Peter Gammons: With Pomeranz, Red Sox pitching staff is theoretically set
The cost was an 18-year old pitcher Pedro Martinez called “one guy we cannot trade,” but there is cost attached to finishing last in three of the last four seasons with a starters’ earned run average...
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David Price, with his insanely strange career mark against the Rangers (3-5, 5.52 in 13 regular season games, plus 1-6, 5.48 in six playoff starts and one relief appearance), by far his lifetime...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: Offseason notes, turning to 2017
As a historic World Series and histrionic post-season gives way to another season, it has been interesting to listen to voices from people different than we are. One club president with decades of...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: 7 questions to be answered by 2017 Red Sox
Ft. MYERS, Fla.—The fact is that the Red Sox are supposed to win. They are today’s George Steinbrenner Yankees. Since John Henry brought Dave Dombrowski in to replace Ben Cherington in August, 2015,...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: The archaic, arbitrary, and unwritten rules of beaning
Manny Machado made a late, bad slide Friday. He didn’t read the situation, as Dustin Pedroia was stretched out towards Xander Bogaerts, back turned to first base, and had no intention of turning a...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: State of the MLB at the Summer Solstice
The Summer Solstice arrived and the sun rose on Buzzard’s Bay on three remarkable facts: –Two rookies named Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger led their leagues in home runs, 46 between them, and...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: David Price’s anticipated return to the bullpen
In his two simulated game outings during the week, there was a sense of normalcy to David Price. He was animated and enthusiastic. The other four Red Sox starting pitchers came out from the clubhouse...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: Chris Sale, Pomeranz, health concerns, and more Red Sox thoughts
Be honest, if not for Chris Sale and Craig Kimbrel, the Red Sox today would be focused on beating out the Angels for the second card or next year. So unless they have to use Sale Sunday or Monday,...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: After due celebration, Alex Cora will quickly refocus on Boston
LOS ANGELES—It has been a long year for Alex Cora, exhausting at time. He assembled and ran the Puerto Rican team that finished second in the World Baseball Classic. He served as A.J. Hinch’s LBJ, a...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: Cora and Red Sox in search of identity for 2018 and beyond
It wasn’t as if the Red Sox 2017 season was 1965 all over again. They won 93 games and the division for the second year in a row. But even as they tried to battle back against the World Champion...
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