by scandage | Oct 4, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Bobby Valentine, Boston Red Sox, John Farrell, Kevin Youkilis, Toronto Blue Jays
According to Tom Caron, the Red Sox have fired manager Bobby Valentine. Hired on November 21, 2011 after a disastrous end to the 2011 season, Valentine was a controversial hire due to his combative nature and reputation as not being a players’ manager....
by scandage | Sep 29, 2012 | Ben Cherington, Bob McClure, Boston Red Sox, Brad Mills, Dustin Pedroia, Franklin Morales, Gary Tuck, Gene Lamont, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Kevin Youkilis, Larry Lucchino, Pedro Ciriaco, Randy Niemann, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein, Tim Bogar, Will Middlebrooks
By now it seems a foregone conclusion that the Red Sox will fire Bobby Valentine at the end of this season. Ben Cherington all but admitted that it would occur in a recent interview on WEEI, although he walked back the comment later that day. Although Bobby V’s...
by scandage | Sep 8, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carlton Fisk, Craig Hansen, Cy Young, Daniel Bard, Dick O'Connell, Dick Radatz, Game Threads, Harry Hooper, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jimmie Foxx, John Farrell, Luis Tiant, Mel Parnell, Ricky Romero, Rico Petrocelli, Steve Carlton, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox (85-57) @ Toronto Blue Jays (71-72) Andrew Miller (6-2, 5.27) @ Ricky Romero (13-10, 2.97) 7:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES After the most disappointing loss of the season on many levels, the Red...
by scandage | Sep 6, 2011 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, Game Threads, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Luis Perez, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox (84-56) @ Toronto Blue Jays (70-71) Jon Lester (14-6, 3.05) @ Luis Perez (3-2, 3.77) 7:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES After a disappointing 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays in an extra-inning game in...
by evan brunell | Nov 23, 2009 | Dave Magadan, DeMarlo Hale, John Farrell, Quick Post, Ron Johnson, Terry Francona, Tim Bogar
Manager Terry Francona, 7th season Bench coach DeMarlo Hale, 1st season (5th with Boston, four as third-base coach) First-base coach Ron Johnson, 1st season (5 seasons as AAA Pawtucket manager, 10 years in Boston organization). Was a teammate of Francona’s in...
by evan brunell | Oct 4, 2009 | Ben Cherington, J.P. Ricciardi, Jed Hoyer, John Farrell, Josh Beckett, Nick Green, Rocco Baldelli, Tim Wakefield
Happy Sunday, everyone. It’s the last day of the 2009 regular season. Mixed emotions abound… a dark winter is foretold, but the most exciting time in baseball is well within our grasp. Let’s check out what’s going on in Red Sox land… Josh...
by evan brunell | Sep 27, 2009 | John Farrell, Quick Post
Well, some good news after a dreary weekend. John Farrell is reportedly unable to take a managerial job until after 2010. While it’s not in doubt Farrell will one day manage — and/or be a general manager — having Farrell around for at least one more...
by evan brunell | Dec 10, 2007 | Eric Gagne, Fenway Sports Group, John Farrell
New England Sports Ventures, which owns the Boston Red Sox, has just gotten bigger on a minor scale. An arm of the New England Sports Ventures with John W. Henry as controlling owner, Fenway Sports Group, (“an innovative, sports-oriented sales and marketing...
by guest | Sep 9, 2007 | Eric Gagne, Hideki Okajima, John Farrell
The only significant deal that the Red Sox made at the trade deadline has backfired big time so far. Eric Gagne is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA and 2.20 WHIP since coming to Boston from the Rangers. Meanwhile, David Murphy and Kason Gabbard have both enjoyed some success in...
by evan brunell | Jul 27, 2007 | Alex Cora, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Fausto Carmona, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Terry Francona
Two years ago, I stepped in to defend Terry Francona against naysayers. That season, the Red Sox finished in a tie for the division with the Yankees, and we won the wild card due to the Yankees winning the head-to-head tiebreaker, having beaten us 10 games to nine....
