Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Hub Daily Digest Tuesday August 9th, 2005
Meet The New Boss...Same As The Old Boss
Left reliever Mike Remlinger will be acquired by the Red Sox from the Cubs for a player to be named later. Reminger is a lefty enigma, in that his numbers are better versus right handed hitters versus lefties. The deal should be completed today or tomorrow….
Ricky Don't Lose That Number
The Red Sox signed reliever Ricky Bottalico yesterday. The 35-year-old right-hander is expected to report to Pawtucket tonight. The Connecticut native grew up a Red Sox fan. He was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers on July 27 after posting a 2-2 record with a 4.54 E.R.A. He has spent 12 seasons in the majors with Philadelphia, St. Louis, Kansas City, Arizona, the New York Mets and Milwaukee…
Old School
Did You Know? According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the average innings-per-start for starting pitchers has dropped from 6.5 in the '70s to 6.24 in the '80s, to 6.03 in the '90s to 5.92 since 2000.
Not Gonna Happen Capin'
Manny Ramirez will undoubtedly clear procedural waivers in the upcoming days, but there is virtually no shot the Red Sox will be able to resurrect trade talks with the New York Mets and Tampa Bay. ``It's not going to happen,'' one GM who was not involved in last week's talks said. ``(Lastings) Milledge, (Aubrey) Huff and (Danys) Baez aren't going to get past me, if they make it that far.''
Grizzly Gossip
From the trading frenzy revealed that among the first Bonzi Wells deals proposed involved Boston and Paul Pierce. The teams couldn't agree on the complete package but don't rule out the Griz talking to Boston before training camp.... Trade rumors have swirled around Celtics point guard Marcus Banks throughout the summer. Danny Ainge dismisses such talk with a laugh, and Banks's agent agrees. ''I don't think that they're looking to move him," said Mike Higgins. ''I think they're looking to go into the season with Marcus and Delonte [West] and let them fight for the starting job."
It's All About The Benjamins
The Celtics are expected to waive either Raef LaFrentz or Mark Blount under the league's amnesty provision.
Anybody Seen My..."Magic Johnson"
Heat president Pat Riley had high praise for Antoine Walker when introducing him in Miami, mentioning the 6-foot-8-inch power forward in the same sentence with Magic Johnson and Lamar Odom. ''I've coached a lot of guys, but I've coached two players in my lifetime, Magic Johnson and Lamar Odom, who were very, very unique in the fact that they had size, they're 6-9 and 6-10, and incredible basketball skills," said Riley. ''They can handle the ball off the dribble, they are able to see the floor and take it to the basket. They really shoot the basketball and they are able to post up. They have the ability to do a lot of things. It's hard to find that today. That's what we have in one package."…
''When you win the division, you try to move up and keep battling and try to get to that next level. But they chose to go the other route and go young and start from the ground up again. It's an odd situation. I don't really understand it. Maybe, in a couple years from now, we'll understand the madness to it." –Heat Power Forward Antoine Walker
Breathe Jerry
The first overall draft choice in the 1985 United States Football League draft, made by the Birmingham Stallions, was Jerry Rice.
In California, a young man named Brandon Browner was six months old on the day of that draft.
Last Thursday, Browner, a 21-year-old rookie free agent in Denver Broncos camp, lined up to cover Jerry Rice, a 42-year-old veteran free agent in training camp.
Meet The New Boss...Same As The Old Boss
Left reliever Mike Remlinger will be acquired by the Red Sox from the Cubs for a player to be named later. Reminger is a lefty enigma, in that his numbers are better versus right handed hitters versus lefties. The deal should be completed today or tomorrow….
Ricky Don't Lose That Number
The Red Sox signed reliever Ricky Bottalico yesterday. The 35-year-old right-hander is expected to report to Pawtucket tonight. The Connecticut native grew up a Red Sox fan. He was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers on July 27 after posting a 2-2 record with a 4.54 E.R.A. He has spent 12 seasons in the majors with Philadelphia, St. Louis, Kansas City, Arizona, the New York Mets and Milwaukee…
Old School
Did You Know? According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the average innings-per-start for starting pitchers has dropped from 6.5 in the '70s to 6.24 in the '80s, to 6.03 in the '90s to 5.92 since 2000.
Not Gonna Happen Capin'
Manny Ramirez will undoubtedly clear procedural waivers in the upcoming days, but there is virtually no shot the Red Sox will be able to resurrect trade talks with the New York Mets and Tampa Bay. ``It's not going to happen,'' one GM who was not involved in last week's talks said. ``(Lastings) Milledge, (Aubrey) Huff and (Danys) Baez aren't going to get past me, if they make it that far.''
Grizzly Gossip
From the trading frenzy revealed that among the first Bonzi Wells deals proposed involved Boston and Paul Pierce. The teams couldn't agree on the complete package but don't rule out the Griz talking to Boston before training camp.... Trade rumors have swirled around Celtics point guard Marcus Banks throughout the summer. Danny Ainge dismisses such talk with a laugh, and Banks's agent agrees. ''I don't think that they're looking to move him," said Mike Higgins. ''I think they're looking to go into the season with Marcus and Delonte [West] and let them fight for the starting job."
It's All About The Benjamins
The Celtics are expected to waive either Raef LaFrentz or Mark Blount under the league's amnesty provision.
Anybody Seen My..."Magic Johnson"
Heat president Pat Riley had high praise for Antoine Walker when introducing him in Miami, mentioning the 6-foot-8-inch power forward in the same sentence with Magic Johnson and Lamar Odom. ''I've coached a lot of guys, but I've coached two players in my lifetime, Magic Johnson and Lamar Odom, who were very, very unique in the fact that they had size, they're 6-9 and 6-10, and incredible basketball skills," said Riley. ''They can handle the ball off the dribble, they are able to see the floor and take it to the basket. They really shoot the basketball and they are able to post up. They have the ability to do a lot of things. It's hard to find that today. That's what we have in one package."…
''When you win the division, you try to move up and keep battling and try to get to that next level. But they chose to go the other route and go young and start from the ground up again. It's an odd situation. I don't really understand it. Maybe, in a couple years from now, we'll understand the madness to it." –Heat Power Forward Antoine Walker
Breathe Jerry
The first overall draft choice in the 1985 United States Football League draft, made by the Birmingham Stallions, was Jerry Rice.
In California, a young man named Brandon Browner was six months old on the day of that draft.
Last Thursday, Browner, a 21-year-old rookie free agent in Denver Broncos camp, lined up to cover Jerry Rice, a 42-year-old veteran free agent in training camp.
