by evan brunell | Aug 28, 2009 | Chris McGuiness, Ryan Westmoreland
Ryan Westmoreland was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 draft. He has been compared to Rocco Baldelli, given that both hail from Rhode Island. For Low-A Lowell, ‘Westy’ is hitting .298/.398/.491 with seven home runs, three triples and 15 doubles in...
by evan brunell | Aug 26, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Jonathan Papelbon
The Billy Wagner acquisition by the Red Sox is a major acquisition that will have an impact on the Sox’s ability to close out games, both down the stretch run and (cross your fingers) in the playoffs. This is one of your more complicated trades: the Red Sox had...
by evan brunell | Aug 21, 2009 | Quick Post, Trivia
Who was the first pitcher in major league history (hint: Red Sox player) to pitch eight games in eight days? HONOR CODE: No search engines, keyword searches.Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia question: The Red Sox infield in 1940 was the first team...
by evan brunell | Aug 20, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Fernando Cabrera, Quick Post
As I mention here, the Mets have activated Billy Wagner from the disabled list. Let’s refresh your memory. Wagner has been a closer for various teams, most notably the Phillies, Astros and most recently, the Mets. He went down with Tommy John surgery last year...
by evan brunell | Aug 19, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez, Brian Anderson, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Nick Green, Ramon Ramirez, Takashi Saito, Victor Martinez
In a homage to Twitter, the new social media application that is changing how news is delivered (in the same vein how blogs changed everything) I bring to you a summary of each Red Sox player on the 25-man roster in 140 characters or less (the maximum number of...
