by shawn medeiros | Aug 19, 2007 | Alex Cora, Chone Figgins, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Garrett Anderson, Hideki Okajima, Jered Weaver, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Timlin, Reggie Willits, Vladimir Guerrero
David Ortiz has been hurt all season long with shoulder and knee problems, but this time Ortiz let Jeff Weaver feel some pain with a go-ahead grand slam homerun that catapulted the Boston Red Sox (74-49) to an eventual 10-5 victory. After being down 5-0 going into the...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 16, 2007 | Al Reyes, Alex Cora, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Carlos Pena, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Dioner Navarro, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Al Reyes did not allow this quote to ring true shutting down Boston’s second attempt at a ninth inning rally in back-to-back games closing the door in the ninth in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5 win. Although...
by evan brunell | Aug 3, 2007 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
July saw the Red Sox go 15-12, which represents an upgrade over the awful June. The Red Sox seemed to be going nowhere in the beginning of the month, but a five-game winning streak from July 20-24 and a three-game winning streak from the 26th-28th really helped...
by mike edelman | Jul 28, 2007 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, Dioner Navarro, Doug Mirabelli, J.D. Drew, Jason Hammel, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield, Ty Wigginton
Tim Wakefield pitched 6 innings of one run ball en route to helping the Boston Red Sox (63-40) win 7-1 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Wakefield improved his record at Tropicana Field to 8-0 and his lifetime record to 17-2 against the Devil Rays, but the win was...
by evan brunell | Jul 27, 2007 | Alex Cora, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Fausto Carmona, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Terry Francona
Two years ago, I stepped in to defend Terry Francona against naysayers. That season, the Red Sox finished in a tie for the division with the Yankees, and we won the wild card due to the Yankees winning the head-to-head tiebreaker, having beaten us 10 games to nine....
by evan brunell | Jul 27, 2007 | Alex Cora, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Fausto Carmona, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Terry Francona
Two years ago, I stepped in to defend Terry Francona against naysayers. That season, the Red Sox finished in a tie for the division with the Yankees, and we won the wild card due to the Yankees winning the head-to-head tiebreaker, having beaten us 10 games to nine....
by shawn medeiros | Jul 26, 2007 | Alex Cora, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Fausto Carmona, Franklin Gutierrez, Jason Varitek, Joe Borowski, Josh Beckett
One mistake by Josh Beckett, a few chances missed, and a out right dominant Fausto Carmona spelled a 1-0 defeat for the Boston Red Sox (61-40). That one mistake by Beckett (13-4) was a homerun ball given up to Franklin Gutierrez in the third inning, other than...
by josh lacey | Jul 25, 2007 | Alex Cora, Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
What are the factors that have, historically, determined how long into a season the Sox have stayed competitive or how deep of a playoff run they have the potential to enjoy? A partial list would include: starting rotation, bullpen strength, everyday offense, defense,...
by josh lacey | Jul 7, 2007 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Murphy, David Ortiz, Devern Hansack, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Matt Clement, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
Recently, friends and I were wondering if there was a possible way to quantify in terms of dollars exactly how big of a bust Julio Lugo has been. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to work out statistical systems to compare player’s contributions to...
by evan brunell | Jul 6, 2007 | Alex Cora, Barry Bonds, Coco Crisp, Dave Roberts, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
I just got back from the long, rain-soaked affair at Fenway, so forgive me if I cop out and bring you a guest column by Marlins Today‘s writer, Andy Lavin — also a Red Sox fan. Below the article, you will find two pictures (and notice the one above with...
