by evan brunell | Sep 24, 2008 | Trivia
The last trivia question revealed that Ken Griffey Jr. was the superstar at the 1999 Home Run Derby that had a young boy jump out of the crowd and run to home plate to shake his hand. The new trivia question: Who are the two players in the history of baseball to notch...
by evan brunell | Sep 24, 2008 | Johnny Pesky
Johnny Pesky, SS/3B, #6 (1942-present) .307/.394/.386, 1,455 hits, 17 HR, 867 R, 218 K in 10 seasons It was announced by the Red Sox yesterday that Johnny Pesky’s number 6 will be retired during this weekend’s series with the Yankees. As the ambassador for...
by evan brunell | Sep 23, 2008 | Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Game Threads, Tim Wakefield
Prev. Gm: Cleveland Indians (79-77) @ Boston Red Sox (91-65) Cliff Lee (22-2, 2.41) @ Tim Wakefield (9-11, 4.18) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The Indians have been scorching hot (okay, not hot, but really,...
by evan brunell | Sep 22, 2008 | Cleveland Indians, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Zach Jackson
Prev. Gm: Cleveland Indians (78-77) @ Boston Red Sox (91-64) Zach Jackson (0-3, 6.35) @ Josh Beckett (12-9, 3.96) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Jackson came over in the Sabathia trade. Beckett will look to end...
by evan brunell | Sep 22, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Two years after the Japanese phenom known as Daisuke Matsuzaka became a Red Sox, he’s certainly been worth the money if all you care about are wins. Only Brandon Webb, Roy Halladay and CC Sabathia have won more games over the last two seasons. If you told me two...