by darryl johnston | Jul 10, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Dan Wheeler, Daniel Bard, Joe Maddon, Jonathan Papelbon, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
Dec. 18th, 2010 Merry Christmas, Boston. You have the makings of a shutdown bullpen. We could have written that headline last Christmas after the Red Sox stacked their bullpen with top-of-the-line relievers. The reliever binge made the 7th, 8th and 9th innings an...
by darryl johnston | Jul 7, 2011 | Josh Beckett, Lefty Grove
The Wall Street Journal has an excellent piece documenting a rare record that Beckett finds himself chasing. Currently, Beckett’s 2011 is the 3rd-best single-season ERA turnaround in history. [As of July 7] Beckett currently owns a 2.12 ERA, despite compiling an...
by darryl johnston | Jul 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Manager of the 1967 ‘Impossible Dream’ team passed away Thursday at the age of 82. Dick Williams was one of the greatest managers in Red Sox history and his death has sent waves through the community. Williams helped turn around a Red Sox franchise that...
by darryl johnston | Jul 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
AND IT’S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE HOME photo © 2009 iSpring | more info (via: Wylio) This is a night game painting, but it made me think of old-time baseball. And on the 4th of July, what is more American than baseball? Thank you to all of the and the men and women who...
by darryl johnston | Jul 3, 2011 | Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury
photo © 2011 WEBN-TV | more info (via: Wylio) Did you know that, despite sitting atop the Red Sox offensive juggernaut, Jacoby Ellsbury has yet to score 100 runs in a single-season? This year, that is going to change. 2011 might be Ellsbury’s best year to date....
