Lester Loses Velocity

by | Sep 25, 2011 | Jon Lester

Jon Lester normally keeps his average fastball velocity around 93 MPH, but lately, that velocity has tailed off and it couldn’t come at a worse time. Over his last few starts, starts that the Sox needed their co-ace to come up big, Lester has fizzled out faster...

Coast to Coast Tickets 9/24: And down the stretch they come (no rain edition)

by | Sep 24, 2011 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, Freddy Garcia, Game Threads, George Caster, Jimmie Foxx, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Philadelphia A's, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona

Boston Red Sox (88-68) @ New York Yankees (95-61) Jon Lester (15-8, 3.15) @ Freddy Garcia (11-8, 3.77) 4:10 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) TV: FOX RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES With a 2.5 game lead in the Wild Card race, the Red Sox start their final road...

Coast to Coast Tickets 9/23: And down the stretch they come!

by | Sep 23, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, Cleveland Indians, Freddy Garcia, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Angels, Mo Vaughn, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona

Boston Red Sox (88-68) @ New York Yankees (95-61) Jon Lester (15-8, 3.15) @ Freddy Garcia (11-8, 3.77) 7:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) TV: NESN, YES, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES With a slim two-game lead in the Wild Card race, the Red...

Is Theo to Blame for the State of the Rotation?

by | Sep 21, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kyle Weiland, Tim Wakefield

As the Red Sox have fallen into a deeper slump than most of us ever imagined possible, the “Chicken Little” mentality that was once prevalent throughout Red Sox Nation has slowly transformed into the “Mob” mentality.  Yes, that’s right folks.  People throughout New...