by tom fratamico | Jun 18, 2010 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals
We are in the middle of inter-league play. Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers are coming to Boston. It is going to be an exciting weekend, but the last series with the Diamondbacks does not get circled on any fan’s schedule in January nor does the All-Star Game...
by tom fratamico | Jun 11, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Theo Epstein
In a chat on BaseballAmerica.com, Jim Callis thinks “…the Red Sox have drafted the most highly regarded talent. To have the best draft, they’ll have to sign a lot of those guys. No reason they won’t, though, that’s their approach.” Callis is dead on;...
by tom fratamico | Jun 4, 2010 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Darnell McDonald, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jeremy Hermida, John Lackey, Josh Beckett, Mike Cameron, Tim Wakefield
Red Sox offense is in good shape. The local nine is second in runs scored and OPS. The lineup has been legit even with Jeremy Hermida (649 OPS) and Darnell McDonald (746 OPS) getting 246 of the 1920 Red Sox at-bats or 12.8%. The other seven regulars are collectively...
by tom fratamico | May 28, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
Last week, I wrote… “It should be about 2011 since the Olde Towne Team got too far behind over the last forty plus games, which has contributed to them having such a small shot at the postseason. Hence, it would be prudent to plan and act, if nothing drastic occurs,...
by tom fratamico | May 22, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Jhonny Peralta, Los Angeles Angels, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Victor Martinez
We are starting to move beyond the “it is early” excuse for the Red Sox record. The club has issues and it may be too late to resolve them. Even the most optimist projection of the Olde Towne Team’s chance of making the postseason is only at twenty...