Former Red Sox Pitcher Brian Rose Begins First Season Coaching Bishop Stang

By Tom Joyce (@TomJoyceSports)

How many MIAA high school baseball coaches can say they played alongside Pedro Martinez, Jason Varitek and Nomar Garciaparra? Not many, but Brian Rose can.

The Dartmouth native and first-year Bishop Stang head coach is a five-year big league veteran who spent parts of four seasons (primarily as a starting pitcher) with the Boston Red Sox.

Rose, who played pro ball for 11 seasons, has coached AAU teams in the past, and is an assistant hockey coach at Dartmouth High. Even so, he is excited for his first opportunity to lead a high school baseball team, even if the Spartans are one of the Dartmouth High alum’s old high school rivals.

Bob Lobel: You Can't Always Get What You Want (in Boston Sports)

By Bob Lobel (@boblobel)

Knowing what you want is easy. Asking for it is much more difficult, so it stands to reason that getting what you want is really tough, since you pretty much always have to ask for it.  

So, every once in a while it's probably good to figure out what you want and then ask for it. Let's begin to ask: I want the Boston Red Sox to figure it out, because they are driving me crazy. What if they figure out that David Ortiz is struggling, and they need to get him out of the lineup in a year where his celebrity has never been higher? I think that’s probably not going to happen. 

I want the fans to give Alex Rodriguez a standing ovation at some point tonight, and them give him a boo beyond boo. It would kinda recognize the conflict within for those of us who really wanted the Red Sox to get him when that opportunity was there. Count that group. 

I remember the  phone call I got at 8 am from Peter Brown, our news director. I said “hello” and he said “we got him!" 

Bob Lobel: Hope and the Yankees Arrive in Boston

By Bob Lobel (@boblobel)

Starting with  a hypothetical: Who is more likely to return to the top of their sport, the Red Sox or Tiger Woods?  

I'm going with the baseball team because, at this very moment, they are playing their best baseball of the season. This may be the top of the mountain for them, and it may not be. Such is the nature of the local 9. 

Catching Up With Bob Lobel: Boston's Crazy Trade Deadline

On this week's show, legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel and host Joe Parello break down all the moves made by the Boston Red Sox at Major League Baseball's trade deadline. Are the Sox a better team today than they were yesterday, and which players leaving town are most likely to make us say "why can't we get players like that?" come October?

All that, and more, on a special trade deadline edition of "Catching Up With Bob Lobel."

Catching up With Bob Lobel: A Marathon to Remember

Join legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel and host Joe Parello as they look back on one of the most memorable Boston Marathons ever.

Plus, Tuukka Rask's save percentage is hovering around 98 percent this postseason. Is he gearing up for a Tim Thomas-esque run to Lord Stanley's Cup? And finally, Bob was in the booth for last night's Red Sox-Yankees game, but didn't get to make an announcement when New York pitcher Michael Pineda was ejected for pine tar. Find out why.

All that, and more, on this week's edition of "Catching Up With Bob Lobel."

Catching Up With Bob Lobel: Red Sox Free Agency Frenzy

This week on "Catching Up With Bob Lobel," host Joe Parello and legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel discuss all the moves the Red Sox and their former players have made. What do we make of Jacoby Ellsbury's mega-deal with the Yankees, and will A.J. Pierzynski be an upgrade from the now departed Jarrod Saltalamacchia?

Plus, where do the Sox go from here?

All that, and more, on this Red Sox free agency edition of "Catching Up With Bob Lobel."

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Catching Up With Bob Lobel: Is Boston a Baseball Town Again?

This week on the "Catching Up With Bob Lobel" podcast, host Joe Parello and legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel discuss the end of a remarkable regular season for the Boston Red Sox. Why is it so important that Boston clinch the best record in the American League, and which team DON'T the Sox want to face in the first round?

Plus, the Patriots go for 3-0 against Tampa Bay, and why Bob never watched footage of himself on the air throughout his career. All that, and more, on this edition of "Catching Up With Bob Lobel."

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Bob Lobel: The Best Team in Baseball Lives Here

By Bob Lobel  @boblobel

The best team in baseball plays here. The most entertaining team in baseball plays here. The most unshaven team in baseball plays here. The American League East champions play here and the most remarkable sports story of the year has its roots here. 

Let's agree to think the unthinkable for a moment. 

MLB Playoff Push: American League

Will Miguel Cabrera's injury keep the Tigers out of the AL's top seed? (Flickr)

By Bennett Corcoran

Yesterday, we took a look at the National League. Today, our focus shifts to the American league, where a greater number of teams remain in contention.

Boston Red Sox (88-58)

Bob Lobel: Boston Sports a Welcome Distraction This Summer

By Bob Lobel  @boblobel

Boston sports always have a way of providing stuff to talk about. 

