by jkeller | Feb 7, 2013 | Albert Pujols, Andrew McCutchen, Angel Pagan, Atlanta Braves, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Crawford, Brandon Morrow, Buck Showalter, Buster Posey, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Dan Haren, David Price, Denard Span, Detroit Tigers, Edwin Encarnacion, Edwin Jackson, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, James Shields, Jared Weaver, Jason Vargas, Joe Blanton, John Farrell, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Hamilton, Josh Johnson, Jurickson Profar, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Kansas City Royals, Keith Law, Lance Lynn, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Buehrle, Michael Young, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Olt, Mike Trout, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, R.A. Dickey, Rafael Soriano, Ricky Romero, Robinson Cano, San Francisco Giants, Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Davis, Washington Nationals, Wil Myers, Zack Greinke
Part 1: The Pitchers Part 2: The Batters Part 3: The League Once again, the same disclaimers apply: 1) Please feel free to bookmark them and come back later in September/October to see how I did — you know that if I hit on a few you’re going to hear about it. 2)...
by jreilly | Jan 26, 2013 | 1999 ALDS, 2003 ALCS, 2004 World Series, 2007 World Series, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cesar Crespo, Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter, Jeff Frye, Joe DiMaggio, John Valentin, John Wasdin, Johnny Damon, Mark McGwire, New York Yankees, Nomar Garciaparra, Orlando Cabrera, Pedro Martinez, Ted Williams, Trot Nixon, Troy O'Leary
On July 1, 2004, after an instant classic 13-inning game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, Nomar Garciaparra’s career in a Boston Red Sox uniform effectively came to an end. In 1996, 22-year-old Nomar Garciaparra made his Major League debut against...
by bcowett | Jan 25, 2013 | Andrew Miller, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Carl Pavano, Carl Yastrzemski, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Justin Upton, Lars Anderson, Mike Napoli, Ryan Dempster, Tommy Lasorda
“I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don’t think about it is when I’m playing it.” – Carl Yastrzemski Honestly, who isn’t glad that Pedro...
by Mike Simmons | Jun 26, 2012 | Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Franklin Morales, Interleague, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Pitch F/x, Seattle Mariners
What happens when a three or four inning spot start turns into 11 solid innings over two games—do you keep the guy in the rotation, even when it starts getting crowded again? That’s the question in Boston at the moment, with Franklin Morales taking two...
by scandage | Jun 25, 2012 | Aaron Laffey, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Atlanta Braves, Bill Mueller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Colby Rasmus, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, Francisco Cordero, Franklin Morales, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Kelly Johnson, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Drabek, Rajai Davis, Ricky Romero, Ryan Kalish, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks, Yunel Escobar
After taking two of three from the Atlanta Braves and closing out the interleague portion of the season schedule, the Boston Red Sox (38-34) welcome the Toronto Blue Jays (37-35) to Fenway Park for a three-game skein. Toronto’s starting pitching has been...
by scandage | Jun 22, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Andrelton Simmons, Arodys Vizcaino, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Beachy, Brian McCann, Chipper Jones, Clay Buchholz, Craig Kimbrel, Dan Uggla, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Freddie Freeman, Jair Jurrjens, Jason Heyward, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Martin Prado, Miami Marlins, Michael Bourn, Mike Minor, New York Yankees, Peter Moylan, Randall Delgado, Robert Fish, Scott Atchison, Vicente Padilla, Washington Nationals, Will Middlebrooks
Having swept the Miami Marlins out of Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox (36-33) welcome the Atlanta Braves (37-32) back to their true home of Boston. The Braves are in third place in the National League East, four games behind the Washington Nationals, while the Red Sox...
by darryl johnston | Aug 21, 2011 | Atlanta Braves, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Mark Teixeira, Texas Rangers
Is the emergence of Jarrod Saltalamacchia at all a surprise to anyone? Were you expecting him to settle in so nicely? Given the hype of his star from the day he was drafted you would have expected him to shine so brightly it would blind you. So for a lot of people, he...
by darryl johnston | Jun 14, 2011 | 2007 ALCS, 2007 ALDS, 2007 World Series, 2008 ALDS, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, J.D. Drew, Scott Boras, Theo Epstein, Trot Nixon
photo © 2008 Eric Kilby | more info (via: Wylio) Maybe it’s the contract. Maybe it’s the attitude. Maybe it’s the omnipresent sense of a nagging injury. Maybe it’s because of Trot Nixon. Maybe it’s because of the slash line. Maybe...
by scandage | Jun 3, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carl Yastrzemski, Carroll Hardy, Charlie Finley, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Detroit Tigers, Dick Williams, Dr. Lewis Yocum, Dutch Leonard, Fautino De Los Santos, Game Threads, Grant Balfour, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Josh Outman, Kurt Suzuki, Oakland Athletics, Reggie Jackson, Rich Hill, Ted Williams, Tommy Hottovy, Tommy John
Oakland Athletics (27-30) @ Boston Red Sox (30-26) Josh Outman (1-0, 2.08) @ Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.41) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Oakland: Tyson Ross, left oblique strain (Placed on 15 day DL May...
by tom fratamico | Jan 30, 2011 | Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, NFL, Super Bowl
Bud Selig has defined competitive balance as giving a team‘s fan base “hope and faith.” Without having the resources to poll fans, H&F is tough to measure. Here we will determine competitive balance as the number of different teams making the playoffs. Thereby...
