by charliesap | Aug 25, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10487" style="margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px;" title="24 runs scored, seven runs allowed in the last two days. Not even John Lackey (obligatory cheap shot!) can put a damper on those numbers....
by charliesap | Aug 23, 2011 | Quick Post
Since I’m in draft/prospect mode today, I thought I’d pass along a link from Baseball America regarding the Red Sox 2011 draft class. Executive editor of Baseball America, Jim Callis, in a mailbag article from yesterday, ranked the Red Sox 2011 draft class...
by charliesap | Aug 23, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Ryan Lavarnway, Tim Wakefield
After taking a look at all four of the 2011 first round picks signed by the Red Sox, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the current roster and see where everyone came from. You’ll notice a bit of home-grown talent as well as some former first...
by charliesap | Aug 23, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield
You’ve got Jon Lester. You’ve got Josh Beckett. Everything else is one big cluster of discomfort. Erik Bedard was throwing the ball well against the Rangers last night until a base hit, a bad call (Josh Reddick made the catch, though it was called a trap)...
by charliesap | Aug 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Lavarnway
Ryan Lavarnway’s huge numbers in the minors this season have been well documented. He hit .293/.372/.559 with 30 home runs between double and triple-A this season. Now, he’s on his way to the show. The Boston Globe broke the news of Lavarnway’s...