by charliesap | Apr 12, 2011 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, Tim Wakefield
photo © 2008 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio) Last night, the Sox took a painful loss to the only team in the division with a worse record than their own. Tampa Bay struck early and often, pounding Daisuke Matsuzaka for eight hits, two of which left the yard,...
by charliesap | Apr 12, 2011 | Quick Post
Despite the Sox sluggish start, their not out of the race yet (I mean, it’s only April 12th!) and in the week ahead they will continue to do battle against AL East rivals. Starting today with Jon Lester on the mound, the Sox look to gain some momentum and carry...
by charliesap | Apr 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dan Wheeler, Daniel Bard, Dennys Reyes, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
photo © 2010 Jack Zalium | more info (via: Wylio) No, the sky is not falling and, no, this doesn’t end the Red Sox chances of post season baseball, but it’s pretty damn annoying. The Sox are 0-and-5 and the pitching has been plain awful. If this losing...
by charliesap | Apr 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz
Well, the Sox aren’t off to the best start, but who cares if a three-game losing streak comes in April or June, right? One bright spot, however, has been the early power surge by David Ortiz, who didn’t hit his first home run last season until April 23rd....
by charliesap | Mar 31, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Folks, today is not for analysis; It’s for the actual game of baseball. Today, we start the 2011 season. After a long offseason (and a good one for the Sox) we finally can hear the official call of “Play ball!”. Sit back, grab a cold one and enjoy...