Draft Day
The 2008 MLB Draft starts Thursday, June 6th, at 2pm. The Red Sox have the last pick in each round. You know why.
With round 1 now televised and MLB trying to make the draft a bigger spectacle than it has been in the past, you too can be a part of the action. How?
1.) Watch TV. ESPN2 will televise the first round.
2.) Best Option - Visit SoxProspects.com. This site consistently monitors Red Sox prospects and on draft day, gives you as much info as is available on each player (by the Red Sox) drafted.
While it doesn't seem fair, the Tampa Bay Rays have the 1st overall pick...for the 2nd straight season. So while they challenge the AL East, they keep adding to their inventory. Seriously, after so many rough seasons, eventually year after year of top picks have to shine through.
As for Red Sox notes. We all know David Ortiz is shelved for a bit. I suffered the same injury, albeit during a tennis tournament. With a torn tendon sheath, you can hear your tendon making a creaking sound as it passes through the sheath. An odd and painful sensation.
The Red Sox are playing decent ball over the past week so hopefully no drastic trades are necessary to replace Ortiz's pop.
There are some other things going on here in Boston too (yes, I'm talking about the annual MIT engineering contest), so I apologize for not updating more frequently.
Comments
The concessions at the MIT engineering contest are top notch, Sam Adams being the prefered beverage of course...
What is a sure thing in picking high school baseball players? It still is a crap shoot I would imagine so good for the Rays to finally get around to winning some games, perhaps they are turning it around. I am not convinced yet, lets see in late August where they are.
Have they had their equivelent of Schilling, Dice-K, Beckett, Wakefield, Ortiz, Lowell, Crisp all miss significant time so far this season? Probably not. Things level out properly most of the time in the major leagues, that is the biggest benefit of the long season IMO. Usually the best teams float to the top.
Posted by: blmeanie | June 5, 2008 07:45 AM |
blmeanie, Sam Adams, a good choice. I am happy you brought up beer as I think that makes a very good question on my next post.
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June 5, 2008 11:15 PM
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