Jon Lester

Turning Twosday: A Player's Prime and Cherington's Choice

First, a cheap, sexy plug that’s relevant to the what follows: I wrote about the Cleveland Indians in the BP Annual this year. I did not write about the Indians because I love Cleveland, but because I was asked to write about Cleveland. That was lucky. I love Cleveland, starting with Major League, duh, and […]

Mookie Betts

Worst-to-First-to-Worst: How the Red Sox's Losing Seasons Position Them for Success

There probably exists no such chapter buried deep inside general manager Ben Cherington’s copy of The Red Sox Way: A Blueprint for Winning in the 21st Century entitled “Finish Last in the Division Every Other Year.” Yet that was Boston’s fate in both 2012 and 2014, two of the three years Cherington’s been at the […]