by charliesap | Aug 26, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Josh Beckett
It hasn’t exactly been a great return to the Red Sox rotation for Josh Beckett. With a 6.82 ERA in August and a fresh four-year/$68 million dollar contract extension on his shoulders, Beckett has been a major source of frustration for Sox fans. Yesterday,...
by andrew lipsett | Aug 25, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
In July of 1996, the Red Sox called up a young third baseman from Pawtucket. It was not his first major league game — he’d had one (and only one) with Seattle the previous year. He was on no one’s radar as a top prospect, and he shouldn’t...
by jake digregorio | Aug 24, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Pauley, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Seattle Mariners
Prev. Gm: Seattle Mariners (49-76) @ Boston Red Sox (72-54) David Pauley (2-4, 3.70) @ Josh Beckett (3-3, 6.67) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: In the few years he spent with the Boston Red Sox farm system,...
by mike silver | Aug 23, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka
It’s hats-off time to Boston’s favorite failure, Daisuke Matsuzaka, for eclipsing the 100 IP mark in commendable fashion. Perhaps the moniker “Boston’s favorite failure” is a bit harsh, but it’s difficult to separate his past four seasons from the other-worldly...
by tom fratamico | Aug 13, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
It is probable that the Red Sox will not play meaningful October baseball. They still have a puncher’s chance but it is unlikely. We will have a much better notion if the Olde Towne Team can make a push for the postseason after the series with the Rays on August 29....
by tim daloisio | Jul 31, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
With sixty games left in the 2010 Regular Season, the Boston Red Sox sit five games on the outside of the playoff race and an additional two and a half games out of the division title. According to Coolstandings.com’s playoff odds, the Red Sox playoff chances...
by jake digregorio | Jul 16, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Colby Lewis, Felix Doubront, Game Threads, Texas Rangers
Prev. Gm: Texas Rangers (51-38) @ Boston Red Sox (51-38) Colby Lewis (8-5, 3.33) @ Felix Dubrount (1-1, 4.22) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES Not exactly the way to start off the second half of the year, but the...
by jake digregorio | Jul 15, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Game Threads, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Tommy Hunter
Prev. Gm: Texas Rangers (50-38) @ Boston Red Sox (51-37) Tommy Hunter (5-0, 2.43) @ Tim Wakefield (3-7, 5.22) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES Welcome back boys and girls. Hope you all enjoyed your nice, relaxing...
by evan brunell | Jul 13, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
Leading up to the trade deadline, having a good handle on what the Red Sox are seeking and what other teams have available are obviously musts. That’s why I have contributed to TwinsCentric’s trade deadline primer eBook, and the folks over there have come...
by jake digregorio | Jul 11, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, Jesse Litsch, Toronto Blue Jays
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (50-37) @ Toronto Blue Jay (44-44) Daisuke Matsuzaka (5-3, 4.71) @ Jesse Litsch (0-3, 7.30) 1:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, Canada) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES Lackey’s hard loss yesterday force the Boston Red...