by charliesap | Jul 21, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Richardson, Hiroki Kuroda, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Reddick
I feel like my writing about Andrew Miller might be bordering on overkill, but you know what, he’s just not that good of a pitcher. In yesterday’s game, Miller went 5.2 innings while allowing no run and two hits, but he walked six batters to only three...
by Troy Patterson | Jul 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Marco Scutaro, Tim Wakefield
photo © 2007 Dave Fletcher | more info (via: Wylio)This weekend Nick Cafado wrote in the Globe that the Red Sox should address the play of Marco Scutaro and when healthy Jed Lowrie. His answer of course is not an easy one, but one of the best in Jose Reyes. It’s...
by chipbuck | Jul 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester
According to Nick Carfardo of the Boston Globe, Jon Lester will hit the disabled list regardless of the results of today’s MRI. Journeyman reliever Scott Atchison has been recalled from AAA Pawtucket to take his spot on the roster, and Alfredo Aceves is...
by chipbuck | Jul 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield
Alright folks, there’s an awful lot going on around Red Sox Nation, so it’s time to catch up with a little bit of news, notes and observations. Jon Lester‘s Injury After Lester was lifted from last night’s game with an apparent injury, Twitter...
by jdecotis | Jul 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Brett Cecil, Don Baylor, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays (42-44) @ Boston Red Sox (49-35) Brett Cecil (1-3, 7.24) @ Jon Lester (10-4, 3.43) 7:10PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES One day. Kevin Youkilis was out of the injury report for one day. Is there any...
by scandage | Jun 30, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, Cy Young, Dustin Pedroia, Game Threads, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Mike Cameron, Mike Scioscia, New York Highlanders, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Raul Ibanez, Ron Gardenhire, Terry Francona, Tony LaRussa, Yamaico Navarro
Boston Red Sox (45-34) @ Philadelphia Phillies (51-30) Jon Lester (9-3, 3.66) @ Cole Hamels (9-4, 2.49) 1:05 PM EDT | Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, PA) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Clay Buchholz, lower back strain (Placed...
by charliesap | Jun 30, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Reddick
John Lackey has been the target of many angry Red Sox fans as well as the media. We here at Fire Brand are guilty of that as well. However, that isn’t to say that Lackey hasn’t earned at least some of the criticism that has been fired his way. For one,...
by charliesap | Jun 28, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Philadelphia Phillies
While some are dubbing this Red Sox vs. Phillies series as a World Series preview, we need to see a little more consistency first. The Sox are 2-4 in their last two series against two not-so-scary teams and the rotation is starting to unravel a bit. As it stands, the...
by scandage | Jun 24, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Game Threads, John Taylor, Jon Lester, Kent Tekulve, Kevin Youkilis, Lyle Overbay, Mike Cameron, Milwaukee Brewers, Paul Maholm, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres
Boston Red Sox (44-30) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (37-37) Jon Lester (9-3, 3.70) @ Paul Maholm (3-8, 3.29) 7:05 PM EDT | PNC Park (Pittsburgh, PA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Clay Buchholz, lower back strain (Placed on the 15-day DL on June 19,...
by chipbuck | Jun 24, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
With the Red Sox sitting on top of the AL East world, albeit by a slim half-game margin, there’s really not a lot from which we can complain. Sure, we could complain about John Lackey (and I’m sure I will at least once in this piece), but Darryl and...
