Daily Link-Around

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...

An Alternative Idea for 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...

9/8: Stomach punch game level 8

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...

Rethinking the Five Man Rotation

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...

Daily Link-Around

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...