by chipbuck | Sep 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Ok. No predictions today. Wednesday morning’s predictions hit a little too close to home. I don’t know about you, but I’m really sick of seeing Andrew Miller go out to the mound. With Bedard and Beckett on the mend in the short-term, the Red Sox...
by chipbuck | Sep 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
With Clay Buchholz continuing to progress in his recovery from a stress fracture in his lower back, many within the Boston sports media and blogosphere have speculated about his potential role come playoff time. Last week, Tim Britton of the Providence...
by scandage | Sep 8, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carlton Fisk, Craig Hansen, Cy Young, Daniel Bard, Dick O'Connell, Dick Radatz, Game Threads, Harry Hooper, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jimmie Foxx, John Farrell, Luis Tiant, Mel Parnell, Ricky Romero, Rico Petrocelli, Steve Carlton, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox (85-57) @ Toronto Blue Jays (71-72) Andrew Miller (6-2, 5.27) @ Ricky Romero (13-10, 2.97) 7:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES After the most disappointing loss of the season on many levels, the Red...
by charliesap | Sep 8, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis
<img class="aligncenter" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Red_Sox_094_Jacoby_Ellsbury.jpg/500px-Red_Sox_094_Jacoby_Ellsbury.jpg" alt="Red Sox 094 Last week, Darryl Johnston wrote an outstanding piece on Adrian...
by scandage | Sep 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Game Threads, Howard Ehmke, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia A's, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox (85-56) @ Toronto Blue Jays (70-72) Tim Wakefield (6-6, 4.95) @ Brandon Morrow (9-10, 4.78) 7:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Now that’s much more like it. The Patriots blanked the Argonauts...
by chipbuck | Sep 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports has a truly fantastic idea. Sadly, like most great ideas, it’ll be tossed aside as “too unconventional” to work. You know, kind of the idea of establishing a relief ace rather than annointing a closer, but I...
by chipbuck | Sep 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox have been on quite a roller coaster as of late. With the exception of Monday night’s 1-0 loss to Toronto in 11 innings, they’ve lost 10-0, won 12-7, lost 11-4, and won 14-0. With Tim Wakefield toeing the rubber tonight, I’m going to...
by chipbuck | Sep 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett
The medical reports on Josh Beckett are back! Here’s the latest according Red Sox medical director Dr. Tom Gill (via Ian Browne of mlb.com): “Josh was evaluated today at the Massachusetts General Hospital by the Red Sox medical staff, including team foot...
by scandage | Sep 6, 2011 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, Game Threads, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Luis Perez, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox (84-56) @ Toronto Blue Jays (70-71) Jon Lester (14-6, 3.05) @ Luis Perez (3-2, 3.77) 7:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES After a disappointing 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays in an extra-inning game in...
by charliesap | Sep 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
After losing two of three to the Yankees, the Sox got lit up in two of three games against the Rangers. Then, yesterday, Josh Beckett — who had struck out six, walked only one and allowed no runs — was forced to leave in the fourth inning with an ankle...