by Troy Patterson | May 10, 2012 | Quick Post
Even with the abysmal 12-18 start the Red Sox remain wild card favorites according to most projections. According to the OLIVER system used by HardballTimes.com the Red Sox are now projected as of 5/9/2012 to go 88-74 finishing second in the AL East behind the...
by Troy Patterson | May 3, 2012 | Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Josh Beckett
Well just this Tuesday I posted at The Hardball Times that Bobby Valentine is really letting the starters go by averaging 102 pitches per start in April. Obviously the fear of using his bullpen has played a part, but I think part of it has been going with a more...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 26, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Curt Young, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
In 2011 the Boston Red Sox hired former Athletics pitching coach Curt Young. One thing everyone knew Young would bring to Boston was the cutter and quickly the Red Sox starters added cutters to their repertoire and threw plenty of them. This was seen as something...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 12, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Henry, Larry Lucchino
It’s always easy to throw stones when things are going bad, but perhaps this might be the best time to ask if ownership has reached a breaking point. The leadership group headed by John Henry has to be commended for bringing Boston two World Series wins, but...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 5, 2012 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Mariano Rivera, Mike Adams, Troy Percival, Vicente Padilla
With the announcement that Aceves will be the Boston Red Sox closer on opening day there was a mix of emotions from Red Sox Nation. The Globe sure wasn’t pleased as this mornings articles included picking Vicente Padilla or the insane idea of moving Daniel Bard...
