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(Roy) Holidays Coming Early For Red Sox

The holiday season may be coming early for Red Sox Nation. Or maybe, I should be saying: the Halladay season is coming early...

Written by Chris Gubata about 3 days ago 493 reads 9 comments
Victor Martinez Is a Catcher, So Let Him Catch

The moves that the Boston Red Sox made at last Friday’s trading deadline gives them flexibility to choose from an array of line-ups each night...

Written by Chris Gubata about 3 months ago 151 reads 7 comments
The Statement MLB's Steroid Users Should've Given

Alex Rodriguez sat at a table at the New York Yankees spring training facility in Tampa, Florida eight days after he admitted to three years of steroid use and delivered a statement regarding his usage...

Written by Chris Gubata about 3 months ago 128 reads 26 comments
Busy Boston: Recapping the Red Sox's Deadline Deals

The Boston Red Sox were one of the busier teams leading into today’s 4pm trading deadline.In a major deal, the Sox acquired Cleveland Indians All-Star catcher Victor Martinez, and, in a ...

Written by Chris Gubata about 4 months ago 40 reads 5 comments
Papi's Biggest Moment Is Also His Worst

The baseball world was already aware that Manny Ramirez was—at least at one point in his career—using performance-enhancing drugs, thanks to his positive test at the beginning of this season...

Written by Chris Gubata about 4 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
Boston Red Sox Fans: Want Roy Halladay and Clay Buchholz? Got It Right Here

Roy Halladay is on the trading block, and there are only about 29 teams who would be interested in his service.If the Boston Red Sox swung a deal for arguably the best pitcher in baseball, they ...

Written by Chris Gubata about 4 months ago 601 reads 18 comments
Nice Try Ricciardi, But Halladay's Got to Go Now

It is not earth-shattering news to any baseball fan that the Toronto Blue Jays are actively shopping their ace and arguably the best pitcher in baseball, Roy Halladay. Blue Jays GM J.P...

Written by Chris Gubata about 4 months ago 275 reads 0 comments
Red Sox Should Take a Page From The Nationals' Book

The Boston Red Sox recently completed a three game series against the Washington Nationals in the nation’s capital. The Sox took two out of three against the lowly Nationals in a relatively unremarkable series—with one exception...

Written by Chris Gubata about 5 months ago 167 reads 5 comments
Boston Red Sox Have a Logjam At Shortstop

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Written by Chris Gubata about 5 months ago 305 reads 12 comments
Should Suspended Baseball Players Be Allowed to Rehab?

Manny Ramirez is no stranger to controversy, and now is part of a new one that has gained popularity in recent days. Only this time, it is not his fault...

Written by Chris Gubata about 5 months ago 47 reads 5 comments
Dice-K Has a Strain, But Not in His Shoulder

Daisuke Matsuzaka went on the disabled list Sunday with a mild strain in his pitching shoulder. He should have gone on the DL with a mild (or major) brain-strain...

Written by Chris Gubata about 5 months ago 161 reads 13 comments
Best Current Boston Sports Jersey Numbers

What's in a number? Boston has four great sports franchises: Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics. Whenever I attend a game or watch from home, the number on the back of certain players stirs ...

Written by Chris Gubata about 5 months ago 246 reads 1 comments
Time For A Red Sox Six-Man Starting Rotation

The Boston Red Sox have the deepest rotation in baseball. If the top eight starters from each team were rolled out, the Sox's eight would be the best in baseball...

Written by Chris Gubata about 5 months ago 196 reads 12 comments
Should John Smoltz Be a Starter or Reliever for the Red Sox?

John Smoltz is a baseball anomaly.Everyone is well aware of the career that Smoltz had during his 20 seasons with the Atlanta Braves. He compiled 210 victories during his tenure in Atlanta while also racking up 154 saves...

Written by Chris Gubata about 6 months ago 128 reads 3 comments
The Great Red Sox Lineup Fix

Everyone is well-aware of the season-long struggles of Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, whose numbers (.208-0-15), would be cause for grumblings even for a player such as Jason Varitek, who struggled heavily last season...

Written by Chris Gubata about 6 months ago 117 reads 0 comments
Who Is The King: Hammerin' Hank Or Bulky Bonds?

As reported by Terence Moore of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Henry Aaron has no desire to be reinstated as Major League Baseball's all-time home run champion. As I read the story, I was initially surprised...

