by evan brunell | May 27, 2008 | Brian Daubach, Dan Duquette, Fred Lynn, Ted Williams, Trivia
First, the previous trivia question: Who are the three left-handed batters for the Red Sox that have hit 20 or more home runs in their rookie year? Mostly Running got Fred Lynn, Chops got Ted Williams, and Daniel Rathman got … (drum roll, please) … Brian...
by shawn medeiros | May 27, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Clay Buchholz
It might not be fair to say Bartolo Colon is back to his Cy Young-self just yet with only two starts under his belt, but it is fair to say Colon is pitching very effectively for Boston. After last night’s performance, Colon dropped his ERA to 2.25 and improved...
by shawn medeiros | May 27, 2008 | Geremi Gonzalez
Some of you may already know and some may not be aware but in a freak accident former Red Sox pitcher Geremi Gonzalez was struck by lightning yesterday at a beach in his native Venezuela. Gonzalez pitched for the Boston Red Sox in 2005 and passes away at the age of...
by shawn medeiros | May 27, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Ichiro Suzuki, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Seattle Mariners, Terry Francona
Through seven innings Felix Hernandez had been dominant, the eighth inning was so much different. Dustin Pedroia hit a ground rule double to deep left field scoring Julio Lugo making it 2-1. Pedroia’s RBI double then ensued a Hernandez collapse. Boston went on...
by josh lacey | May 26, 2008 | Charlie Zink, Jeff Karstens
Charlie Zink did what Jeff Karstens was unable to do Sunday at windy McCoy Stadium. Zink, the Pawtucket Red Sox