by dpodheiser | Mar 15, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Gordon Edes, Jose Iglesias, red sox, Stephen Drew
The Red Sox’ offense took a hit Monday when it was announced that slugging designated hitter David Ortiz would miss the first few weeks of the season, or more, with inflammation in his heels. Now, the Sox may be missing another key bat come Opening Day. Stephen Drew,...
by dpodheiser | Mar 8, 2013 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, danny knobler, Josh Beckett, media, Terry Francona
Let me be the first to say that I sympathize with multi-million dollar athletes when they complain about the media. The fact is that these athletes simply don’t have very many interesting things to say on a day-to-day basis, and in a mega-sports market like Boston,...
by dpodheiser | Mar 1, 2013 | Clay Buchholz, Hiroki Kuroda, Kyle Lohse, Mark Buehrle, red sox
Clay Buchholz had an absolutely dazzling season in 2010, and appeared to be on his way to becoming the Red Sox’ ace. The then-26-year-old right-hander went 17-7 with a 2.33 ERA that year, earning an All-Star appearance in his first real full season as a starter for...
by dpodheiser | Feb 22, 2013 | 2004 ALCS, 2004 World Series, David Ortiz, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout
There is a palpable divide amongst baseball fans these days about the value of advanced statistics. Within this conflict, fans find themselves in one of two camps: either they fully embrace the use of sabermetrics, or they are unquestionably against them. But there...
by dpodheiser | Feb 15, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, David Ross, Fenway Park, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joel Hanrahan, John Farrell, Koji Uehara, Mark Melancon, Mike Aviles, Mike Napoli, Rafael Betancourt, Shane Victorino, Yadier Molina
Though the “offseason” technically does not end until Opening Day on April 1, the beginning of spring training this week symbolizes the beginning of a new year for the Boston Red Sox. Following a very active winter in which general manager Ben Cherington...
