by mike scandura | Jul 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Oscar Tejeda, Portland Sea Dogs
At the moment two words represent the biggest hurdle Oscar Tejeda may have to overcome in order to reach the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox: Dustin Pedroia. But that shouldn’t be a major concern at the moment considering Tejeda just turned 21 last December 26...
by mike scandura | Jul 2, 2011 | Che-Hsuan Lin
Kyle Weiland is representative of the player who best appreciates the skills Pawtucket Red Sox center fielder Che-Hsuan Lin possesses. Triple-A rookie right-handed starting pitcher Weiland, along with Lin, played for Salem in 2009 and Portland in 2010 and was reunited...
by mike scandura | Jun 30, 2011 | Jose Iglesias, Ryan Lavarnway
Speed and power. That was the combination the Pawtucket Red Sox used Thursday night to beat the Rochester Red Wings, 6-5, for their 11th win in their last 15 games. Shortstop Jose Iglesias supplied the speed when he stole second and third base in the eighth inning and...
by mike scandura | Jun 29, 2011 | Kyle Weiland
Electric. That was the adjective Pawtucket Red Sox manager Arnie Beyeler used to describe Kyle Weiland’s pitches Wednesday night against the Rochester Red Wings. “He has pretty electric stuff that’s fun to watch,” Beyeler said after Weiland tossed eight innings of...
by mike scandura | Jun 28, 2011 | Daniel Nava, Kevin Millwood
Without question, Pawtucket Red Sox outfielder Daniel Nava is one of the most polite (almost to a fault) and congenial players on the team. But when you’re inclined to talk to him about his statistics he throws up a stop sign. That was the case Tuesday night after...
