OAK 8, BOS 2: Lester roughed up
Jon Lester would certainly trade his start to the 2009 season with Kevin Youkilis. Reason being, they have been polar opposites of what was expected of them coming into this season.
Month: April 2009
4/13: Will the 13th be lucky for Lester?
With Lowrie out, we're even thinner on offense. Good thing our pitching is the strength of the team. Lester needs to prove he's the real deal after a poor start to the season. Take it to Oakland!
Lowrie to DL
Our offense is now a sinkhole. Shortstop Jed Lowrie is off to the disabled list with a left wrist injury, with Nick Green becoming the new everyday shortstop. Infielder Gil Velazquez was recalled to take the backup infield role.
Fenway Guide TRIVIA: Pedroia’s body fat
Dustin Pedroia's previous body fat was around 17 percent. What is it now?
Did Josh Beckett throw at Bobby Abreu on purpose?
In the first inning of the Angels/Red Sox game, Josh Beckett looked back at Chone Figgins three times at second base.
He then began to serve a fastball to Bobby Abreu, but home plate umpire Paul Schreiber jumped out, signaling for a time out. A startled Beckett buzzed Abreu near the head, causing benches to clear and four Angels to get ejected (centerfielder Torii Hunter, reliever Justin Speier, hitting coach Mickey Hatcher and later manager Mike Scioscia).
Who was in the wrong? What caused this event to occur? Let's take a look and try to pin down what happened and who is at fault.
LAA 5, BOS 4: Tempers flare, Angels take series
Bobby Abreu got all the revenge he needed.
4/12: Beckett back on the hill
Our pitching is clearly not the problem as our 1-5 has been stupendous. And that's without Buchholz or Smoltz! The O is clearly a bit concerning, but Lowrie and others haven't hit their stride yet... will they today? And will Beckett continue his Cy run?
A Season of Redemption & Renewal
The tragedies of young Angel’s pitcher, Nick Adenhart, and young Giant’s pitcher Joe Martinez created flashbacks of Tony Conigliaro and…
BOS 5, LAA 4: Bombs away
That wasn't a playoff game was it? Yesterday's match-up between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels had everything a fan could ask for in a regular season game.
4/11: Can we stop this skid, please?
Brad Penny wasn't supposed to return this early, but the Opening Day rainout took care of that. He was brutal in 2008 for the Dodgers but a Cy contender in 2007. Time to see if he can hold up in the AL and turn our fortunes around.