The weekend trade/salary dump by the Red Sox is still the topic of conversation, and attention is turning to how the future will play out for this franchise. What will the 2013 Red Sox look like, who will be the manager, and will they even be competitive? Where do Red Sox go from here? A … Continue reading Still Trying To Absorb Sox Mega-Deal, Patriots Sign Up Hernandez
When Ben Cherington ascended to the position of GM of the Red Sox, he made sure to call attention to his own deliberate style, noting that he tends to gather as much information as possible and not rush into decisions. I'll admit, I've had my moments where I felt that this quality of my NH … Continue reading Ben Cherington, Red Sox Send Clear Message With Blockbuster
Wow. Any other season, and last night's game would've been looked at as just a crazy, infuriating but entertaining game. For this team, it's just another night at the ballpark, and another kick in the nuts. The insane 14-13 extra innings loss to the Angels was epically painful. Much like the entire season has been. … Continue reading Another Epic Loss For Sox, Patriots Set For Tampa
The Red Sox fell to the Angels 7-3 and now have 14 losses in the month of August. The last time the Red Sox lost 14 games in August was all the way back in 2003 with Grady Little as manager. Clay Buchholz allowed a season-high and tied a career-high by allowing 12 hits in … Continue reading Red Sox fall to six games under .500
Playing the first of three games in an 11-day span Bill Belichick decided to rest many of the Patriots starters, including Tom Brady, Wes Welker, Rob Gronkowski, Jerod Mayo, Vince Wilfork and many more. The end result was a 27-17 loss to the Eagles on Monday Night Football in an ugly, sloppy game. The Eagles played … Continue reading Patriots fall to Eagles as many starters sit, Red Sox still in news on off day
Wait, what? I mean Springsteen, of course. While I honestly don't mind, and actually enjoy his music, I am SO glad he's finally finished up his local concerts at Fenway and Gillette. What is it with sports media and Bruce Springsteen? What exactly about him turns middle-aged white men into quivering teenage girls? I'm reminded … Continue reading Bruce Is Gone, Let’s Move On
There are plenty of things to criticize the Boston media for. The failure of the 2012 Red Sox is not one of them. That's all on the team, from top to bottom.My SB Nation Boston media column deals with that topic more in depth, except it's not posted yet. I'll link it when it is. … Continue reading Blaming Media The Wrong Move For Sox Ownership, 1510 To Rise From The Ashes?
The Orioles scored five times in the fifth inning, the only inning in which they scored runs all night, which was good enough for a 5-3 win over the Red Sox Wednesday night. The Red Sox are now four games under .500 for the first time since May 13. Starter Aaron Cook oddly enough had … Continue reading Red Sox lose second straight to Orioles
By now, you've all likely read the story on Yahoo! Sports by Jeff Passan about the July meeting that Red Sox players held with management to express their unhappiness with manager Bobby Valentine. So again, just like with Buster Olney's story, and Passan's earlier stuff, how does a national guy get this story ahead of … Continue reading Local Media Burned Again on Red Sox Story
Michael Felger has been a member of the Boston sports media since 1992 when he graduated from Boston University. He has spent time with a number of media outlets with various roles for each from beat reporter to now radio and television host. He has become one of the most prominent members of the Boston … Continue reading Q&A with Michael Felger
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