by shawn medeiros | Jun 24, 2008 | Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon
Yes, 19 come from behind wins for the Boston Red Sox and 12 in their last at bat. Jason Varitek drove home the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth on a single to right plating Mike Lowell to give Boston a 5-4 lead. Jonathan Papelbon shut the door in the ninth for...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 23, 2008 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Dan Haren, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett
Dan Haren went 7 innings and only surrendered two hits as the Red Sox have now dropped three out of their four home games losing to the D-Backs 2-1. J.D. Drew had the only RBI for Boston in the eighth hitting a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1. Josh Beckett went 8...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 12, 2008 | Baltimore Orioles, Bartolo Colon, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin
Boston’s offense wasted no time in letting their bullpen have a chance to blow up another game scoring five runs in the first inning led by a Jason Varitek three-run home run against the Baltimore Orioles to win 6-3. Good thing the Sox jumped out to an early...
by evan brunell | Jun 9, 2008 | Jason Varitek, Trivia
Sorry guys, I whiffed on being more timely with the trivia question. Got pretty busy these last few days. As has been ferreted out, Jason Varitek is the answer to: If Billy Beane had ended up the general manager of the Red Sox, he would have made trading a specific...
by evan brunell | Jun 2, 2008 | Alex Cora, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
May saw the Red Sox go 17-12 and a concerning trend arise: road struggles. Three straight wins in Baltimore seem to be the cure, but can the Red Sox keep up with the Tampa Bay Rays? The Rays are one behind the Chicago Cubs for the best MLB record, and a crucial three...
by evan brunell | May 29, 2008 | Alex Cora, Charlie Zink, Chris Smith, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Devern Hansack, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
Billy Beane has been quoted saying that the first two months show you what you have, the next two are spent acquiring what you need and the final two is the playoff push (if applicable). Dan Duquette, a man before his time (remember Mike Gimbel?), also subscribed to...
by tim daloisio | May 23, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Hideo Nomo, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Pedro Martinez
Jon Lester’s no hitter this week has been plenty of fodder for bloggers everywhere. I’ll be no exception as this post was in part inspired by the performance of the young lefty on Monday night. In this week’s episode of the Fireside Chats Red Sox...
by shawn medeiros | May 20, 2008 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals
The M.O. around Fire Brand Land has been this: to be a solid major league pitcher Jon Lester must be consistent. Tonight, he was anything but inconsistent throwing his first no-hitter of his career against the Kansas City Royals. Lester had never even thrown a...
by evan brunell | May 5, 2008 | Alex Cora, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
Another season, another Month to Month! The Red Sox got off to a pretty good start. There’s been a ton of storylines so far this month, but for the most part, the team has come hot out of the gates, proving that perhaps they weren’t overrated after all....
by shawn medeiros | May 4, 2008 | David Ortiz, James Shields, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
James Shields blew through the Boston Red Sox lineup in his last start at the Trop, but this time Shields can fully understand why David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are the best one-two punch in baseball. Ortiz and Ramirez combined for four hits, four runs, and drove in...
