Varitek pinch hit hero, rookie Lowrie shines in debut

Jason Varitek had a day off today with Tim Wakefield getting the nod, but when called upon in the top of the ninth to pinch hit for starting catcher Kevin [...]

4/15: Byrd Hunting

Prev. Gm:

Boston Red Sox (8-6) @ Cleveland Indians (5-8)
Tim Wakefield (1-0, 3.27) @ Paul Byrd (0-2, 11.05)
7:05 PM EDT | Progressive Field (Cleveland, OH)
TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WROL 950

GAME [...]

Schill: No Yanks, rehab good, new contract

Curt Schilling was on EEI’s Dennis and Callahan this morning and made a few statements. One of them was that he would not pitch for the Yankees, contrary to remarks [...]

The Wisdom of Crowds Results

A few weeks ago I asked “the crowd” here at MVN and specifically the Fire Brand community to participate in an social experiment of the highest order of importance to [...]

Big Papi’s woes

Last night, despite Ortiz’s 2-4 night, I was frustrated at the way he handled the at-bat against Rafael Betancourt, especially the second pitch. Take a look:
Today I read an article [...]