by tom fratamico | May 15, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Mike Lowell
On May 5th, I thought David Ortiz should be released. Even though he hit two home runs a few days prior in Baltimore, they were on average fastballs that measured 90 and 91 miles per hour. Ortiz or any quadruple-A slugger like Jack Cust should be putting those in the...
by tom fratamico | May 8, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
Last week, I wrote a realistic but pessimist outlook for the Red Sox. Essentially, my point was that the Rays and Yankees are too good with too big of a lead for the Red Sox to have a better than 50/50 chance to over take either club and make the playoffs. Even after...
by tom fratamico | May 1, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
Even though the Red Sox have won seven out of their last ten, they have not been playing good baseball. In those same ten games against mostly non-playoff contenders, the Olde Towne Team’s run differential is +3 (53 runs scored and 50 runs against). They should...
by tom fratamico | Apr 24, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
The Red Sox have played poorly in all facets of the game. As of games through April 22nd, they are ninth in run scored and thirteenth in runs against. Our eyes and the numbers tell us that the Olde Towne Team’s play has been ugly. Even though most thought the Red Sox...
by tom fratamico | Apr 11, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Jorge Posada, New York Yankees
One of the beautiful aspects of baseball is the lack of a clock. A game ends after 27 outs (when the game isn’t tied, which is another wonderful element). But baseball is not watched in a vacuum. Few things in life are not influenced by time. Hence, I agree with...
