Ben Cherington
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With Joel Hanrahan on the DL and Andrew Bailey blowing games left and right, there is a cause for concern when it comes to closers in Red Sox Nation. But fear not Sox fans because...
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While Boston sits at first place in the American League East, there are still a few major concerns for the Red Sox. The biggest? Their closer. There are many words that can describe Andrew Bailey,...
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz was placed on the 15 day disabled list retroactive to June 9. Buchholz is sidelined with a strained trapezius muscle in his neck. He won’t be eligible to pitch...
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Relative to most other sports towns, Boston has had an unparalleled amount of success since 2000. With seven major championships since 2001 — arguably the best decade in sports history for any town — Boston...
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Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington said during an appearance Thursday on the Dennis & Callahan Show on WEEI that the team is unlikely to discuss a contract with struggling center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury during...
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It may not be the shot heard around the world, but in the stillness slipping in after a historic blizzard, a bullet whizzing through a leg of a top Red Sox prospect is making a...
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When Ben Cherington signed Joel Hanrahan to pitch for the Sox, it seemed the extremely brief Andrew Bailey era was over. Hanrahan was the closer for the Pittsburgh Pirates for the past two seasons, where...
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Ben Cherington did not break the bank to bring in a star pitcher for 2013, but many forget that he did not really have to. The Sox already have a qualified No. 2/3 starter, and...
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Ben Cherington did not make many splashes in the offseason, but the closest thing to one was when he signed Mike Napoli to a one-year deal. Napoli was the premier signing of the winter, which...
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The biggest problem for the Red Sox in the 2012 season was their starting pitching. Going in to the offseason, GM Ben Cherington seemed to know that changes had to be made if the Sox...
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