by charliesap | May 6, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
Jon Lester and Josh Beckett have seen their fastball velocity dip a bit early in the 2012 season. This dip in velocity is but one of the factors that has led to some four-plus ERAs from the team’s top two hurlers. Pitchers lose velocity, it’s just part of...
by charliesap | Apr 22, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Darnell McDonald, Jacoby Ellsbury, Marlon Byrd
As you already know, unless you just got back from the middle of Antarctica, the Red Sox made a move to help ease the pain of their injured outfield. Marlon Byrd, 34, is now a member of the Sox and the team needs him to find a way out of his 3-for-43 start at the...
by charliesap | Apr 22, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
It’s only April, and there is plenty of time for the Sox to heat up. However, a slow start last season ended up costing this team when struggles reemerged in September. At 4-and-10, the Sox are the current bottom feeder of the AL East and it already seems to be...
by charliesap | Apr 17, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Cody Ross, David Ortiz, Kelly Shoppach, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Aviles, Ryan Sweeney
Photo credit: Kelly O’Connor Small Sample Sizes can skew stats. Say that ten times fast. While we can’t take the numbers literally right now after only a few games, we can look at some of the highs and lows to try and determine which players are playing...
by charliesap | Apr 16, 2012 | Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia
In light of his recent comments and the “return fire” provided by Dustin Pedroia, we ask Red Sox Nation if Bobby Valentine is already screwing up, especially in terms of his clubhouse management. Chip went in depth on the issue earlier today. Head on over...
