by chipbuck | May 2, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daniel Bard, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick
Hey Bobby V! Grady Little called. He wants his slow hook back. Ok. Well maybe things aren’t quite that bad, but it certainly hasn’t been great either. In fact, I’d call Valentine’s penchant for leaving his starting pitchers in the game...
by chipbuck | Apr 27, 2012 | Justin Thomas, Rich Hill
It appears Red Sox Nation can do a little rejoicing this afternoon! According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Glove (via Twitter), the Red Sox have activated and recalled lefty specialist, Rich Hill, from Pawtucket. Justin Thomas, who has an minor league option...
by chipbuck | Apr 27, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
Welcome to the latest edition of “What’s wrong with (insert Red Sox starting pitcher here)?” Today’s subject is Clay Buchholz. Let’s start with what we know about Buchholz. He was a first round pick by the Boston Red Sox in 2005 who...
by chipbuck | Apr 26, 2012 | Carl Crawford, Marlon Byrd, Quick Post
And the hits keep on coming for Carl Crawford. According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, Carl Crawford could miss upwards of three months due to an elbow injury he developed while rehabilitating from offseason wrist surgery. This is yet another setback for...
by chipbuck | Apr 25, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Matt Barnes, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison
Two mailbags in a week! I’m so excited. Just a few thoughts. The scouts that claim Jon Lester is throwing too many cutters are idiots. According to pitch f/x, he’s throwing the fewest cutters in his career. He’s throwing a lot more sinkers these...
