6/17: Penny faces his former team.

Penny faces his former team, while trying to up his trade value even more.

Dice-K realizing he needs to step up

With John Smoltz set to make his Red Sox debut Thursday in the nation’s capital and Brad Penny proving he could be a valuable rotation commodity, the one starter truly struggling for the Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, is starting to feel the heat. While Terry Francona ruled out a demotion to the bullpen and Dice-K does have a no-trade clause, a DL stint could be on the horizon if Matsuzaka cannot figure it out sooner than later. And he realizes it:

Dealing A Strength

On that depressing snowy day when the news broke that Mark Teixeira had opted to sign with the New York Yankees, my reactionary self conceded the division to the pinstripers at that point in time. When I had more time to step back and reflect, evaluating each team’s strengths and weaknesses, Boston had one clear and definite strength- their bullpen.

Is Eck the new Rem-Dawg?

I watched the Red Sox every night with Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo doing the commentary. I think I speak for all Red Sox fans when I say we kind [...]

Forget the “acquiring of a DH” talk?

Over the past 13 games, Ortiz has started 11 of them. And his line is quite pretty: .317/.404/.659. Six total extra base hits over that span, four of them home runs.

Plus, one can just tell that he’s swinging the bat much better, as Ortiz has hit some balls that have been outs at the warning track. Some line drives into the shift that look the same as routine grounders in the box score.