by mike scandura | Aug 26, 2012 | Jose Iglesias
Perhaps the question now is when, and not if, Pawtucket Red Sox shortstop Jose Iglesias will get the call to Boston without a ticket for a return trip to McCoy Stadium. In 88 games played through August 24 (he was on the disabled list from May 25 through June 26 with...
by mike scandura | Aug 19, 2012 | Arnie Beyeler, Brian Johnson
Scary doesn’t even begin to describe what it was like watching the injury suffered by Lowell Spinners pitcher Brian Johnson in the opener of the Futures at Fenway doubleheader on Saturday. Johnson, who was Boston’s first-round pick (31st overall) in this year’s draft,...
by mike scandura | Aug 11, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Kendrick Perkins
If the name Kendrick Perkins sounds familiar to Boston sports fans, it should. Perkins is the name of a popular center that was traded from the Celtics to Oklahoma City in February of 2011. Perhaps sometime in the next few years, another Kendrick Perkins will make an...
by mike scandura | Aug 10, 2012 | Andrew Bailey
How close is reliever Andrew Bailey to joining the Red Sox for the first time this season, after fracturing his right thumb? Given Bailey’s performance in back-to-back rehab outings on Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon for the Pawtucket Red Sox against the...
by mike scandura | Aug 5, 2012 | Stolmy Pimentel
When a batter goes hitless in a game, he’s said to have had an “o-fer,” as in 0-for 4. Right-hander Stolmy Pimentel had his own “o-fer” during the first half of last season at Portland. In 15 starts for the Sea Dogs in 2011, Pimentel was 0-9 with a bloated 9.12 ERA –...
