7/26: Every Beckett start feels like a must win
With Beckett pitching as well as he has been, the Red Sox have to come out of his outings with a W.
With Beckett pitching as well as he has been, the Red Sox have to come out of his outings with a W.
Author: josh lacey
With Beckett pitching as well as he has been, the Red Sox have to come out of his outings with a W.
Rice a hero in a big way (via ESPN)
Absolutely worth a watch:
7/24: Welcome LaRoche!
Let's see if the Red Sox can put a win on the board for Jon Lester in Adam LaRoche's debut with the club.
Talking Baseball on “The Baseball Show”
Here's a clip of my appearance on Comcast Sports Net New England and WEEI's "The Baseball Show" this morning highlighting some of the Jacoby Ellsbury talk going on on Fire Brand of late.
7/22: Youth shall be served
Adam LaRoche and Chris Duncan in, Julio Lugo and prospects out....but none of them will be an impact in today's game. With the Yankees win today already in the books, tonight is all about Clay Buchholz.
Wake to the DL, Buchholz recalled
Looks like Clay Buchholz' most recent start has earned him a stay in the Red Sox rotation as Tim Wakefield fell victim to some lower back pain as a result of a recent side session pushing Buchholz back to the bigs for tomorrow's game.
Theo has been well versed in using DL stints to create roster flexibility and I'll have a hard time being convinced that Wake's "extended vacation" is anything serious or anything more than a way to keep Buchholz at the Major League level. Given the shaky outings from John Smoltz and the trade deadline and Brad Penny's whereabouts within looming, I am not surprised that Buchholz is "in play".
7/21: “I solve problems”
Those pesky Yankees are back aside us at the top of the AL East. I couldn't think of a better day for the Stopper to come to work.
Reminds you of the "Wolf" doesn't he?
Ellsbury’s time to stand up and deliver
When you think of a high powered offense, a few traits often come to mind; a table setter, a professional hitter, power at the clean up spot, and depth at the bottom of the order.
Thinking more specifically about recent Red Sox history and the potent offenses past, there have been players within the lineup to hit each of these roles. From Johnny Damon to David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez, rounded out with batting champions like Bill Mueller bringing up the tail, the "post-Theo" lineup has been as potent as any in baseball.
Looking more closely at this season, the Red Sox offense has been a top five unit. Scoring 472 runs with a .792 team OPS is impressive, especially considering the slow start of David Ortiz, extended slumps by Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, and Jason Bay.
Looking up and down the lineup, the Red Sox have top ten OPS from all spots in the lineup aside from two. With David Ortiz' monumental slump to start the season while in the three hole, it shouldn't be a surprise that #3 is was one of the culprits.
The other culprit? The leadoff spot.
Looking more closely at this season, the Red Sox offense has been a top five unit. Scoring 472 runs with a .792 team OPS is impressive, especially considering the slow start of David Ortiz, extended slumps by Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, and Jason Bay.
Looking up and down the lineup, the Red Sox have top ten OPS from all spots in the lineup aside from two. With David Ortiz' monumental slump to start the season while in the three hole, it shouldn't be a surprise that #3 is was one of the culprits.
The other culprit? The leadoff spot.
7/20: (ex) Brave new world
One time teammates with the Braves, John Smoltz and Kevin Millwood, square off tonight in Texas. Jacoby Elsbury tops the lineup we all expected to see most of the year. We're bringing the "A" team tonight!
Ellsbury, Pedroia, Youkilis, Ortiz, Bay, Drew, Lowell, Varitek, Lowrie.