by josh lacey | Aug 29, 2008 | Chicago White Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads
Prev. Gm: Chicago White Sox (76-57) @ Boston Red Sox (77-56) Javier Vasquez (10-11, 4.37) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (15-2, 2.98) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: With Beckett down, every Jon Lester and Daisuke Matsuzaka...
by samara pearlstein | Aug 29, 2008 | Josh Beckett
Perhaps this is because I’m also a fan of the Detroit Tigers, but I have become sadly used to seeing my players get injured in absurd, eye-rolling ways. The following episode (episode?) of Terrible Cartoons thus seems perfectly natural to me. Seven ways Josh...
by evan brunell | Aug 29, 2008 | David Ross, Josh Beckett
All of Josh Beckett’s tests with the Doctor of Doom, James Andrews, came back clean. Nevertheless, he’s being placed on the 15-day DL and Francona expects him to start next Friday’s game against Texas. Catcher David Ross has been called up, thus...
by josh lacey | Aug 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
In the latest edition of the Firebrand poll, we asked: If the Red Sox are to make the playoffs and succeed in October, which one of the following struggling players absolutely must right his ship?: Josh Beckett 74% of all votes Jacoby Ellsbury 12% of all votes Jason...
by evan brunell | Aug 29, 2008 | Chicago White Sox, Chris Smith, David Ross, Hunter Jones
The Red Sox are embarking on a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox before hosting the Baltimore Orioles for the first series of September. Unfortunately, Fire Brand won’t be around for Sept. 1, the day that 40-man rosters expand, but we can reasonably...