by mike silver | Aug 27, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Roy Halladay
The Red Sox host Toronto for a three game set starting Friday. While Toronto began the season strong, they have since faded far from the race, falling under .500 – standing 20 ½ games behind the Yankees. Correct me if I’m wrong, but this seems to be a...
by mike silver | Aug 25, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Quick Post
The Red Sox traded for New York Mets’ reliever Billy Wagner today for two players to be named later, reports ESPN. As part of the deal, the Sox are not allowed to pick up his option next year. They are allowed to offer him arbitration, however, so, they can...
by mike silver | Aug 25, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Jim Thome, Paul Konerko
Remy Returns There’s nothing like watching a Sox game in August with Jerry Remy adding the color commentary. The games have more flair with the big guy’s commentary and even the blowouts are entertaining again. No broadcasting pair in the nation can match...
by mike silver | Aug 20, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Quick Post
Daisuke Matsuzaka continues his rehab on Friday, as he will throw a side session, before moving to the Gulf Coast League on Monday, reports the Red Sox official website. His tentative return date is September 8. The real question, however, is what version of Daisuke...
by mike silver | Aug 20, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Brad Penny, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Ivan Rodriguez, John Smoltz, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Tim Wakefield
As of Thursday morning, the Sox stand seven games behind the New York Yankees in the division race and one game ahead of the Rangers in the Wild Card. The Yankees are cruising right now, with a great opportunity to seal up the division this weekend. The Sox...