2007 September: Prepping for October

PLAYOFFS? YOU TALKIN’ PLAYOFFS? Yes, Jim. We are. Check out which hitters and pitchers prepped themselves… and which need to turn things around. Boston Red Sox 2007 Month to Month: September Batters Key: Average/On-Base Percentage/Slugging/Other Stat....

Who Should Pitch in October?

Here’s a curious case. There are 16 major league pitchers on the active roster. I can only select one who should not make the postseason roster: Devern Hansack, who has pitched 7.2 IP on the year so far this year. Those innings came May 8, 19 and September 8....

Down The Stretch

Okay, I wouldn’t say “too close for comfort,” but after last night I have an uneasy feeling. Last night’s game was just a lackluster performance all the way around. Tim Wakefield’s knuckler didn’t have a lot of bite, resulting in a...

Arch-Proteges

As a Red Sox fan, it is never truly possible to breathe easy. Even being as we are, at a point where no team since the divisional realignment has ever failed to make the playoffs, we will constantly watch over our shoulders at the Yankees. Since it is entirely...