Events
1950 – Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller suggests he should receive a pay cut after a disappointing season.  The Indians oblige and decrease his salary $20,000 to $45,000.
1973 – The Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda to be their Designated Hitter, the first player ever signed with the intent to play exclusively this [...]

Dan Shaughnessy writes a great piece today about Roger Clemens last news conference diatribe and jim Rice’s candidacy. I have been getting some flack for not conceding Rice’s worthiness, too. So I thought I would revisit that for a bit today.  Shaughnessey says Rice was the most feared hitter in either league, being walked a ton, [...]

What’s kind of interesting to think about in terms of the 1975 World Series (which I haven’t finished yet…game 6 is just to long to have started last night) is the piece of the 1975 Red Sox that was missing for the play-offs. Jim Rice broke his hand when hit by a pitch the week [...]