Dirtlocker scoring posts for Jonathan Papelbon

Dead Soxy: 2008 Spring Training Edition (via ArmchairGM)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Josh Beckett, Miguel Cabrera, Sean Casey, Covelli Crisp, Manny Delcarmen, Brendan Donnelly, Eric Gagne, Jon Lester, Javier Lopez, Julio Lugo, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez, Francisco Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez, Curt Schilling, Kyle Snyder, Julian Tavarez, Mike Timlin, Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield, JD Drew

I'm baaaack! It's been a long, cold offseason, but my World Series Champs t-shirt has kept me warm. And before you ask, I'm not a Pats fan, so please keep your 18-1 anti-Boston mocking far away from here. Forthcoming after this 2008 inaugural edition of Dead Soxy will be my American and National

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Team by Team Fantasy Closer Report--American League (via ArmchairGM)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Jeremy Accardo, Danys Baez, Joaquin Benoit, Rafael Betancourt, Joe Borowski, Octavio Dotel, Alan Embree, Eric Gagne, Livan Hernandez, Bobby Jenks, Todd Jones, Francisco Liriano, Brandon Morrow, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, Joel Peralta, Chris Ray, Al Reyes, Mariano Rivera, Fernando Rodney, Francisco Rodriguez, George Sherrill, Scot Shields, Joakim Soria, Huston Street, Jamie Walker, C.J. Wilson, Joel Zumaya, CJ Wilson , Joba Chamberlain, Joe Torre

Chance of losing job scale is 1-5 with 1 being almost impossible, to 5 being just keeping the seat warm. AL East Boston Red Sox'Jonathan Papelbon 'One of the top closers in baseball, seems to have gotten past his arm issues of previous years. Strikes out batters at a crazy rate. Chance of

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Can the Red Sox back up Papelbon's boasts? (via Bugs and Cranks)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Jonathan Papelbon, Tom Brady, Plaxico Burress

You go, Jonathan Papelbon. You just keep right on talking. Yep, keep right on telling the world how the Boston Red Sox are better than everybody else. Talk is cheap, JP. Just ask your brethren in Foxboro, the New Engla...

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2008 MLB Fantasy Rankings--Closers (via ArmchairGM)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Joe Borowski, Jonathan Broxton, Matt Capps, Manny Corpas, Brian Fuentes, Eric Gagne, Jason Isringhausen, Todd Jones, Brad Lidge, Carlos Marmol, Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera, Francisco Rodriguez, Takashi Saito, Joakim Soria, Kerry Wood, Joe Torre, Brian Cashman

His talent and poise are remarkable, and are reasons why K-rod is prime to be the number one fantasy closer in 2008.1. Francisco Rodriguez'LAA 'K-Rod' has been blowing hitters away since he came into the league, and last year was no exception. He has had 40+ saves for the last three

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Weekend link dump (via Bugs and Cranks)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, Jonathan Papelbon, Carl Pavano, Andy Pettitte, Joe Torre, Brian Cashman

Here is a link dump for your weekend reading pleasure. SI.com's Jon Heyman has posted his grades for how each team fared during the winter. He gives the Yankees a B-. Also on SI.com, Jonathan Papelbon says the Red Sox...

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Fantasy Baseball 2008 (via ArmchairGM)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Garrett Atkins, Carlos Beltran, Lance Berkman, Ryan Braun, Eric Byrnes, Miguel Cabrera, Carl Crawford, Adam Dunn, Prince Fielder, Curtis Granderson, Vladimir Guerrero, Matt Holliday, Ryan Howard, Bobby Jenks, Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones, Ian Kinsler, Carlos Lee, Derrek Lee, Russell Martin, Victor Martinez, Justin Morneau, Magglio Ordonez, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Jake Peavy, Brandon Phillips, Albert Pujols, Hanley Ramirez, Aramis Ramirez, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rios, Mariano Rivera, Francisco Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez, Jimmy Rollins, Johan Santana, Gary Sheffield, Grady Sizemore, Alfonso Soriano, Ichiro Suzuki, Troy Tulowitzki, B.J. Upton, Chase Utley, Brandon Webb, David Wright, Ryan Zimmerman, Joe Torre, Jose Reyes (SS)

It's that time of year again when the smell of grass; yells for popcorn, hotdogs, and beer; and the cheering of fans fill the air in ball parks all across the nation. It's the time of year when the great American past-time comes back to the faithful everywhere. Yet, even though there is nothing

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Is that love in the air… or baseball? (via Bugs and Cranks)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Jonathan Papelbon, Joel Pineiro, Curt Schilling, Joe Torre

Coming back from a terminally dull meeting today, I found little baggie of candy on my desk with a post-it: 'Happy V-Day!' And today is an important day, but I would say the real candy, the real love affair worth celebrating is the wonderful, wonderful return of baseball. Pitchers and catchers are reporting to [...]

