Melancon, Sands, Pimentel, De Jesus Jr. traded to Pittsburgh
Analyzing the Red Sox Bullpen Situation
With all of the talk about the gaping holes at the back of the Red Sox rotation, it seems that people have forgotten about the serious questions that exist in their bullpen. Last season, Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon were a frightening tandem for teams to see at the end of the game. In most [...]
April was Bad Luck, but September is Bad Planning
While I have tried to maintain my positivity it has become increasingly hard. There have been injuries and poor outings that surely no one could have predicted or dealt with, but the injuries to the staff and poor performance that can find blame. The Red Sox entered 2011 with a rotation consisting of Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, [...]
The First Man To Seventy; Kyle Weiland And Sample Sizes
Usually when a player is the only individual to ever don a certain number for an organization, they are fairly important. Perhaps their number has been retired to cement their achievements and legacy to a team. Or maybe their number is an obscure one, high in the range of double digits, where not many players [...]
Is Theo to Blame for the State of the Rotation?
As the Red Sox have fallen into a deeper slump than most of us ever imagined possible, the “Chicken Little” mentality that was once prevalent throughout Red Sox Nation has slowly transformed into the “Mob” mentality. Yes, that’s right folks. People throughout New England have their pitchforks and torches lined up and ready to go [...]
9/19: Game 1 – Reeling
Baltimore Orioles (62-89) @ Boston Red Sox (87-65) Jeremy Guthrie (8-17, 4.22) @ Kyle Weiland (0-2, 7.58) 1:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox look to rebound from losing three of four to the Rays by starting a four-game series with the Orioles. The [...]
9/15: Three-way race for the wild card
Tampa Bay Rays (82-66) @ Boston Red Sox (86-62) Jeremy Hellickson (12-10, 2.96) @ Kyle Weiland (0-1, 6.75) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Rays come to Fenway tonight to start a crucial four-game series against the Red Sox. The Olde Towne Team [...]