Written by Chris Gubata about 9 months ago 27 reads 1 comments
Make Steroids Legal? Try It MLB

The dust still has not quite settled yet from the Alex Rodriguez fallout over his positive steroid tests in 2003. While baseball fans are deciding whether or not to be surprised by this, Major ...

Written by Chris Gubata about 9 months ago 331 reads 0 comments
Report: A-Rod Tested Positive for Steroids, Testosterone in 2003

Their names have been run through the mills countless times over the last five years in connection with the seemingly epidemic use of illegal performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball...

Written by Chris Gubata about 9 months ago 83 reads 9 comments
Seriously Folks, Jason Varitek Is Not That Bad

He is old. He is overrated. He is well beyond his prime. His hitting is atrocious. His defense is lacking. Any unsuspecting member of the Boston area community who happens to listen to a radio, ...

Written by Chris Gubata about 10 months ago 254 reads 5 comments
London Pats-Bucs Game Sells Out: Belichick Jumps For Joy!

The first 70,000 tickets to next year's NFL game at Wembley Stadium have already been sold. 20,000 of them were sold in the first seven minutes of availability. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will "host" the New England Patriots on October 25 in London...

Written by Chris Gubata about 10 months ago 438 reads 3 comments
Sean Casey Retires As a Class Act, Despite Likely "Enhancements"

Three-time All-Star first baseman Sean Casey is expected to formally announce his retirement this week. He will begin work as television analyst for MLB Network sometime before Spring Training opens...

Written by Chris Gubata about 10 months ago 398 reads 9 comments
Girls Basketball Team Posts 100-0 Victory

There have been some incredible streaks in the history of organized sports that amaze us, exemplifying the very best and worst of athletic accomplishment. These performances inspire hours of water-cooler chatter and supply topics to media on slow days.

Written by Chris Gubata about 10 months ago 395 reads 4 comments
Time To Give Up the Ghost, Big Mac

It could be worse for Mark McGwire. He could be Barry Bonds. Look up "scapegoat" in the dictionary and find a picture of Bonds. Look up "Pete Rose" in the dictionary and find a picture of McGwire...

Written by Chris Gubata about 10 months ago 187 reads 22 comments
Red Sox Re-Sign Jonathan Papelbon, but Contract Issues Still Loom

The Boston Red Sox re-signed All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon to a one year, $6.25 million contract. Papelbon has been the Sox' lights-out ninth-inning man since 2006 and has made the All-Star game in each season...

Written by Chris Gubata about 10 months ago 372 reads 1 comments
Mark Teixeira's Signing a Fitting Finale for Yankee Stadium

The New York Yankees won yet another biding war against the Boston Red Sox when first baseman Mark Teixeira agreed to an eight-year, $180 million contract in December...

Written by Chris Gubata about 10 months ago 63 reads 0 comments

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Chris Gubata Article Archive

(Roy) Holidays Coming Early For Red Sox

Victor Martinez Is a Catcher, So Let Him Catch

The Statement MLB's Steroid Users Should've Given

Busy Boston: Recapping the Red Sox's Deadline Deals

Papi's Biggest Moment Is Also His Worst

Boston Red Sox Fans: Want Roy Halladay and Clay Buchholz? Got It Right Here

Nice Try Ricciardi, But Halladay's Got to Go Now

Red Sox Should Take a Page From The Nationals' Book

Boston Red Sox Have a Logjam At Shortstop

Should Suspended Baseball Players Be Allowed to Rehab?

Dice-K Has a Strain, But Not in His Shoulder

Best Current Boston Sports Jersey Numbers

Time For A Red Sox Six-Man Starting Rotation

Should John Smoltz Be a Starter or Reliever for the Red Sox?

The Great Red Sox Lineup Fix

Who Is The King: Hammerin' Hank Or Bulky Bonds?

Make Steroids Legal? Try It MLB

Report: A-Rod Tested Positive for Steroids, Testosterone in 2003

Seriously Folks, Jason Varitek Is Not That Bad

London Pats-Bucs Game Sells Out: Belichick Jumps For Joy!

Sean Casey Retires As a Class Act, Despite Likely "Enhancements"

Girls Basketball Team Posts 100-0 Victory

Time To Give Up the Ghost, Big Mac

Red Sox Re-Sign Jonathan Papelbon, but Contract Issues Still Loom

Mark Teixeira's Signing a Fitting Finale for Yankee Stadium

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