by evan brunell | Apr 15, 2008 | David Ortiz
Last night, despite Ortiz’s 2-4 night, I was frustrated at the way he handled the at-bat against Rafael Betancourt, especially the second pitch. Take a look: Today I read an article by Pizza Cutter about if foul balls can tell us anything about a hitter....
by zach hayes | Apr 13, 2008 | David Ortiz, Julio Lugo
Some pregame notes as we count down the hours until the rubber match between the Red Sox and Yankees in their first series of the year. If anything can ruin this occasion, it
by shawn medeiros | Apr 13, 2008 | Alex Rodriguez, Chien-Ming Wang, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes
Manny Ramirez kills the New York Yankees. Hopefully for Red Sox fans Joe Girardi does not catch onto this. Ramirez belted a homerun off the Volvo ad above the Green Monster and drove in two more to put the Yankees away winning 4-3. Jonathan Papelbon earned the save by...
by guest | Apr 13, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Fenway Park, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
This is Bottom Line Rob signing on at Fire Brand of the AL… Red Sox ramblings to follow… Get more from BL Rob at The Bottom Line: A Red Sox Blog. The Red Sox are 6-6 and currently trail the Orioles and Blue Jays in the East. They won the series against the...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 9, 2008 | David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Jeremy Bonderman, Jon Lester, Marcus Thames, Tim Wakefield
It is about time a team to picked to be in the World Series got a win. Unfortunately, it came against the Red Sox in a 7-2 loss. Jon Lester gave up four runs after getting an early 2-0 lead in his second start but got the loss with four walks, no strikeouts, and...
by evan brunell | Apr 7, 2008 | David Ortiz
David Ortiz is 0-11… His production will be there in the end as our No. 3 hitter. 45% of all votes He’ll be a top-3 finisher in the MVP, no worries. 35% of all votes It’s all over. Cut him. 12% of all votes Still productive, but the backslide has...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 6, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Frank Thomas, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Manny Delcarmen, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
Josh Beckett got roughed for five runs in his season debut and the Toronto Blue Jays completed the sweep winning 7-4. Vernon Wells and Frank Thomas went yard in the win for the Jays in the win. Vernon’s dinger sent Beckett packing after 4.2 innings pitched with...
by evan brunell | Apr 3, 2008 | David Ortiz, Derek Jeter
PRESS RELEASE: A new XM TV spot offers a parody of election ads with Ortiz campaigning for the “Every Game” platform, while Jeter stumps for “Every Team.” The TV spot and online ads are premiering this week. Starting today, baseball fans can...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 2, 2008 | David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Shaun Marcum, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
Jon Lester (1-1) out-pitched Rich Harden the second time around earning his first victory of the season. David Ortiz and Jason Varitek provided the offense both homering to propel the Red Sox to their second straight victory winning 5-0. Lester managed to turn over...
by mike edelman | Apr 2, 2008 | David Ortiz
David Ortiz is hitless through his first three games, now 0-11 this season. Evan’s new poll prompted me to look at Ortiz’ longest hitless streaks as a member of the Red Sox. Given Papi’s history against Rich Harden, 4-6 with a double, two home runs,...
