by jreilly | Jul 7, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brooks Baseball, Dustin Pedroia, fWAR, Greg Maddux, John Lackey, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, OPS, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Drew, Steve Avery, Tom Glavine, Xander Bogaerts
Maybe you are one of the optimistic Red Sox fans who believes this 2014 team has a second half run in them. You argue that despite being a season worst ten games under .500, the team is actually only nine games out of first place. You remind your fellow fans that...
by jreilly | Feb 2, 2013 | Alex Cora, Alex Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Edgar Renteria, Greg Maddux, Jed Lowrie, John Smoltz, Johnny Damon, Jose Iglesias, Julio Lugo, Marco Scutaro, Mike Aviles, Nick Green, Nomar Garciaparra, Orlando Cabrera, Stephen Drew, Steve Avery, Tom Glavine, Xander Bogaerts
My plan last week was to write an article on Boston Red Sox shortstop attrition since the departure of Nomar Garciaparra, but as I began writing about Nomar nostalgia got the best of me and it turned into a Nomar love fest. Thus, this Saturday morning piece will be...
by jreilly | Jan 5, 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Brad Penny, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jered Weaver, John Lackey, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Paul Byrd, Tim Wakefield
On December 15, 2009, John Lackey signed a 5-year $82.5 million contract with the Boston Red Sox. The 31-year old native Texan joined a Red Sox rotation that already featured Josh Beckett and Jon Lester as a formidable 1-2 combination. The addition of the former...
by mike silver | Oct 22, 2009 | Brett Myers, Gabe Kapler, Jed Hoyer, John Smoltz, Rick Ankiel, Tim Wakefield
Wake Undergoes Surgery Tim Wakefield underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a herniated disk and loose bone fragment in his back. Wakefield is expected to pitch next year and should be ready for Spring Training. The 43 year-old vet was visually hampered last year,...
by mike silver | Aug 27, 2009 | Brad Penny, John Smoltz, Quick Post
Red Sox starting pitcher Brad Penny was released late Wednesday night, according to the Red Sox official website. While Penny has struggled at times in the Sox rotation, he possessed good peripheral numbers (6.08 K/9, 2.87 BB/9, 4.48 FIP ERA) that suggest he was much...
by mike silver | Aug 20, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Brad Penny, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Ivan Rodriguez, John Smoltz, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Tim Wakefield
As of Thursday morning, the Sox stand seven games behind the New York Yankees in the division race and one game ahead of the Rangers in the Wild Card. The Yankees are cruising right now, with a great opportunity to seal up the division this weekend. The Sox...
by mike silver | Aug 13, 2009 | John Smoltz, Los Angeles Dodgers, Quick Post, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
As much of the baseball world knows, John Smoltz refused his assignment to minors yesterday, effectively ending his short career with the Red Sox. Smoltz’s immediate future is still in the Sox hands, as they still must choose to release or trade him. According...
by tito crafts | Aug 10, 2009 | Brad Penny, John Smoltz, Mark Teixeira, Rocco Baldelli
The Red Sox are where they are. Six and a half games out of first place, with the division seemingly wrapped up, at least according to the stat-heads. And I myself are included in those “stat-heads.” No, I haven’t given up completely. Not on the...
by evan brunell | Aug 7, 2009 | Brad Penny, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Doug Davis, John Smoltz, Jon Garland, Michael Bowden, Tim Wakefield
With John Smoltz’s debacle in New York (granted, the stadium didn’t do him any favors) behind us, it’s time to look ahead and figure out how exactly we’re going to make the playoffs with exactly two reliable pitchers in the rotation. Look, Clay...
by tito crafts | Aug 6, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Joba Chamberlain, John Smoltz, New York Yankees
John Smoltz and his good FIP take to Yankees Stadium, trying to finally put together a quality start. He will square up with Joba Chamberlain. The Red Sox need a split, but want even more…
