by charliesap | Mar 25, 2012 | Poll
The latest debate in Red Sox Nation is what to do with Daniel Bard. At one point, he looked like the closer of the future, then he was suddenly groomed for a move to the rotation. Now, after failing to impress overall this spring (12.2 IP, 7.11 ERA, 6/10 K/BB), the...
by charliesap | Mar 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis
Yesterday, Troy took a look at potential changes to the leadoff spot for the Sox in 2012. Given the rise in power from Jacoby Ellsbury and the consistently awesome on-base skills of Dustin Pedroia, it makes all the sense in the world to bat Pedey leadoff and Ells...
by charliesap | Mar 21, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Felix Doubront
Daniel Bard was supposed to be a part of the 2012 starting rotation, a rotation that featured three possible headliners (Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz), but little in terms of durability and predictability after that. After a mixed bag of starts so far...
by charliesap | Mar 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis
Every Thursday, before our morning meeting at the place of my employment, I present about one minute worth of baseball stats and/or facts. This past Thursday, I informed my co-workers that it was the Birthday of retired 22-year MLB veteran Harold Baines and current...
by charliesap | Mar 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
Last season, Jacoby Ellsbury surprised everyone by turning himself into an elite MVP candidate with his deadly combo of power and speed. Josh Beckett bounced back from a tough 2010 season and become one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. Who will be the...
