One suggestion is to go to a home run derby instead of prolonged extra innings. It’s been tried before — at Hadlock Field during the Eastern League All-Star Game.
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Tom Caron: Like us, Eck can’t wait to get back to Fenway
More than four decades ago, Dennis Eckersley made a memorable debut with the Red Sox on Opening Day in Boston. “I don’t really know what I’m going to feel, but I can’t wait to get back,” Eckersley says.
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Tom Caron: Major League Baseball should embrace experimentation when play resumes
If MLB is able to play this season, it will need to get creative to get in as many games as possible.
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Tom Caron: No games, but a lot of sports news. And none of it is good.
Tom Brady leaves the Patriots. Chris Sale needs Tommy John surgery. Marcus Smart tests positive for the coronavirus. During a difficult time, the sports news has been just bad.
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Tom Caron: Even high-fives come under scrutiny for Red Sox
Like everyone else, major league baseball players must take precautions during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Tom Caron: So far, it’s been a rough spring for Xander Bogaerts
The Red Sox shortstop has been sidelined by an ankle injury and is worried about the impact of the Mookie Betts trade.
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Tom Caron: Questions linger about health of Red Sox rotation
Chris Sale, Nathan Eovaldi and Eduardo Rodriguez will have to prove they can remain durable in 2020.
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Tom Caron: Red Sox owner explains why Mookie had to go
John Henry says of the unpopular trade: “We could not sit on our hands and lose him next offseason without getting value in return.”
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Tom Caron: Spring training can’t start soon enough for Red Sox
After a painful offseason for the franchise, pitchers and catchers will hold their first workouts Wednesday.
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Tom Caron: Zdeno Chara has been a grand acquisition for Bruins
The 42-year-old defenseman, who has been captain of the Bruins since 2006, played in his 1,000th game for Boston on Monday night.