by mike silver | Oct 15, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Marco Scutaro, Matt Holliday, Rich Harden, Takashi Saito, Tim Wakefield
Like most teams, the Boston Red Sox offseason will be defined by the willingness of their owner to open his wallet. Fortunately for Sox fans nationwide, Uncle John certainly has some deep pockets. However, the amount he is willing to spend will have a lot to say about...
by evan brunell | Oct 14, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Chone Figgins, Felix Hernandez, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Rich Harden, Tim Wakefield
Today is the first in a three version series on an offseason blueprint the Red Sox should follow. What should their starting lineup and pitching staff look like entering the 2010 season? I’ll take a look at one possible scenario while Mike and Tim follow up with...
by tim daloisio | Oct 9, 2009 | 2009 ALDS, Jason Varitek, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
As often happens when the Red Sox venture out West for a playoff series (as often happens), there’s no more painful post to write than the one scheduled to hit the wires the morning following a late night start like we had in Game One of the ALDS – except...
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 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 evan brunell | Sep 30, 2009 | Jason Varitek, Poll, Quick Post, Victor Martinez
New Poll Question: Who should be considered the No. 3 starter? Clay Buchholz Daisuke Matsuzaka Tim Wakefield My grandmother In the wake of Clay Buchholz’s poor start in Toronto, it’s a legitimate question. We determined Dice-K should be the No. 4 starter...
by evan brunell | Sep 26, 2009 | Jason Varitek, Victor Martinez
If Friday night’s game didn’t convince you that Jason Varitek’s time as a starting catcher has passed him by, I’ve got a fantastic house with a view of the ocean for you in Wyoming. For some reason, dropped third strikes have become common with...
by evan brunell | Sep 21, 2009 | Jason Varitek, Joey Gathright
Two Sundays from now, we’ll be readying for our tilt with the Los Angeles Angels in the American League Division Series. Boston just finished up a three-game tilt with the Mike Scioscia-led Angels, winning two out of three games. (The Red Sox lost the last game...
by mike silver | Sep 15, 2009 | Casey Kotchman, Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis, Victor Martinez
Projecting the Playoffs With just 20 games remaining in the regular season, the Sox’ Hunt for Red October is getting stronger by the day. At this juncture, with this team, a 4 ½ game lead in the Wild Card is a considerable advantage. Don’t get cozy though,...
by evan brunell | Aug 19, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez, Brian Anderson, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Nick Green, Ramon Ramirez, Takashi Saito, Victor Martinez
In a homage to Twitter, the new social media application that is changing how news is delivered (in the same vein how blogs changed everything) I bring to you a summary of each Red Sox player on the 25-man roster in 140 characters or less (the maximum number of...
