by evan brunell | Feb 11, 2008 | Bryan Corey, Craig Breslow, Craig Hansen, David Aardsma, David Pauley, Devern Hansack, Edgar Martinez, Javier Lopez, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen
The Red Sox have been a model of consistency this past offseason, a striking departure from their modus operandi in 2004. For the most part, the 25-man roster is settled except for the bullpen, which is shaping up to be a battle for the last two spots. Running through...
by evan brunell | Feb 1, 2008 | Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
Some quick and dirty reactions to the PECOTA predictions of Red Sox players: For those who wanted Sean Casey over Chris Carter, Carter is projected to hit .259/.325/.394 with a -9 FRAA, while Casey is at .275/.330/.380, with a -2 FRAA. As Daniel Rathman revealed in...
by evan brunell | Jan 25, 2008 | Alex Cora, Brandon Moss, Brendan Donnelly, Bryan Corey, Chris Carter, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Breslow, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, 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 Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
On October 20th at Fenway Park under the bright lights, he found redemption. All year, he struggled to find a niche in his new home, with fans already against him being there. It was a long, taxing year for him personally as his son struggled through a malady of...
by shawn medeiros | Nov 28, 2007 | Hideki Okajima, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Timlin
It is about that time of the year when college students are gearing up for finals. They are cramming every ounce of information into their brains in which they will soon forget afterward. Red Sox Nation let us not be like the above mentioned but let us move on to...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 23, 2007 | 2007 ALCS, Bobby Kielty, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Gagne, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
What a totally satisfying series. What truly made it great, and will indeed define it down the road as memorable, is that there was a moment of absolute despair. Just like the 2004 ALCS, there was a moment where I couldn’t think of a way out. That was in game...
by evan brunell | Oct 14, 2007 | 2007 ALCS, Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland Indians, Eric Gagne, Javier Lopez, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield, Trot Nixon
The setting was perfect. Eric Gagne was striding into the mound, part of the last vestiges of the Boston bullpen. With a clean inning, he could start erasing doubts about his abilities and add a few million to his incentive-laden contract he will sign with another...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 14, 2007 | 2007 ALCS, Cleveland Indians, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eric Gagne, Fausto Carmona, Franklin Gutierrez, Jake Westbrook, Javier Lopez, Jhonny Peralta, Jon Lester, Trot Nixon
After what was a back-and-forth game the whole night the Cleveland Indians broke open the 11th inning scoring 7 runs en route to a 13-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox tying the series at 1-1. Eric Gagne once again did not hold the fort down getting no outs and...
by evan brunell | Oct 3, 2007 | Alex Cora, Brandon Moss, Bryan Corey, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Devern Hansack, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Gagne, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez
PLAYOFFS? YOU TALKIN’ PLAYOFFS? Yes, Jim. We are. Check out which hitters and pitchers prepped themselves… and which need to turn things around. Boston Red Sox 2007 Month to Month: September Batters Key: Average/On-Base Percentage/Slugging/Other Stat....
by evan brunell | Sep 23, 2007 | Bryan Corey, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Devern Hansack, Eric Gagne, Hideki Okajima, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
Here’s a curious case. There are 16 major league pitchers on the active roster. I can only select one who should not make the postseason roster: Devern Hansack, who has pitched 7.2 IP on the year so far this year. Those innings came May 8, 19 and September 8....
by mike edelman | Sep 4, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Eric Gagne, Hideki Okajima, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
Nate Silver of Baseball Prospectus recently published a post in his
