by evan brunell | Jul 3, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Chris Smith, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
A 16-11 swing has left the Sox in second place to start July, behind the surprising Tampa Bay Rays. Today comes the hated, the vaunted meek New York Yankees. Let’s kick butt and take names! Let’s take a glance back at the month that was… To the Fire...
by evan brunell | Jul 2, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson
Midway through the season, of the four starters having made at least 12 starts, who should be considered the 2008 Red Sox’ de facto ace? Josh Beckett, postseason stud, and his rotation-leading 1.11 WHIP. 69% of all votes Jon Lester, who leads the rotation in ERA...
by evan brunell | Jul 1, 2008 | Alex Rodriguez, Cliff Lee, Evan Longoria, Greg Smith, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Joe Saunders, Milton Bradley
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at RotoJunkie.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to create a running master list...
by evan brunell | Jul 1, 2008 | Trivia
The last trivia question asked for the starting rotation of the 1997 Red Sox, the year prior to Pedro’s arrival. The answer was Tom Gordon, Aaron Sele, Jeff Suppan, Tim Wakefield and Steve Avery. Leaderboard is updated. Which Red Sox player became the first...
by evan brunell | Jun 30, 2008 | Manny Ramirez
Never a dull moment around here. Houston seems to be the land where players get into it with their employers. Shawn Chacon shoved his general manager to the ground, now Manny Ramirez has shoved the traveling secretary, Jack McCormick, to the ground over a dispute...