The Boston Globe is reporting that the Chicago Cubs contacted the Red Sox in an effort to interview Theo Epstein for a job - GM or higher, presumably - with the team. Peter Abraham credited Dan Shaughnessy with the scoop that allegedly came from a "team source." The team was meeting today to decide how to respond. Epstein needs the Sox ownership to approve as he is currently under contract. Boston could demand compensation from the Cubs if they hire Epstein, 37. He's been Sox GM since 2002. [Globe]
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Sports dominated Bostonist's headlines this week. Pats fans embraced Bill Belichick's acquisition of his BFF Chad Ochocinco while remaining wary of Albert Haynesworth. The Red Sox finally beat the White Sox. Theo Epstein brought Mike Aviles into the Nation. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Not everyone loves inter-league play. But, seeing the Chicago Cubs in Fenway Park is pretty cool after 93 years. Red Sox manager Terry Francona, who played with Chicago in 1986, appreciated what this game means. "I think this is a great series for the fans," he said. "I think it’s going to be a big ticket. I think from where we look at it, it’s an opportunity to win a game. We got a team coming in that we’d like to beat." There are numerous connections between the teams. Of course, only the Sox broke a decades-long slump to win the World Series. The two teams have shared many players including Andre Dawson, Dennis Eckersley and Bill Buckner, who were traded for each other, and Nomar Garciaparra and Bill Mueller.
Heya Bostonist, I am a hypothetical Chicago Cubs fan who has just moved to Boston from another large city, where I liked to watch the Cubs among fellow fans. In fact, my old city had a Cubs bar, where Cubs fans would go to watch our team lose all the big games. But, in Boston, I had to watch the Diamondbacks sweep the Cubs in the NLDS all by myself. Where do Boston's Cubs fans...
It seems that 26-year-old wonder rookie Jonathan Papelbon might eventually be competing for mound time against none other than his youger brother, Josh. The Red Sox drafted the 22-year-old Papelbon yesterday in the 48th round of picks. Josh, a student at the University of North Florida with a year of eligibility left, is known for his "submarine style" of pitching à la ex-Sox Mike Myers, now pitching for the Yankees. The Sox plan on using the younger Papelbon as a reliever once he's ready to play with the major league team.
The fall of 2003 was historic and memorable for anyone who calls themselves a baseball fan. That fall the Red Sox battled through a 5 game series with Oakland (a series where we came back from the 0-2 defecist), and a 7-game war with the Yankees, ending in heartbreak thanks to Aaron Boone. But from before the first pitch of that post-season there was a playoff scenario so anticipated, so coveted, that fans (and FOX network tv execs) were found salivating at even the possibility. Yes, the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs both had strong chances to meet in the World Series. Bostonist remembers reading articles on the dream scenario where journalists conceded the fact that their careers could probably end in satisfaction after covering something as mega and monumentous - there could simply not be any stories "BIGGER" than this. Unfortunately, it didn't happen, for either team. The Cubs and Sox were both mere outs away from moving onto the big series, only to be snatched away by Steve Bartman (that fact is certainly up for debate), and Aaron Boone.
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