Day: July 28, 2009

 Fireside Chats Podcast

Fireside Chats #54: Where Daisuke is about to get the Lugo treatment

Hell hath no fury like a Julio Lugo scorned or a Daisuke Matsuzaka questioned as the case may be.  This week's full of talk of Adam LaRoche, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and trade deadline silliness in the follow up to our pre-pre trade deadline show, we bring you our pre-trade deadline episode of Fireside Chats.

This weeks' "Tweet of the Week" from our Red Sox Twitter Tracker:




from @ptesta9

All that and more on Episode #54 of Fireside Chats on MVN!

July 28, 2009 tim daloisio
Clay Buchholz

7/27: Here’s to you Jim!



Let's hang Rice's #14 with a W! Congratulations to Jim Rice on a career worthy of this honor!

July 28, 2009 josh lacey
Daisuke Matsuzaka

Dice-K lost in translation

Daisuke Matsuzaka may be gone...and to many in 2009 forgotten, but the Red Sox have continued to hold out hope that he'll be "in the mix" come September and potentially the playoffs should the team make it into October ball.

This week, the old cliche gone but not forgotten has reared it's ugly head. In an interview with a Japanese media outlet, Daisuke Matsuzaka took some dirty laundry public all but blaming the Red Sox strength and conditioning program for his injury and his struggles this season.

July 28, 2009 josh lacey
Brian Anderson

Red Sox trade Kotsay for Anderson

The Red Sox have traded first-baseman/outfielder Mark Kotsay to the Chicago White Sox for centerfielder Brian Anderson.

Anderson has roughly 2.5 years of MLB service, so is under Sox (the red kind this time) control through 2013, if my shady calculations are correct.

Anderson, 27, has 782 career at-bats in the bigs posting a poor .225/.288/.364 line. In Triple-A, he is at .279/.311/.488. He is a gifted defensive centerfielder, but has long struggled with the bat. Earlier, he requested the White Sox trade him so he could get more playing time. That's not happening in Boston. It's unclear the plans the Sox have for Anderson. If I was a guessing man, he's the new starting centerfielder for the PawSox.

July 28, 2009 evan brunell
Community post

Red Sox Trade for Brian Anderson

Brian Anderson isn’t much for hitting, but at least he has an acceptable UZR for a 5th outfielder. Let the…

July 28, 2009 daniel rathman
Poll

Poll: What should Theo do at the deadline?

New Poll Question:
With the trade deadline approaching and rumors flying, where should Theo and the front office focus their efforts?
  • Package prospects including Lars Anderson and young pitching to SD for Adrian Gonzalez
  • Buchholz and the farm for Roy Halladay
  • Keep pushing for Victor Martinez
  • Pull the big trigger on a larger Martinez/Cliff Lee package
  • Still looking for a full time short stop
  • Minor tweaks, but LaRoche was enough of an addition to make this team playoff ready
  • Stand pat, we're good to go as is.
Go big or go home? or play it conservative?

As always, new poll is up to the right...vote away and argue it out in the comments.

July 28, 2009 tim daloisio