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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
They were one misfortune away. One oblique strain or pulled hamstring or line drive to the knee from the situation turning dire. The Red Sox were one more injury, or one more starter plagued by ineffectiveness, from searching for the 2009 version of Kevin Jarvis.
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Different Shades of Green (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The Old Batsman writes about seeing Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey in the street in London. I can't remember seeing any properly famous cricketers in the street. I don't think Keith Tomlins (of Middlesex and Gloucestershire non-fame) and Kevin Jarvis (the man who once said that if he could bowl at himself it would be 'an amputation job to get the ball out of my hand') really count, although...
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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009
More photos » by Lynne Sladky - AP Browse more photos » My take on the Freddy Sanchez / Jack Wilson contract situation , which has already been discussed some in the comments: Neal Huntington looks petty. What he probably wanted was to offer Sanchez and Wilson lowball contracts, have them refuse them, then go to the media and say, "Hey, we offered extensions," without the terms...
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Spin and Spinners (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
In the Guardian John Crace seems to be taking the mickey out of smug neo-con David Aaronovitch, who has wrote a book debunking conspiracy theories: This book is all the fault of Kevin Jarvis. Kevin was an underling when I was making yet another of my groundbreaking exposes that failed to win the prizes I deserved and was eating my way through a six-course dinner while trying, as usual, to fend off...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/19/2007
Some of the names remain Red Sox property -- Kason Gabbard, Devern Hansack, Kyle Snyder, David Pauley -- and some are long gone from the organization. (Anyone want to recall the notable tenure of Jason Johnson or Kevin Jarvis') But as in nearly any organization in nearly any season, at least a few spot starts will be needed. The Sox ...