by shawn medeiros | May 30, 2009 | Brad Penny, Brian Tallet, Casey Jannsen, David Ortiz, Game Recap, Tim Wakefield
Casey Janssen had been waiting a long time for this. Janssen (1-1) won his first game as a starting pitcher since June 30, 2006 out dueling Tim Wakefield pitching seven innings, giving up 11 hits, three runs, two walks and two strikeouts. Wakefield (6-3) suffered the...
by tim daloisio | May 29, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Julio Lugo, Poll, Quick Post
New Poll Question: Who will end the year with greater offensive production? David Ortiz (currently -11.2 Runs Above Average) Julio Lugo (-1.9 Runs Above Average) George Kottaras (-3.1 Runs Above Average) We’ll be using Fan Graph’s Park Adjusted Batting...
by josh lacey | May 26, 2009 | David Ortiz, Quick Post
The lineups are out for tonight’s game against the Minnesota Twins and David Ortiz has been dropped to 6th in the batting order. Mike Lowell will be getting the night off. Here’s the lineup as tweeted by Amalie Benjamin. 1. Ellsbury 2. Pedroia 3. Drew 4....
by josh lacey | May 24, 2009 | David Ortiz, Quick Post
Stumbled on this interesting tweet from Joe Haggerty (a regular guest of Fireside Chats) after tonight’s game. I think it’s time. Since coming back from his “break”, Ortiz has hit a measly .158 with nine, count them K, K, K, K, K, K, K, K, K,...
by shawn medeiros | May 24, 2009 | Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Francisco Liriano, Game Recap, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
If only the replay system could be used to fix David Ortiz’s swing. For the second straight day at Fenway Park a potential home run was reviewed. Kevin Youkilis hit a shot to left field in the fifth inning but it was ruled foul. Meanwhile, Ortiz continued to...
by evan brunell | May 22, 2009 | David Ortiz, Manny Delcarmen, Nick Johnson
Peter Gammons went on Mike and Mike’s ESPN Radio show this morning. Thanks to Hacks with Haggs, there is a transcript of the proceedings. An interesting tidbit: Washington with their 2-16 bullpen are trying to move Nick Johnson and Austin Kearns and some of...
by shawn medeiros | May 22, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, David Wright, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis
Toronto may sit atop the A.L. East Divisional standings presently, but one thing is for sure. The Blue Jays haven’t done anything against the teams that matter most. Boston is 3-0 against Toronto with their recent sweep of the Blue Jays. The New York Yankees...
by josh lacey | May 21, 2009 | Brad Penny, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, Tim Wakefield
When the Toronto Blue Jays came to town with a 3.5 game lead over the Boston Red Sox, it would be fair to characterize the first meeting of the two teams this season as surprisingly critical. One team was going to make a statement and thus far, it has been the Red...
by shawn medeiros | May 20, 2009 | David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
David Ortiz is finally smiling again. And so is Red Sox Nation. In the fifth inning after Jason Varitek belted his second homer of the game, Big Papi ended his 149 at-bat homerless drought with a two-run home run to center field. Then the Red Sox launched two more big...
by shawn medeiros | May 20, 2009 | Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Game Recap, George Kottaras, Jeff Bailey, Jonathan Papelbon, Tim Wakefield
At first glance, the A.L. East division leading Toronto Blue Jays were less than impressive. Tim Wakefield, however, couldn’t have been more so. Wakefield (5-2) stymied Toronto over 8 innings allowing just one run on five hits, two walks and three strikeouts....
