by chipbuck | Jul 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Lars Anderson, Rich Harden
Well, the Red Sox landed a starting pitcher. It wasn’t Ubaldo Jimenez who was traded to the Cleveland Indians for four prospects including Drew Pomeranz (listed as player to be named later because he can’t officially be traded until August 15th due to...
by jdecotis | Jul 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Philip Humber
Boston Red Sox (64-40) @ Chicago White Sox (52-52) Jon Lester (10-4, 3.23) @ Philip Humber (8-6, 3.27) 7:10PM EDT | U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, IL) TV: NESN, MLBN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES With the loss last night, the Red Sox are now 1-10 against the...
by chipbuck | Jul 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Marco Scutaro
Jed Lowrie is on the road to recovery. Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston has the details. “The schedule, as laid out by manager Terry Francona, is this: Lowrie will play shortstop for the PawSox on Monday, serve as DH on Tuesday, work out with the Sox at Fenway Park...
by chipbuck | Jul 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Hiroki Kuroda, Ubaldo Jimenez
With the trading deadline quickly approaching at 3:00 p.m. ET tomorrow afternoon, there’s been a flurry of activity. Edwin Jackson was traded to the Blue Jays for Jason Frasor, then flipped to the Cardinals for Colby Rasmus. The Giants, in desperate need for...
by jdecotis | Jul 29, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Game Threads, Gavin Floyd, Luis Aparicio, Tim Wakefield
Boston Red Sox (64-39) @ Chicago White Sox (51-52) Tim Wakefield (6-3, 5.15) @ Gavin Floyd (8-9, 4.11) 8:10PM EDT | U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, IL) TV: NESN, MLBN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The White Sox sit a game under .500 but are only 3.0 games behind...
by chipbuck | Jul 29, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Ubaldo Jimenez
Earlier today, I pointed out a report by the Boston Herald‘s Scott Lauber stating the Red Sox had cooled on Ubaldo Jimenez. My, what a few hours can do. SI’s Jon Heyman reports just the opposite: “It now seems more likely that Colorado Rockies ace...
by chipbuck | Jul 29, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
Alright ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for another round of news, notes, and observation. Dustin Pedroia – During Pedroia’s torrid 25 game hitting streak, he’s produced an impressive .404/.459/.752 triple slash with nine home runs and nine...
by jdecotis | Jul 28, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Kansas City Royals, Luke Hochevar, Ted Lepcio
Kansas City Royals (42-61) @ Boston Red Sox (64-38) Luke Hochevar(6-8, 5.29) @ Josh Beckett 9-3, 2.07) 1:35PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES July is nearly coming to a close and it has been a good month for the Red Sox . ...
by chipbuck | Jul 28, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Erik Bedard, Rich Harden
This from the Boston Globe’s Nick Carfardo on the Red Sox’s need for starting pitching, and their potential trade targets: “This Sox team doesn’t need a lot of tweaking unless the brass decides to go all-out to get a Jose Reyes, a Felix Hernandez, or...
by jdecotis | Jul 27, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Bruce Chen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, John Lackey, Kansas City Royals, Ted Williams, Walter "Hoot" Evers
Kansas City Royals (42-60) @ Boston Red Sox (63-38) Bruce Chen (5-3, 3.30) @ John Lackey (8-8, 6.28) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES I’m going to the game tonight and I’m a little nervous. Allow me to...
