by bcowett | Jul 24, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Francisco Rodriguez, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Junichi Tazawa, Tampa Bay Rays
Now that I think about it, a split of this series would be fine as well. It would keep the Rays at bay, even if there’s only 1.5 games of breathing room left. Guess who learned not to throw cutters in 0-2 counts yesterday? Yep, Jon Lester did! And it worked very...
by chipbuck | Nov 9, 2011 | Albert Pujols, Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, C.J. Wilson, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Heath Bell, Hiroki Kuroda, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Michael Cuddyer, Prince Fielder, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Madson
As I was reading Jim Bowden’s “Pricing the Free Agents” piece on ESPN last Friday afternoon, I could hear the rising and crashing waves of criticism coming from the Sabermetric/blogging community from over yonder…and by yonder, I mean Twitter. ...
by evan brunell | Jan 22, 2009 | Francisco Rodriguez, Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera
With the news that uber-closer Jonathan Papelbon has signed a record-breaking $6.25 million contract in his first year of arbitration, it’s clear that Papelbon has to be considered one of, if not the, best closer in the game now. But how long will that last?...
by josh lacey | Dec 9, 2008 | Brian Schneider, Francisco Rodriguez, Gerald Laird, Jason Varitek, Rafael Furcal
For all the build up heading into Las Vegas, the 2008 Winter Meetings has started off with more of a whimper than a bang. There seems to be more posturing than action at every turn, and maybe that’s to be expected in a market that shows more signs of mirroring...
by evan brunell | Nov 7, 2008 | Brian Fuentes, C.C. Sabathia, Chicago White Sox, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Colorado Rockies, Francisco Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, Jake Peavy, Jason Varitek, Javier Vazquez, Julio Lugo, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, Paul Byrd, San Diego Padres, Will Ohman
Lot of twiddling our thumbs right now as we wait for the free agent season to officially kick off. Let’s take a whirl throughout the rumors in baseball and see what’s going on… Out west, the San Diego Padres are committed to trading starter Jake...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 4, 2008 | David Ortiz, Francisco Rodriguez, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Los Angeles Angels
Make that 11 in a row. Tied at 5-5, J. D. Drew smacked a two-run homer off of Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez giving the Boston Red Sox the lead for good at 7-5. In his second inning of relief, Jonathan Papelbon closed the door for his first post season win. Boston...
by tito crafts | Oct 1, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Ervin Santana, Francisco Rodriguez, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, John Lackey, Jon Garland, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero
This is not 1986. This is not 2004. This is not 2007. The 2008 Halos are 100-62 and, on paper, the most complete team in baseball. Orange County limped into last year
by shawn medeiros | Jul 29, 2008 | Casey Kotchman, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Francisco Rodriguez, John Lackey, Los Angeles Angels, Torii Hunter
A six run outburst in the sixth inning was the all the Angels needed dumping Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox 7-5 at Fenway Park. Casey Kotchman’s two-run homer and Torii Hunter’s three-run homer washed away any chance the Red Sox had of winning...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 21, 2008 | Casey Kotchman, Francisco Rodriguez, Howie Kendrick, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Tim Wakefield
Bad enough we get swept.
by zach hayes | May 14, 2008 | A.J. Burnett, Adam Dunn, Ben Sheets, Brad Lidge, C.C. Sabathia, Francisco Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Pat Burrell, Rafael Furcal, Ryan Dempster
The Red Sox hit a bump in the road over the weekend and through Monday in the Metrodome, losing three of four mainly due to lackluster starts from Lester, Wakefield and Buchholz. Still, Boston sits above its competition in the American League with a 24-17 record and...
