by mike silver | Apr 12, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jeremy Hermida, Kansas City Royals, Tim Wakefield
R&R in KC After winning the home opener, the Sox looked quite sluggish in their encore performances against the Yanks. What they needed was a little R&R against a weak out-of-division opponent — and the KC Royals came to the rescue. Though the pitching...
by tom fratamico | Apr 11, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Jorge Posada, New York Yankees
One of the beautiful aspects of baseball is the lack of a clock. A game ends after 27 outs (when the game isn’t tied, which is another wonderful element). But baseball is not watched in a vacuum. Few things in life are not influenced by time. Hence, I agree with...
by jake digregorio | Apr 11, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Gil Meche, Kansas City Royals
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (2-3) @ Kansas City Royals (2-3) Clay Buchholz (0-0, -.–) @ Gil Meche (0-0, -.–) 2:10 PM EDT | Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Clay Buchholz makes his season debut for the Boston...
by jake digregorio | Apr 10, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Kansas City Royals, Zack Greinke
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (1-3) @ Kansas City Royals (2-2) Josh Beckett (0-0, 9.64) @ Zack Greinke (0-0, 1.50) 7:10 PM EDT | Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: After a lackluster opening night performance, Josh Beckett...
by jake digregorio | Apr 9, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Kyle Davies, Tim Wakefield
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (1-2) @ Kansas City Royals (1-2) Tim Wakefield (0-0, -.–) @ Kyle Davies (0-0, -.–) 8:10 PM EDT | Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Tim Wakefield is set to enter his 16th season with...
by jake digregorio | Apr 7, 2010 | Andy Pettitte, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, John Lackey, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (1-1) @ Boston Red Sox (1-1) Andy Pettitte (0-0, -.–) @ John Lackey (0-0, -.–) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN / ESPN 2 RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: A night after the Yankees battled back to even up the...
by andrew lipsett | Apr 7, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis
After Sunday’s win – on a day after a thrilling come from behind opening night, a day on which Josh Beckett signed a contract which gives the Red Sox baseball’s best rotation through 2014, and a day during which we were all recovering from Neil...
by jake digregorio | Apr 6, 2010 | A.J. Burnett, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jon Lester, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (0-1) @ Boston Red Sox (1-0) A.J. Burnett (0-0, -.–) @ Jon Lester (0-0, -.–) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN / MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: After an opening night for the ages, the Boston Red...
by evan brunell | Apr 5, 2010 | Boston Red Sox
Best-case scenario: The Red Sox figure to have a powerhouse rotation, airtight defense and an offense that, despite its alleged warts, should rank in the upper echelon of the majors. Baseball Prospectus projects Boston to win the AL East with 95 wins. It’s easy to see...
by mike silver | Apr 5, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, cc sabathia, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees
On a night when the Boston marketing department pulled out all the stops, the players on the field managed to match them every step of the way. There was no shortage of excitement in this one. From Neil Diamond’s 8th inning appearance to Pedroia’s two-run...
