by evan brunell | Sep 29, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Ricky Romero, Toronto Blue Jays
GAME NOTES: Okay, enough with the slump. Let’s pop the bubbly.
by mike silver | Sep 29, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Casey Kotchman, Mike Lowell, Quick Post
Two items for today’s laundry list: 1) Hope that Lowell’s hip heals 2) Pray to Pedro Serrano’s voodoo gods (yeah, that crazy guy from “Major League“) that if he doesn’t, Casey Kotchman’s bat will rise from its slumber. Mike...
by mike silver | Sep 29, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Terry Francona
Wrapped in the title “player’s manager” is both a complement and an insult. Personable and charismatic as to relate to players, these managers are too cowardly to make tough personnel decisions, too soft to win championships. Yet, what is often...
by jake digregorio | Sep 29, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Game Recap, Hideki Okajima, Hunter Jones, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell
After pitching 2 1/3 innings of relief just last night, the Red Sox were not asking for extended innings from Michael Bowden on Monday night. Unfortunately, seven hits and seven runs over three innings wasn’t quite what they had in mind. It was the rain that...
by evan brunell | Sep 28, 2009 | Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Michael Bowden, Scott Richmond, Toronto Blue Jays
GAME NOTES: Josh Beckett has been scratched with mild back spasms with Michael Bowden taking his place. We looked so good going into October: a great bullpen, a good 1-4 rotation and a clicking offense. Now? Our top two pitchers are hobbled and our offense looks feast...