be a wiseass – so the jokes on you. Renteria is batting an astonishing .688 to start the year after going 3-for-5 with a game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, which helped San Fran erase a 4-2 deficit. I don’t know how Pablo Sandoval slimmed down and stole Renteria’s jersey without anyone seeing, but there’s no way that’s the real Edgar Renteria.

      Rangers 6, Mariners 2
      Nelson Cruz abused the Mariners on Friday, going 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored in the Rangers’ 6-2 victory. Seattle is hitting .199 as a team and was 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position. It was the club’s fourth straight loss and making matters worse, it was revealed that Cliff Lee might not come off the disabled list until May now.

      Royals 4, Red Sox 3
      It’s early, but you know things are bad in Boston when they’re losing to Kansas City. Rick Ankiel (yes, that Rick Ankiel) hit a go-ahead two-run single off Daniel Bard in the eighth inning of the Royals’ 4-3 win over the BoSox on Friday night. It was the fourth hit of the night for Ankiel, who also hit a solo home run and drove in three runs. Not a bad night for the newcomer, who helped sent Boston spiraling to a 1-3 start.

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      Umpire rips Yankees and Red Sox for slow play

      April 8, 2010 /

      If you’ve been annoyed by the way the Yankees and Red Sox have turned some games into four-hour marathons, then you’re not alone.

      This is what umpire Joe West had to say following New York’s recent three game series in Boston (from ESPN.com):

      “They’re the two clubs that don’t try to pick up the pace,” said West, the chief of the umpiring crew working the three-game series, according to the report. “They’re two of the best teams in baseball. Why are they playing the slowest?

      “It’s pathetic and embarrassing. They take too long to play,” he said, according to the report.

      During Tuesday night’s game, home plate umpire Angel Hernandez denied a number of requested time outs in the batter’s box. West did not allow Hernandez to comment, according to the report.

      “All of baseball looks to these two clubs to pick up the pace,” West said, according to the report. “[Hernandez] did everything he could. The players aren’t working with us.”

      Seeing as how everything in baseball revolves around the Yankees and Red Sox, it makes sense that these are the two teams that have been accused of setting the pace of games. If this trend continues, then MLB should take West’s comments to heart and do something about the situation. They could always limit the number of meetings that pitchers have with catchers per inning and also make batters keep one foot in the box at all times.

      Personally, I don’t want to see any rules changed. Baseball is a slow game by nature and not everything in life has to be freaking rushed. But there’s a problem when two teams play a three hour and 46 minute game like the Yankees and Red Sox did on Sunday night and the contest didn’t even go into extras. If it has to, MLB should step in.


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