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...
by evan brunell | Oct 5, 2009 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Quick Post
As the playoffs start, it’s time to bring a new shirt to Fire Brand’s store. Last year, we put Dustin Pedroia and Justin Masterson up for grabs. Now comes along Jacoby Ellsbury. JACOBY ELLSBURY – “There’s No Place Like Home” Jacoby...
by jake digregorio | Oct 3, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Sowers, Kevin Youkilis
“Effective” isn’t a term often used to describe Daisuke Matsuzaka’s outings, but that’s exactly what he looked like in last night’s start, as the Red Sox took a second win off of the Cleveland Indians, 6-2. Dice worked through six innings, allowing only five hits and...
by jake digregorio | Oct 1, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Carrassco, David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis
The Boston Red Sox finally broke out of a six-game slide, with a lackluster, yet productive, victory over the Cleveland Indians, 3-0, on Thursday night. It’s just too bad somebody had to get hurt in the process. How is it that whenever Jon Lester is on the...
by jake digregorio | Sep 24, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, David DeJesus, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Luke Hochevar, Yuniesky Betancourt
Just one night after Paul Byrd dropped five runs in the first frame against the Kansas City Royals, KC found out what it was like to watch an entire game slip away in one inning. Behind a six run fifth inning, the Boston Red Sox gave the Royals one such beat down,...
by jake digregorio | Sep 23, 2009 | Alex Gordon, Billy Butler, Boston Red Sox, David DeJesus, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Luke Hochevar, Mark Teahen, Paul Byrd, Victor Martinez, Zach Grienke
Seven sterling innings could not undo the wrongs of the first inning, as the Red Sox lose the second game of a four game series to the Kansas City Royals, 5-1. Red Sox starter Paul Byrd gave up five earned runs in the first inning, a deficit from which the Red Sox...
by jake digregorio | Sep 22, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Daniel Bard, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Lenny DiNardo, Manny Delcarmen, Tim Wakefield
With a host of question marks looming over Tim Wakefield’s much-anticipated return to the mound, it was the Red Sox bullpen that would leave everyone perplexed, as the Boston Red Sox drop the first game of a four game series to the Kansas City Royals, 12-9, in a...
by jake digregorio | Sep 20, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Berken
With another short but sweet start from Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Red Sox were able to whittle the magic number down to seven in the American League Wild Card race, thanks in part to a timely beating to the Texas Rangers by the Angels – and, of course, another...
by jake digregorio | Sep 19, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jeremy Guthrie
On a night when Clay Buchholz admits he didn’t bring his best, the young starter allowed only one earned run on five hits, further solidifying his place in the Red Sox rotation, and earning the Red Sox yet another win over the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1. Buchholz...
by tim daloisio | Sep 18, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester
A few years back, I was introduced to a simple site on the Internet that gave me a different and useful lens on the baseball season. Doug’s Stats (www.dougstats.com) looks much like it did the day I stumbled on it in 2003. It hasn’t gotten a Web 2.0...
