by charliesap | Sep 12, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Lackey, Poll
There hasn’t been a lot of good news surrounding the Sox lately. I’m sure it seems like the all hope is lost, but the fact of the matter is this team has had some really great performances from a number of players this season. This week’s poll...
by darryl johnston | Sep 12, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
It’s human nature to listen for the negative. And right now everything feels negative. Two weeks ago I said this was about the time of year that the Chicken Littles come out and try to stir the pot of impending doom. Usually though, it’s not paired-up with a...
by scandage | Sep 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Game Threads, James Shields, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox (85-60) @ Tampa Bay Rays (80-64) Jon Lester (15-6, 2.93) @ James Shields (14-10, 2.77) 1:40 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Another day, another loss for the Red Sox. Although the Yankees have...
by Troy Patterson | Sep 11, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront
Sure there was the 20+ innings pitched in Triple-A before his callup and a few good starts for Andrew Miller, but there is a reason he has been passed around do often. Miller has control problems and no matter how hard he throws left handed he can’t compensate...
by mike scandura | Sep 10, 2011 | Madison Younginer
Raw is the appropriate adjective to use when referring to 20-year-old right-hander Madison Younginer who was Boston’s seventh-round pick in the 2009 draft. For starters, the athletically-gifted Younginer played outfield more than he pitched for Mauldin High School...