by shawn medeiros | May 27, 2009 | Anthony Swarzak, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Josh Beckett, Justin Masterson, Manny Delcarmen
The Boston Red Sox did their best impression of Rick Vaughn in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Manny Delcarmen and Justin Masterson combined to tie a modern-day MLB record with six wild pitches. Boston dropped their second straight game to the...
by evan brunell | May 27, 2009 | Jimmie Foxx, Quick Post, Trivia
Who was the only players to hit at least 70 home runs for the Red Sox and 70 home runs for the Yankees? HONOR CODE: No search engines, keyword searches.Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia question: Jimmie Foxx had 175 RBI in 1938, a club record....
by evan brunell | May 27, 2009 | Angel Salome, Brad Penny, Milwaukee Brewers
Brad Penny is steadying himself in the back end of the rotation after a tough start to the year. His ERA may be an unsightly 5.96, but he’s providing quality starts and keeping the team in the game. However, with John Smoltz needing to be activated by June 19, a...
by tim daloisio | May 26, 2009 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Boston Red Sox podcast on MVN Radio, Episode #47 where we narrowly avoid complete technical meltdown and the potential loss (yours more so than ours) of our entire raw show recording. Episode #47Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim DaloisioGuests: none We called for David...
by shawn medeiros | May 26, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Denard Span, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Justin Morneau, Kevin Slowey, Nick Punto
Jon Lester has a case of the Dice-K syndrome. Symptoms – Solid pitching in the first few innings, ability to work out of jams, get strikeouts when needed early on, erupt in one particular inning. Result tonight – A five run fifth inning capped off by a...