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Archive for April 18th, 2009:

4/18: Offense is cooking

Written on April 18th, 2009 by Evan Brunell42521 Commenthttp://firebrandal.com/2009/04/18/418-offense-is-cooking.html4%2F18%3A+Offense+is+cooking2009-04-18+21%3A13%3A32Evan+Brunell

Beckett looks to continue his Cy Young campaign against the hapless Adam Eaton and pitching-starved Baltimore Orioles. I demand a sweep of this four-game set.

Filed under Adam Eaton, Baltimore Orioles, Game Threads, Josh Beckett Tags:

Lowrie’s season potentially over

Written on April 18th, 2009 by Tito Crafts42511 Commenthttp://firebrandal.com/2009/04/18/lowries-season-potentially-over.htmlLowrie%27s+season+potentially+over2009-04-18+17%3A40%3A38Tito+Crafts

Well, this stinks if true. Jed Lowrie may or may not have been the future at the SS position. Now, the organization and its fans may or may not have to wait and find out. Not good news.

Filed under Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo, Quick Post Tags:lowrie ss lugo

The Red Sox know how to manage “injuries.”

Written on April 18th, 2009 by Tito Crafts42475 Commentshttp://firebrandal.com/2009/04/18/the-red-sox-know-how-to-manage-injuries.htmlThe+Red+Sox+know+how+to+manage+%22injuries.%222009-04-18+11%3A00%3A00Tito+Crafts

If Lowell goes down, Youk can shift to third and David Ortiz and Chris Carter can share the 1B/DH spots. Or even Rocco could DH at times.
If Daisuke suffers from “arm fatigue.” Which could also be labeled as “we are being careful with him because of the the WBC.” Then Justin Masterson can shift from the pen to the rotation.

But Theo has built a team that can handle suspensions, injuries, performance issues, more than just about any team in the game of baseball.
And the organization as a whole has built a farm system that has the players to either be quality Major Leaguers, fill temporary holes, or be traded to address any of these “holes.”

Filed under Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Rocco Baldelli, Theo Epstein Tags:depth theo dl

BOS 10, BAL 8: Offensive slump broken

Written on April 18th, 2009 by Shawn Medeiros42501 Commenthttp://firebrandal.com/2009/04/18/bos-10-bal-8-offensive-slump-broken.htmlBOS+10%2C+BAL+8%3A+Offensive+slump+broken2009-04-18+06%3A30%3A06Shawn+Medeiros

Down seven runs to begin the bottom of the second inning Boston never changed their approach at the plate. The Red Sox knew they were given too many innings to catch up.
J.D. Drew lead off the inning with a walk and Jason Bay followed crushing his third home run of the season into Baltimore’s bullpen cutting the lead to 7-2.
Boston’s comeback was just getting started.

Filed under Brad Penny, Felix Pie, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jason Bay, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, Nick Markakis Tags:

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