by shawn medeiros | May 17, 2009 | Charlie Zink, Chris Carter, Freddy Guzman, Game Recap, Jeff Corsaletti
Finally. After struggling to score runs — let alone win games — the Pawtucket Red Sox ended one of the more painful droughts in franchise history. The PawSox entered Saturday’s game against the Buffalo Bisons having lost five of last seven games and...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 17, 2009 | Billy Traber, Charlie Zink, Clay Buchholz, Game Recap
Maybe the Pawtucket Red Sox lost the battle Friday night in their home opener against the Leigh Valley Iron Pigs. But because knuckleballer Charlie Zink and reliever Billy Traber gave them nine innings, the PawSox may win the war — the war being the remainder of...
by shawn medeiros | Jan 9, 2009 | Charlie Zink, Quick Post, Tim Wakefield
Charlie Zink, the knuckleballer signed in 2002 after a recommendation from Luis Tiant, has been designated for assignment by the Boston Red Sox. Zink, who won 34 games over the past four seasons for Pawtucket and Portland, had his major league debut in 2008, giving up...
by evan brunell | Aug 14, 2008 | Charlie Zink, Tim Wakefield, Trivia
The last trivia question was word association. Foxy Lady is the name of a strip club Mo Vaughn frequented; Fear Strikes Out is the title of a movie about Jimmy Piersall; The Grey Eagle was Tris Speaker’s nickname; Fire Brand of the American League refers to...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 12, 2008 | Charlie Zink, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Texas Rangers
Yes, the final score of this game was 19-17 with the Boston Red Sox coming out on top after scoring 10 runs in the first inning capped off by two three-run homers by slugger David Ortiz. Charlie Zink’s career debut went as follows: 4.1 innings pitched, 11 hits,...
by josh lacey | Aug 12, 2008 | Charlie Zink, Game Threads, Scott Feldman, Texas Rangers
Prev. Gm: Texas Rangers (61-58) @ Boston Red Sox (67-51) Scott Feldman (4-5, 4.82) @ Charlie Zink (0-0, 0.00) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Josh Hamilton, Charlie Zink…it should be a fun night at Fenway...
by evan brunell | Aug 11, 2008 | Charlie Zink
Charlie Zink will get the ball Tuesday. The 28-year old knuckleballer (although not quite as extreme as Tim Wakefield) will make his major league debut after going 13-4 with a 2.89 ERA for Pawtucket. Hopefully after the game, Rangers players will be saying...
by evan brunell | Aug 3, 2008 | Chad Spann, Charlie Zink, George Kottaras, Jeff Natale, Joe Thurston, Michael Bowden
It’s only natural to forgive Charlie Zink if he’s envious of former Pawtucket Red Sox teammate Brandon Moss. Moss, of course, was one of the players sent to Pittsburgh in the three-way deal involving the Dodgers who obtained Manny Ramirez. Zink’s...
by mike edelman | Jul 13, 2008 | Charlie Zink
When Charlie Zink returns home to El Dorado Hills, Calif. after the Pawtucket Red Sox season, life will become more difficult for two reasons: 1. When he goes golfing with his friends, he’ll have to give strokes. 2. He won’t be pitching to International...
by mike edelman | Jul 2, 2008 | Charlie Zink, Chris Carter, Edgar Martinez, Eric Hull, Jeff Bailey, Joe Thurston, Jon Van Every, Ron Johnson
Want to know how to cool off the Pawtucket Red Sox? Pull a play out of your left ear — which is exactly what Syracuse
