by andrew lipsett | Jul 7, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Jeremy Hermida, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Ryan Westmoreland, Victor Martinez
Kevin Youkilis left last night’s game in the 4th inning with an ankle injury. At the moment, it appears he’ll be fine — the word out of Fenway is that he’ll be in the lineup tonight. Still, the sight of Youk leaving the game yesterday must have...
by mike silver | Jul 5, 2010 | Bill Hall, Chris Snyder, Dustin Pedroia, Gustavo Molina, Jason Varitek, Mark Wagner, Victor Martinez
There’s no doubt the Sox recent injuries have done a number on the club’s chances of winning the AL East. So we thought it would be interesting to uncover how bleak — or rosy — the those chances have become. Prior to the slew of injuries that befell...
by mike silver | Jun 28, 2010 | Angel Sanchez, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Fabian Williamson, Victor Martinez
It’s been another harrowing week for the Red Sox as yet another key starter has gone down to injury. With Dustin Pedroia sustaining a broken foot, the second baseman is expected to miss an estimated six weeks – forcing the Sox to scramble for a replacement due to...
by andrew lipsett | Jun 2, 2010 | Aaron Bates, Caleb Clay, Casey Kelly, Clay Buchholz, Craig Hansen, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Place, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Luis Exposito, Michael Bowden, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Westmoreland
With the 2010 Amateur Draft just around the corner (Monday June 7 through Wednesday, June 9), I wanted to spend this week’s column looking back at the previous best and worst picks of the Theo Epstein era, an era in which the strength of the minor league system...
by dan rowinski | May 27, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Denard Span, Dustin Pedroia, Francisco Liriano, J.D. Drew, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Minnesota Twins, Terry Francona, Victor Martinez
Everybody knows about “The Laser Show.” Dustin Pedroia is the working man of working men on the Sox roster (next to Kevin Youkilis, of course) and the straw that stirs the proverbial cocktail. Pedroia seems more like a whiskey type of guy to me, not that...
by mike scandura | Apr 18, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Ryan Khoury
Arguably ever since Ryan Khoury first put on a baseball uniform his life in the sport has been about overcoming odds and proving his critics wrong. Too short. Too slow. Too weak. Too something. Take your pick but at one time or another Khoury was labeled one —...
by mike silver | Apr 5, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, cc sabathia, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees
On a night when the Boston marketing department pulled out all the stops, the players on the field managed to match them every step of the way. There was no shortage of excitement in this one. From Neil Diamond’s 8th inning appearance to Pedroia’s two-run...
by mike silver | Dec 3, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Felipe Lopez, Marco Scutaro, Placido Polanco
Pedroia to Short? Sometimes, the answer is so obvious that it was staring you in the face the entire time. Well, maybe Pedroia to short isn’t that obvious, but I’m surprised that it took this long for anyone to suggest the move at all, myself included. There are risks...
by evan brunell | Nov 9, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Jose Offerman
You think the shortstop carousel we’ve had since 2004 is frustrating? What about second base? Since 1992, only Scott Fletcher (2) and Jose Offerman (3) have been considered full-time Red Sox second basemen that served more than one year in said capacity. To...
by mike silver | Oct 6, 2009 | 2009 ALDS, Bobby Abreu, Chone Figgins, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Mike Napoli, Quick Post
Certain to be among the major themes in the ALDS are the Angels’ aggressiveness and superiority on the basepaths. Perennially among the league leaders in steals, the team placed third in 2009, behind Tampa Bay and Texas with 148 thefts. Anaheim will be sure to remind...