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1. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: February 20, 2006 at 04:15 PM (#1869221)

Globe: David Ortiz is wicked awesome.

Not news to anyone really, but I just love David Ortiz interviews anyway.

2. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: February 20, 2006 at 04:17 PM (#1869226)

Globe: David Wells and Matt Clement both had knee surgery.

Did everyone else know that? I didn't know that.

3. philly Posted: February 20, 2006 at 04:31 PM (#1869239)

Wells yes, Clement no.

4. Josh Posted: February 20, 2006 at 05:17 PM (#1869283)

There was some news that Clement wanted a 2d opinion before he had his knee scoped at the end of last season. But, I don't recall a follow-up story to say it happened. It was team recommended, iirc.

I don't think it is anything new.

5. Toby Posted: February 20, 2006 at 05:30 PM (#1869299)

Jim,

are you saying you want news sources (e.g. Boston Globe), or actual articles (e.g. story X that ran in the Globe on day Y)?

6. villageidiom Posted: February 20, 2006 at 06:35 PM (#1869353)

Edit: By the way, when the news pages are activated, all site members will have the ability to directly submit articles into the team pages.

If Sox Therapy gets inundated with articles about the Yankees - or Diamondbacks prospects, I suppose - I won't be thrilled with this policy.

are you saying you want news sources (e.g. Boston Globe), or actual articles (e.g. story X that ran in the Globe on day Y)?

I'd read it as the former. If so, then I'd recommend Call of the Green Monster, if only for the occasional laugh.

7. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: February 20, 2006 at 06:40 PM (#1869358)

vi, how is that different from people linking those articles in actual therapy threads?

anyhow, I know *I* won't be linking any Dbacks prospects articles in Sox therapy.

8. Jim Furtado

Posted: February 20, 2006 at 06:41 PM (#1869359)

If Sox Therapy gets inundated with articles about the Yankees - or Diamondbacks prospects, I suppose - I won't be thrilled with this policy.

A mechanism will be in place for reporting miscategorized articles. A member who repeatedly violates the posting guidelines will lose the ability to post.

are you saying you want news sources (e.g. Boston Globe), or actual articles (e.g. story X that ran in the Globe on day Y)?

For now, I'm looking for sources.

9. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: February 20, 2006 at 06:46 PM (#1869370)

correction:

I know *I* won't be linking any Dbacks prospects articles in Sox therapy, anymore.

10. Famous Original Joe C Posted: February 20, 2006 at 06:48 PM (#1869372)

BPro's Top 50 Prospects

Of note for us:

11. Dustin Pedroia
36. Jon Papelbon
45. Craig Hansen

Lester is not listed.

11. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: February 20, 2006 at 06:48 PM (#1869374)

Jim, does that mean that EVERY single baseball team will get its own section? Otherwise, where would I link an article on the Dbacks without miscategorizing it? Aside from the main section, that is?

12. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: February 20, 2006 at 06:51 PM (#1869381)

Lester is not listed.

The list was certainly put together by enemies of Sox nation, most likely by the right wing Yankees contingent spearheaded by Goldman and Jaffe at BPro. And Bill Bavasi must have bribed the guys at Bpro, because the list loves the mariners...

13. villageidiom Posted: February 20, 2006 at 07:21 PM (#1869417)

A mechanism will be in place for reporting miscategorized articles. A member who repeatedly violates the posting guidelines will lose the ability to post.

Cool. Thanks, Jim. I should've known you'd have a plan.

vi, how is that different from people linking those articles in actual therapy threads?

Not much different. If we have a thread with 50 posts, and 40 are trolling, I'm annoyed. If we have a whole section of the site with 50 articles, and 40 are trolling, I'm annoyed.

Note my prior use of the word "inundated". If it's in small volume it's easy to ignore and does not detract from my enjoyment of ST.

14. villageidiom Posted: February 20, 2006 at 07:27 PM (#1869421)

Lester is not listed.

TINSTATPOTTPL. There Is No Such Thing As Thirty Percent Of Their Top Prospect List.

15. Toby Posted: February 20, 2006 at 07:33 PM (#1869431)

Many probably already know this, but a good starting point is bostonsportsmedia.com. That is worth treating as a "source" in its own right. If you go to that site, you will find lots and lots of links to Red Sox sources.

Jim, I'd suggest you go there and glean as many links as you can. Then build off of that.

16. Buzzards Bay Posted: February 21, 2006 at 12:50 AM (#1869801)

Interview now on Fox now: Tanguay/Dickerson ask bullpen or rotation
J.Papelbon answer"I'll have a sit down with Theo and Al Nipper..."
et tu tito

17. Darren

Posted: February 21, 2006 at 01:53 AM (#1869863)

Can I request that you create the Dbacks newsbeat first?

18. Jim Furtado

Posted: February 21, 2006 at 02:06 AM (#1869877)

Jim, does that mean that EVERY single baseball team will get its own section? Otherwise, where would I link an article on the Dbacks without miscategorizing it? Aside from the main section, that is?

Yes.

Thanks for the suggestions so far. Please keep them coming.

19. Darren

Posted: February 21, 2006 at 02:26 AM (#1869898)

Projo.com (RR), specifically anything by Art Martone
RedSox.com
Eagle Tribune Online Sports--anything by Rob Bradford is usually pretty good.

20. Jim Furtado

Posted: February 21, 2006 at 02:47 AM (#1869911)

Test.

21. RobertMachemer Posted: February 21, 2006 at 11:11 PM (#1870837)

BPro's Top 50 Prospects

Of note for us:

11. Dustin Pedroia
36. Jon Papelbon
45. Craig Hansen

Lester is not listed.

Is this Baseball Prospectus? I thought they were supposed to be very low on Papelbon (even suggesting he might be out of baseball with five years), or is that 'just' PECOTA? Does this mean they're ignoring PECOTA or does this mean they're low on virtually prospect?

TINSTATPOTTPL. There Is No Such Thing As Thirty Percent Of Their Top Prospect List.

Putting aside that I smiled at the above reply, I do feel compelled to point out that 4 out of 50 is only 8%.

22. villageidiom Posted: February 22, 2006 at 12:01 AM (#1870887)

Putting aside that I smiled at the above reply, I do feel compelled to point out that 4 out of 50 is only 8%.

There are 15 pitching prospects in their Top 50.

23. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: February 22, 2006 at 01:34 AM (#1870973)

Darren, I'd love it if you would post in the Dbacks newsbeat section.

24. Phil Coorey. Posted: February 22, 2006 at 09:51 AM (#1871268)

How is Chris Snelling still a prospect?

25. gnopple Posted: February 26, 2006 at 10:14 PM (#1875924)

We don't have much in the way of original reporting yet, but we're still getting our feet wet. The Lenny DiNardo Blog: http://gnopple.typepad.com/lennydinardo/

Thanks for the link - RSS feed - whatever you can do...

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