by chipbuck | Jul 30, 2011 | Quick Post
According to the Royals Twitter feed, the Red Sox have acquired infielder Mike Aviles from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for utility player Yamaico Navarro and minor league pitcher Kendal Volz. Aviles, who finished fourth in the 2008 AL Rookie of the Year award...
by jdecotis | Jul 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Philip Humber
Boston Red Sox (64-40) @ Chicago White Sox (52-52) Jon Lester (10-4, 3.23) @ Philip Humber (8-6, 3.27) 7:10PM EDT | U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, IL) TV: NESN, MLBN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES With the loss last night, the Red Sox are now 1-10 against the...
by chipbuck | Jul 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Marco Scutaro
Jed Lowrie is on the road to recovery. Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston has the details. “The schedule, as laid out by manager Terry Francona, is this: Lowrie will play shortstop for the PawSox on Monday, serve as DH on Tuesday, work out with the Sox at Fenway Park...
by chipbuck | Jul 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Hiroki Kuroda, Ubaldo Jimenez
With the trading deadline quickly approaching at 3:00 p.m. ET tomorrow afternoon, there’s been a flurry of activity. Edwin Jackson was traded to the Blue Jays for Jason Frasor, then flipped to the Cardinals for Colby Rasmus. The Giants, in desperate need for...
by mike scandura | Jul 30, 2011 | Arnie Beyeler, Ryan Lavarnway
Ted Williams once said hitting a baseball is the single most difficult thing to do in sports. Try telling that to International League pitchers who’ve faced catcher Ryan Lavarnway since he was promoted from Portland to Pawtucket on June 13. Through his first 40...
