In The Wake Of An Epic Collapse, Troubling Insights Into The Mind Of Adrian Gonzalez

September 30, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · 1 Comment

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 accountability. In the wake of the ballclub’s September debacle, he neatly juxtaposed the reactions […]

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The Calm After The Storm

February 17, 2011 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

Yesterday’s deadline came and went. Â Albertageddon peaked yesterday morning, but by the end of the day had calmed back down. Â Life goes on. The man himselfÂ showed up today at camp. Â He spent a good half an hour talking to the press, in a situationÂ reminiscentÂ of Mark McGwire’s address to the media last spring training. Â McGwire spoke […]

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