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Adrian Gonzalez’ comments from earlier in the week lead me to ask whether the Red Sox made a mistake in bringing him to Boston Boston Globe columnist Peter Abraham posted an interesting article on Boston.com yesterday morning on the subject of...

In spite of blowing last night’s contest, closer Jonathan Papelbon is not on my list of the Top 10 Reasons the club fell apart in September… this debacle was about more than one game. Pundits across the baseball universe are characterizin...

The Chicago Defender ran a story in which Jackie Robinson declared that he was rooting AGAINST the Red Sox as the pennant race wound down. Robinson said: “Because of Boston owner Tom Yawkey, I’d like to see them lose. He is probably one o...

In 1929, Joe Sewell set a major league record by playing in his 115th consecutive game without striking out. In 1931, Lefty Grove became the first pitcher since 1920 to win thirty games… he would be the last to do so until the Tigers’ Den...

In 1922, George Sisler’s 41-game hit streak was stopped by New York’s Joe Bush — the same pitcher the streak had begun against back on July 27th. In 1956, Mickey Mantle hit his 50th home run, making him only the eighth player in maj...