by mike silver | Feb 14, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard
During some light Red Sox reading this past week, I stumbled upon a piece by WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford that brought up the idea of moving Daniel Bard. Suffice it to say, it was quite the interesting read. A little background. Prospect mavens out there may remember that,...
by chipbuck | Feb 13, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post
The day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. Today is the official start of Spring Training. Spring is a unique time for baseball fans. We’ve spent all winter huddling up in our homes, looking out at the snow falling on the ground, and...
by charliesap | Feb 10, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox have added another arm to the mix. This one a former Yankee with a career 3.21 ERA in 126 major league innings, most of which cam in a relief role. Up until this offseason, 28-year-old Alfredo Aceves had spent his entire professional career with the New...
by darryl johnston | Feb 9, 2011 | 2004 World Series, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Eric Gagne, Rich Hill, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
photo © 2008 Eric Kilby | more info (via: Wylio) Here is the best way to sum up the Red Sox 2011 approach to finding a left-handed option in the bullpen: We certainly like the non-roster options that we have from the left side with Rich Hill, Andrew Miller and Randy...
by mike silver | Feb 7, 2011 | Andy Pettitte, Bartolo Colon, Boston Red Sox, Joe Blanton
Now that Andy Pettitte has officially retired, the Yanks can kick their fifth starter pursuit up a notch – and the Sox can breathe a bit easier. After signing Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia to minor league contracts, New York has a few extra options to compete with...
by tom fratamico | Feb 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
MLB has changed Opening Day (OD) moving the schedule ahead with the first pitch of the season being thrown on Thursday and many teams playing for the first time on Friday. The schedule change is a departure from the Monday OD tradition and is not a big improvement....
by darryl johnston | Feb 5, 2011 | 2004 World Series, 2007 ALCS, 2007 ALDS, 2007 World Series, Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
Before you start, READ THIS: On December 31st, 2003, Evan Brunell penned the article There is No Such Thing as ‘The Curse of the Babe’. On that day Fire Brand of the American League was born. Today we would like want to thank all of the great readers of...
by charliesap | Feb 3, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Cameron
The Red Sox have accumulated so much talent this offseason that they have a problem. OK, so it’s a good, nay, GREAT problem to have. How does Terry Francona fill out his opening day lineup card and keep things balanced? The Sox have five left-handed hitting...
by darryl johnston | Feb 2, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
If they do it will bode well for their World Series chances. Is 100 games absurd to expect? Maybe, but if the Red Sox stay healthy in 2011, then there is no reason they could not break their all-time team record of 105 wins. Boston has eclipsed the century mark for...
by charliesap | Feb 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Sort of playing off of what Mike posted yesterday, I thought it would be fun to look at the offensive projections for both the Sox and Yanks to see how they match-up position by position. I’ll be using Bill James’ projections for the 2011 season. Catcher...
