by charliesap | Oct 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis
Today starts a series in which we look back on the individual performances put forth by each major Red Sox contributor during the 2011 season. Since the outspoken Kevin Youkilis seems to be in the limelight a lot these days, we’ll start with his 2011 season in...
by charliesap | Oct 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
Well, it’s only been a few days since the regular season ended, but already the offseason is off to a torrid start. Where does the pulse of Red Sox Nation stand? On a scale of 1-5, how messed up is the Red Sox franchise right now? 1 being “not at...
by chipbuck | Oct 3, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis
Do you ever feel like we’ve stepped onto a demented merry-go-round that’s been possessed by the tazmanian devil? In the latest edition of the Red Sox news cycle that never ends, Kevin Youkilis appeared on WAAF this morning (via Jerry Spar of WEEI) where...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 3, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
After the 2006 debacle when Theo Epstein returned it was largely considered that Epstein had won nearly complete control over the baseball operations from Larry Lucchino. It sure seemed that way as the Red Sox spent the next two seasons largely adding the type of...
by darryl johnston | Oct 2, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Everyone needs to calm down and stop firing bullets. This is on the players and now it’s time to move on. None of us really know all of the details. We have a couple of leaks and a whole bunch of speculation. The ownership group and Theo Epstein are very smart...
by aconvery | Oct 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Ryan Lavarnway
“Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning.” ~ Dag Hammarskjöld Ryan Lavarnway didn’t think he would be behind the plate when the Red Sox...
by chipbuck | Sep 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Terry Francona
UPDATE (1:35 p.m): According to the brilliant tag team of Tim Britton and Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal (via Twitter), Theo Epstein released a statement. “There are no plans for an immediate announcement…We all plan on taking some time to...
by chipbuck | Sep 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The last time I felt this way was Friday, October 17, 2003. Aaron Boone had just launched a home run into the left field seats at Yankee Stadium; thus sending the Yankees, and not the Red Sox, to the World Series. As Boone jubiliantly jogged around the bases, I sat...
by charliesap | Sep 29, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The end has come, the season is done. On what was one of the greatest days in baseball history in terms of shear drama, the Red Sox were ripped from the grasps of hope and flung into the eternal darkness of their historic fall from grace. Their fall will live on in...
by scandage | Sep 28, 2011 | Alfredo Simon, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jon Lester, New York Yankees, Pete Runnels, Philadelphia A's, Ryan Lavarnway, St. Louis Browns, Tampa Bay Rays, Ted Williams, Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox (90-71) @ Baltimore Orioles (68-93) Jon Lester (15-9, 3.49) @ Alfredo Simon (4-9, 4.85) 7:05 PM EDT | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: NESN, ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Ryan Lavarnway’s two homers were the tonic the...
