SABR - BBTF Chapter: Hotel Reservation Link for SABR43

About time!

Hotel reservation link is also accessible through the convention site.

Sox Therapy: Close Reading Rainbow

The big Francona/Shaughnessy tell-some book on Tito’s tenure in Boston will be available for purchase in a week, so its juiciest sections are getting the usual pre-publication flogging on sports media.  It looks like Sports Illustrated will be publishing longer excerpts soon, but a few bits have been made available already.  (The best run-down is probably in Gordon Edes’ piece on ESPN Boston.)  My reaction is mostly that if this is the worst that Shaughnessy could coax from Tito, then Tito is ...

Hall of Merit: Luis Gonzalez and Steve Finley

Luis Gonzalez is eligible in 2014. Steve Finley was eligible in 2012.

Hall of Merit: David Wells and Kenny Rogers

Wells was eligible in 2013. Rogers is eligible in 2014.

Hall of Merit: Jeff Kent

eligible in 2014

Hall of Merit: Mike Mussina

eligible in 2014

Hall of Merit: Tom Glavine

eligible in 2014

Hall of Merit: Frank Thomas

eligible in 2014

Hall of Merit: Greg Maddux

eligible in 2014

Sox Therapy: Minor Help

Not So Nasty Nate made a comment the other day about the Sox’ lack of depth on the corners that resonated with me.  I got to thinking about some players who are a bit off the radar and might contribute in 2013.  I’m pretty geared up for my Spring Training trip (52 days!) so count this as a little list of non-big name guys I’m hoping to check out somewhat closely while I’m there (thus ending their careers in the process).  Plus, a thread that isn’t all-Hall of Fame all the time seems useful;