Mirabelli to the DL?

WEEI has said that Doug Mirabelli has been put on the DL. Why, I don’t know, but hopefully more information is forthcoming. Does this mean Kelly Shoppach arrives in Boston? One would think so, although we could be surprised with Shawn Wooten. In addition, what...

The PawSox, the Sox, the Braves

So I attended the game in Pawtucket (WRAP|BOX) against the Indianapolis Indians on Wednesday, and came home to see some clutch hitting by Edgar Renteria (figures) win the game for the Red Sox. The game at Pawtucket was enjoyable, because there weren’t very many...

Encouraging the Clement Enthusiasm

Marc Normandin, author of Beyond the Boxscore and Sox on Deck chimes in with a dissenting opinion on my “Tempering the Clement Enthusiasm” article. Here is his take. I read Evan Brunell’s article on Matt Clement from Fire Brand and I found some...

Tempering The Clement Enthusiasm

Matt Clement has been pitching rather well for the Red Sox lately – he is 4-0 with a 3.06 ERA. Can I temper your enthusiasm, please? Let’s start out with the big strike against Clement – 2004. In the first half of 2004, he was a Cy Young contender....