by josh lacey | Aug 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
In the latest edition of the Firebrand poll, we asked: As a Red Sox fan, I think an NFL-style salary cap: would be good for MLB as a whole but might hurt the Red Sox 70% of all votes would be bad for both MLB and the Red Sox 22% of all votes would be good for MLB as a...
by josh lacey | Aug 12, 2008 | Larry Lucchino, Theo Epstein
The rift between the two alpha dogs in Boston’s front office has been the topics of blog posts, newspaper articles, magazine features, countless hours of talk radio, a book or three, and the muse of many a “man in a gorilla suit” jokes. From afar...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 11, 2008 | Chicago White Sox, J.D. Drew, John Danks, Josh Beckett, Josh Hamilton, Kevin Youkilis, Texas Rangers
After being no-hit through the first six innings, the Boston Red Sox rallied late in the seventh for two runs and scored three more in the ninth to beat the White Sox 5-2. Kevin Youkilis broke up John Danks no-hit bid on a broken bat single to left field and then the...
by josh lacey | Aug 11, 2008 | Chicago White Sox, Game Threads, John Danks, Josh Beckett
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (66-51) @ Chicago White Sox (65-50) Josh Beckett (10-8, 4.08) @ John Danks (9-4, 3.21) 8:10 PM EDT | US Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Josh Beckett looks to string two good starts together and...
by evan brunell | Aug 11, 2008 | Charlie Zink
Charlie Zink will get the ball Tuesday. The 28-year old knuckleballer (although not quite as extreme as Tim Wakefield) will make his major league debut after going 13-4 with a 2.89 ERA for Pawtucket. Hopefully after the game, Rangers players will be saying...