Ryan Dempster decided to do the honors this week, taking it upon himself, in incredibly selfish fashion, to give us all something to cling to. Of course, he threw at A-Rod. Of course, the fans at the park cheered. 

Blah , blah blah…

Bob Lobel: A-Rod Comes to Town

By Bob Lobel  @boblobel

The dog days of August are upon us. We can feel the end of summer approaching and it’s not a happy place. 

The worst part about the dog days of summer is the reality that almost all analysts are taking their vacations at a time when they are most needed. So, we are left to fend for ourselves on a steady diet of pre-season football and all those needless injuries that come with it. 

We, however, have a little more intrigue than most this August. We have become the home of infamous people. Bombers who show up at marathons, shooters who used to play football, and  gangsters who have Stanley cup rings (even if it is a Montreal Canadien bauble). We have become quite the center of attention. More is yet to come, and it's coming this week. 

Friday, to be precise. 

The Appeal of Alex Rodriguez

 By Bob Lobel  @boblobel

A-Rod is appealing. 

He was appealing to the Seattle Mariners. He was appealing to the Texas Rangers. He was very appealing to the Boston Red Sox and, of course, was ultimately appealing to the New York Yankees. 

Now he is appealing to an arbitrator to cut down or eliminate his suspension handed down by the commissioner of baseball for 211 games. That suspension is for the rest of this season and all of next, but with an appeal comes a hold on suspensions. 

MLB Second-Half Storylines

This is Mariano Rivera's last season. But how will it end?

By Bennett Corcoran

As we leave the All Star-break behind, there are plenty of storylines to follow during the second half of baseball season. Plenty of teams are vying for playoff spots, and there have also been some outstanding individual performances of note so far; records could be broken by the end of September. Let’s look at a few situations worth monitoring as we approach the second half of the season.

Studs and Duds: Stern Forever

NBA Commissioner or 80s Sitcom Dad?

By Jeremy Conlin and Joe Parello

Studs and Duds is a weekly feature on Suite Sports. Who had a good week? Who had a bad week?

Studs

David Stern

The NBA's lovably hate-able commissioner submitted one of his finest performances ever at Thursday's NBA draft, drinking in the hate from all the (seemingly) ill-wishing fans, egging them on, before dropping the line, “We've had to explain to our international audience that the boo is an American sign of respect," before delivering his final coup de grace before the 27th pick:

On This Date in MLB History: Grand Slam Sensations

By Adam Lowenstein

In each of the last six years, there has been a grand slam on June 12. The most notable and most recent grand slam was Alex Rodriguez’s 23rd career grand slam, which was off Atlanta Braves reliever Jonny Venters on June 12, 2012. That grand slam for Rodriguez tied him with Lou Gehrig for the most in MLB history.

The Suddenly "Normal" Yankees Lead the AL East

By Adam Lowenstein 

Although the Yankees lost to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, they are still nine games above .500 and own the second-best record in the American League. They may finish as bottom feeders in 2013, as the experts predicted, but the first month and a half has been a success for the Bronx Bombers.

Why You Need the Miami Heat

By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

I must preface this by saying that I am a fair-weather Heat fan.

I know this may sound redundant to some, but trust me, there are some Heat fans that tune in when the team isn't any good. I know, because they all screamed it (On social media, of course) minutes after "The Decision," just to make sure everyone knew they weren't hitching themselves to the latest bandwagon.

Either way, the point is, I don't hate the Heat, but I certainly see why most people do.

Baseball's Rising Stars: The American League

The Red Sox are expecting big things from Felix Doubront

By Bennett Corcoran

New SuiteSports contributor Bennett Corcoran continues his look at baseball's rising stars with the American League's best up-and-coming players. You can check out his look at the National League here.

Baltimore Orioles
Manny Machado, 3B, Age 20
Although he has struggled somewhat at the plate to start off the season, there is no doubt that Machado is a star in the making. A natural shortstop, Machado proved to be a vital piece of one of the most surprising teams in baseball last season. Now, he will look to continue providing solid defense at the corner and a reliable option at the plate, despite a lack of patience at times. If the Orioles have any magic left this year, Machado will certainly be in the mix.

Boston Red Sox
Felix Doubront, SP, Age 25
As Will Middlebrooks endures a difficult start to the season after returning from injury, I felt Doubront deserved the nod here. With so many injuries and inconsistencies in Boston’s rotation last year, Doubront may have been the most stable option on the mound for the Red Sox. The lefty doesn’t have numbers that blow you away, but he has done a solid job for Boston so far. If he can start pitching deeper into games to take some pressure off of the bullpen, the effective Red Sox rotation might be back for good.