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UOTM BLOG 5/10/08

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The Red Sox and closer Jonathan Papelbon got their ship back on track with a tidy 5-2 victory over the Minesota Twins. One night after blowing his second consecutive save opportunity Papelbon nailed down his 11th save of the season. That gave the mound victory to Dice-K Matsuzaka and improved the Red Sox to 24-15 on the season. Read More

OBSTRUCTED VIEW 4/26/08

RED SOX FEVER: CATCH IT!

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Hey, Red Sox fans and Fenway Faithful! It’s safe to say that by the looks of things so far, the 2008 season is going to be an unforgettable one for Boston. The defending 2008 World Champs have had their hands full with an eventful April, starting off with a truncated Spring Training, playing exhibition games in Japan and California, playing the season opener in Japan, flying to Toronto for a series, and then finally returning to Boston, where much of the team has suffered sprains, bumps, twists, sprains, and a nasty case of flu. Read More

UOTM SPECIAL 2/10/08

PROJECT PROSPECT Q & A

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A relative newcomer in the prospect ranking industry, Project Prospect was founded by Adam Foster and Patrick Hennessey in September of 2006 with early contributions from Denny Foster and Nick Christie. The site began as a blog, but generated so much interest right out of the gate that Foster took it to the next level and it has since been growing rapidly. Read More

PROSPECTS HARVEST 1/2/08

THE NEW CROP TO WATCH

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And so the year winds down at last. As the seemingly unending snow piles up and at least two other Boston sports teams remind us that the Red Sox aren’t the area’s only success story, we nevertheless resolutely turn our faces backward (painful, if not done properly) to the year that was, and how things fell into place for the Boston Red Sox. Read More

UOTM Sports OverReaction Desk 12/4/07

HOTTEST STOVE SORAD

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We see our suit-jacketed sports anchors, Lance Boyle and Buster Gutt, sitting at the Sports OverReaction Desk. Behind them is the usual bank of video screens, showing numerous scenes from baseball. We see A-Rod walking away from the Yankees, Curt Schilling buying a new bathroom scale, Hank Steinbrenner frothing at the mouth, a sea of fans holding up “Sign Mike Lowell!” signs, A-Rod returning to the Yankees, footage of Johan Santana, shots of Timlin and Timmy giving the Sox a thumbs-up, Hank Steinbrenner frothing at the mouth, Roger Clemens cashing a Social Security retirement benefits check. Read More