by chipbuck | Jul 22, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon
More from Theo Epstein’s interview on WEEI yesterday. This time, he’s talking about extending Jacoby Ellsbury. “Yeah, I think with all of our young players that we see as core members of our organization that is something we are interested in. We...
by chipbuck | Jul 22, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury
In case you missed it last week, Patrick Sullivan at Over the Monster wrote a fantastic piece on why Adrian Gonzalez was not the American League’s first half MVP. (Please note the stats below are as of July 13th.) “Sometimes I think Boston, and...
by charliesap | Jul 21, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Richardson, Hiroki Kuroda, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Reddick
I feel like my writing about Andrew Miller might be bordering on overkill, but you know what, he’s just not that good of a pitcher. In yesterday’s game, Miller went 5.2 innings while allowing no run and two hits, but he walked six batters to only three...
by darryl johnston | Jul 17, 2011 | Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, Tampa Bay Rays
Jacoby Ellsbury tends to stay back as long as he can on a pitch and it sometimes disrupts opposing catcher. Just ask Tampa Bay’s rookie catcher Jose Lobaton (you can view the video HERE). On Saturday, Ellsbury reached base by way of catcher’s interference for the...
by darryl johnston | Jul 3, 2011 | Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury
photo © 2011 WEBN-TV | more info (via: Wylio) Did you know that, despite sitting atop the Red Sox offensive juggernaut, Jacoby Ellsbury has yet to score 100 runs in a single-season? This year, that is going to change. 2011 might be Ellsbury’s best year to date....
by chipbuck | Jul 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Cameron
Unfortunately, I was tied up with working, living, and putting together the mid-season roundtable yesterday, so I didn’t get a chance to weigh on Mike Cameron‘s recent designation for assignment. Luckily, Marc Normandin of Over the Monster was able to...
by scandage | Jun 8, 2011 | A.J. Burnett, Alex Rodriguez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cy Young, David Ortiz, Dennis Eckersley, Dustin Pedroia, Freddy Garcia, Fritz Peterson, Game Threads, Hector Noesi, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jeff Marquez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Mike Kekich, Reggie Cleveland, St. Louis Browns, Sy Sperling, Tim Wakefield
Boston Red Sox (34-26) @ New York Yankees (33-25) Tim Wakefield (2-1, 4.40) @ A.J. Burnett (6-3, 3.86) 7:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (Bronx, N.Y.) TV: NESN, YES, ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Rich Hill, left elbow sprain (Placed on the 15-day DL...
by Troy Patterson | Jun 6, 2011 | Jacoby Ellsbury
photo © 2011 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)It’s no secret that I’ve made some claims about Jacoby Ellsbury and his skill. He’s never been good at the things a leadoff hitter should be and his defense is not what you want from a center...
by scandage | Jun 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Charlie Finley, Dustin Pedroia, Eddie Cicotte, Game Threads, Herb Washington, Hideki Matsui, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Mark Ellis, Oakland Athletics, Trevor Cahill, Tris Speaker
Oakland Athletics (27-31) @ Boston Red Sox (31-26) Trevor Cahill (6-3, 2.31) @ Josh Beckett (4-2, 1.80) 1:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Oakland: Tyson Ross, left oblique strain (Placed on 15 day DL May...
by Troy Patterson | May 23, 2011 | Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon
photo © 2009 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)The Red Sox are not afraid to give money to players in their arbitration years. You can see their history with Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia. There is a benefit for both the player and team to get it...
