by josh lacey | Sep 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
September is officially upon us, queue Green Day in the background… Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last Wake me up when September ends Ring out the bells again Like we did when spring began Wake me up when September ends – Green Day,...
by josh lacey | Aug 29, 2008 | Chicago White Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads
Prev. Gm: Chicago White Sox (76-57) @ Boston Red Sox (77-56) Javier Vasquez (10-11, 4.37) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (15-2, 2.98) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: With Beckett down, every Jon Lester and Daisuke Matsuzaka...
by josh lacey | Aug 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
In the latest edition of the Firebrand poll, we asked: If the Red Sox are to make the playoffs and succeed in October, which one of the following struggling players absolutely must right his ship?: Josh Beckett 74% of all votes Jacoby Ellsbury 12% of all votes Jason...
by josh lacey | Aug 28, 2008 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (77-55) @ New York Yankees (70-62) Jon Lester (12-5, 3.49) @ Mike Mussina (16-7, 3.45) 1:30 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Flickr –...
by josh lacey | Aug 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here’s a table that represents the salary difference between the Yankees and Red Sox starting lineups for game one of this week’s series that I mentioned on this weeks podcast (listen here). Pretty astounding. Six Red Sox under $500,000 in 2008 salary;...