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2008 Baseball Preview (via ArmchairGM)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Erik Bedard, Jeremy Bonderman, Ryan Braun, Miguel Cabrera, Kyle Farnsworth, Prince Fielder, LaTroy Hawkins, Andruw Jones, Pedro Martinez, Scott Olsen, Magglio Ordonez, Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, Albert Pujols, Edgar Renteria, Mariano Rivera, Nate Robertson, Alex Rodriguez, Kenny Rogers, Johan Santana, Gary Sheffield, Justin Verlander, Dontrelle Willis, David Wright, Joba Chamberlain, Joe Torre, Jose Reyes (SS)

With the Major League Baseball season about a month and a half away, I thought it was time to talk Baseball. I am not exactly what you would call an "expert" on Baseball, but that doesn't take away the fun of covering, watching, and playing Baseball. There are plenty of questions that may not be

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Topps takes liberties with Giuliani card — and many others (via Bugs and Cranks)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Moises Alou, Rick Ankiel, Barry Bonds, Milton Bradley, Roger Clemens, Johnny Damon, Ken Griffey, Cole Hamels, Matt Holliday, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, Jeff Kent, Julio Lugo, Brett Myers, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez, C.C. Sabathia, Eric Wedge, Joe Torre

Topps baseball cards are hitting the market this week, and about one in every 70 packs will include a fake picture of Rudy Guiliani, the former New York City mayor, celebrating with the Red Sox on the field after their World...

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Jonathan Papelbon Has Struck Endorsment Gold (via Sports By Brooks)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Jonathan Papelbon

You figured Red Sox players would really cash in on their World Series victory, and Jonathan Papelbon is certainly an example of that. Here's a video of the Boston pitcher and someone named Dallin Larsen pushing something called Mona Vie: Apparently the product is some sort of juice made from a South American berry called [...]

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Closing on the big stage..and what it is worth. (via ArmchairGM)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera, Joe Torre

From www.thebaseballfix.com Baseball is a game of numbers, but can the numbers lie to us? Well not in terms of the end result but what about when you factor in all the other variables? I was reading a chat on ESPN the other day debating who the better closer was. The candidates, Jonathan Papelbon

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Top 15 Relief Pitchers (Fantasy Baseball) (via Yardbarker)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Bobby Abreu, Pat Burrell, Matt Capps, Adam Dunn, Ken Griffey, Travis Hafner, Cole Hamels, Jonathan Papelbon, Joakim Soria, Huston Street

First, an aside and FYI: about a third of the votes for Cole Hamels in the Hamels vs. Verlander poll are mine. King Cole, baby! I don't care if he has a pipe cleaner in his arm, he's going to be my ace for the next ten years, 200 IP or 20. Oh, and I'm drafting Rich Harden again. So much upside! Who cares what Ron Shandler says about health being a skill. Shandler Shmandler. Harden is so dirty! ...

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Papelbon Gives Props To Rivera (via Yardbarker)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera

Jonathan Papelbon credits Mariano Rivera for some advice that helped Papelbon develop into the closer he is today. I really hate it when a Yankee gives me a reason to like him.

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Boston Red Sox 2008 Top Ten Prospects (via ArmchairGM)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Taylor Buchholz, Roger Clemens, Covelli Crisp, Eric Gagne, Pedro Martinez, Jonathan Papelbon

The good news for the Sox is they received important contrubutions in 2007 from their top two prospects on this list. The bad news is other than those two players it will be awhile before another rookie makes a similar impact. 1) Clay Buchholz, 23, RHP, first round supplemental, 2005 Brother

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Life as a Sports Usher: Episode 15 - Fifteen and Ho Ho Ho (via ArmchairGM)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0100

Dirtlocker points for: Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Curt Schilling, Tom Brady, Tedy Bruschi, Bill Belichick

Sunday was the last home game of the regular season for the Pats, and almost everyone in attendance had another victory atop their Christmas list. In events I've worked, the home team has almost always won. In fact, the home team has lost a mere four games that I've been ushering. For only the

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