Author: Thomas Howland

Chris Sale Pitches A Gem

While you were busy watching the Bruins in the Eastern Conference Finals, or the Celtics ping pong balls, Chris Sale…

The Celtics Are Just Getting Started

The Celtics are not finished. Everyone and their Podcast partner is writing them off. Boston sports radio is dancing over…

Red Sox Demise Vastly Overstated

The Red Sox aren’t exactly Arya Stark, and the AL East isn’t exactly the Night King. But yesterday the Red…

Red Sox – Rays Series Preview

Right now the Red Sox are poor Ned Umber. Nailed to a wall of poor performances, turned by the Night…

Blake Swihart DFA’d

Why? Why? Sandy Leon is hitting .120 in Pawtucket, after hitting .177 last year. Christian Vazquez is hitting .195, and…

Red Sox-Yankees Series Preview

When the Red Sox and Yankees usually meet it is a contest of an immovable object vs an unstoppable force. In this case the immovable object is a losing record for both teams, the unstoppable force injury on one side and mediocrity on the other.

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Stop It: Chris Sale Will Be Fine

All over the airwaves I'm hearing concern about Chris Sale. His velocity was the lowest of his career last start. You can't pay Frank Tanana or Jamie Moyer or Koji Uehara $30 Million a year. He's got to be injured. Would the Red Sox let Chris Sale pitch if he were injured? Not a chance. They shut him down the whole second half last year because of shoulder discomfort. Every single pitcher in baseball has shoulder discomfort. Cora and his merry men would not risk Sale's health.