Theo Epstein

As I watched Jacoby Ellsbury steal home against the Yankees Sunday night, I thought to myself: "This pretty much sums it up." An aging Andy Pettitte forgets to deliver from the stretch, letting a youthful Ellsbury elude another future Bingo regular, Jorge Posada's, tag at the plate. Would Justin Masterson have made the same error? The two ballclubs could not be headed in more opposite directions. Every year, the Red Sox seem to call up another hyped prospect, while the Yanks continue to overpay for limited talent, and shun their farm system.

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"Our young catchers are doing a really good job in camp," said general manager Theo Epstein. “We had to make this move now because we need George and Wake to work together and we need to make sure we know what we have, and prepare for the season."

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Though Theo Epstein and the Red Sox are strict about handing out multi-year contracts to players in their mid-thirties, they've made exceptions before, and for the sake of Red Sox nation and the team that I grew up loving, I hope they do again.

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It's one of those days in recent Red Sox history. Any 20-something Red Sox fan can likely remember where he or she was standing when it happened. I was at Tanglewood in Western Massachusetts, and when I was first told the news I didn't believe it.

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Whatever the reasons were, the Red Sox brass must have had their heads up their ass. Was it because Manny was late to a game, or because one of his 4 grandmothers was sick?  Or was it because he didn't pinch-hit in a game against Philadelphia because he said he was too weak. These so called off field shenanigans were reportedly disrupting the Red Sox clubhouse.  How sad is that?  If anything, I always thought Manny's behavior added a little interest to the clubhouse. Manny has a good personality and always keeps you guessing, unlike some of the many boring guys before him.  I'd much rather talk about Manny Ramirez than some of these guys.

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