by mike silver | May 24, 2010 | Chris Iannetta, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Michael McKenry
Daisuke Rolling With all the issues the Red Sox rotation has faced this season, there is nothing better than to see Daisuke Matsuzaka stepping up into at the right time. Throwing a one-hitter in Philadelphia on Saturday, there has been some speculation that Daisuke...
by dan rowinski | May 23, 2010 | A.J. Burnett, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes
I was in the Sox clubhouse on Thursday with WEEI.com and one thing stuck out at me — Clay Buchholz playing Plants vs. Zombies on the leather couch on his iPad. Having played Plants vs. Zombies for hours on my friend’s magical device, I can understand the...
by tom fratamico | May 22, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Jhonny Peralta, Los Angeles Angels, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Victor Martinez
We are starting to move beyond the “it is early” excuse for the Red Sox record. The club has issues and it may be too late to resolve them. Even the most optimist projection of the Olde Towne Team’s chance of making the postseason is only at twenty...
by tom fratamico | May 15, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Mike Lowell
On May 5th, I thought David Ortiz should be released. Even though he hit two home runs a few days prior in Baltimore, they were on average fastballs that measured 90 and 91 miles per hour. Ortiz or any quadruple-A slugger like Jack Cust should be putting those in the...
by mike scandura | May 9, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dusty Brown, Jason Varitek, Luis Exposito, Mark Wagner, Tim Federowicz, Uncategorized, Victor Martinez
Fact: As a catcher, Victor Martinez makes a good first baseman – and a D.H. Fact: Jason Varitek, at 38, is on the down side of a once brilliant career. Fact: Both players’ contracts expire after the 2010 season. Question: Who will comprise the next generation of Red...
by andrew lipsett | May 5, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield, Victor Martinez
These past two nights, we’ve gotten a glimpse of what this team could look like with things going right. Strong pitching performances by Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester, backed by an offense that at worst grinds down opposing pitchers and at best can be explosive,...
by Troy Patterson | May 4, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Victor Martinez
Heading into 2010 it was a fairly easy choice that we wanted Victor Martinez to supply the offense we needed from the catcher position and give adequate defense behind the plate. So far though there has been some early results that might be good reasoning to place...
by brandwon stewart | Apr 30, 2010 | Bill Hall, Boston Red Sox, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Hermida, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Poll
As the baseball season enters the second month, what is the lasting impression from the Red Sox start? The mighty struggles David Ortiz, and his decreased role as of late? Starting the month with two center-fielders in the outfield and finishing it with two...
by dan rowinski | Apr 25, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell, Sabermetrics
Last Sunday I wrote about how the Sox have a step up on a majority of major league competition because they did well in the margins, specifically quality fourth and fifth starters. This week I will examine the opposite — the $39.5 million dollar albatross in...
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...
