by tito crafts | May 4, 2009 | Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Quick Post
Ok, our two supposed “aces,” it would be a great time to pitch well. Starting tonight, the Red Sox face-off with the Yankees, as you may have heard. And the Bronx Bombers happen to have drawn our top two starters. Lester tonight. Beckett tomorrow. It...
by shawn medeiros | May 4, 2009 | Brad Penny, Carl Crawford, Game Recap, Jason Bartlett, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Phil Hughes
Ex-NFL color commentator John Madden — not to be confused with Rays Manager Joe Maddon — always said speed kills. He wasn’t joking. Carl Crawford stole six bases against Boston tying the modern Major League record. He is the fourth player to...
by evan brunell | Apr 29, 2009 | Cleveland Indians, Fausto Carmona, Game Threads, Jon Lester
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (13-7) @ Cleveland Indians (12-7)Jon Lester (1-2 4.88) @ Fausto Carmona (1-3, 7.36)7:05 PM EDT | Progressive Field (Cleveland, OH)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Jon Lester hurled 114 pitches over six innings his last start,...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 28, 2009 | Ben Francisco, Brad Penny, Fausto Carmona, Game Recap, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Julio Lugo, Mark DeRosa, Nick Green, Tim Wakefield
Javier Lopez could use a mulligan. Extra innings seemed inevitable. Kevin Youkilis snagged a ball to his right with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, flip to first base to the pitcher covering, inning over. Sounds routine enough. Right? Well it didn’t end...
by josh lacey | Apr 24, 2009 | Game Threads, Joba Chamberlain, Jon Lester, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (9-6) @ Boston Red Sox (9-6)Joba Chamberlain (0-0, 5.06) @ Jon Lester (1-2, 5.50)7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: And so it...
by josh lacey | Apr 20, 2009 | Jon Lester
“Vintage Lester dominates Orioles” read the headline after Sunday’s 2-1 Red Sox victory over Baltimore. While headlines are known for hyperbole, by definition, Jon Lester’s third and best start of 2009 was vintage. vin-tage: adjective...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 19, 2009 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Mark Hendrickson, Takashi Saito, Terry Francona
As Jon Lester’s frustrations lifted,striking out nine Orioles over seven innings pitched to earn his first victory of the season, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz’ frustrations continue to mount. Despite knocking in the second run of the ball game on an RBI...
by evan brunell | Apr 19, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara
Prev. Gm: Baltimore Orioles (6-5) @ Boston Red Sox (5-6)Koji Uehara (2-0, 7.20) @ Jon Lester (0-2, 9.00)1:35 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: It’s been nice facing the Orioles, hasn’t it? We’ve taken the...
by tim daloisio | Apr 17, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Poll, Quick Post
New Poll Question: What early season situation most concerns you? We all know that the season hasn’t started off firing on all cylinders. It’s also fair to assume that Dustin Pedroia won’t bat under .200 over the course of the season, so...
by tito crafts | Apr 15, 2009 | Brad Penny, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield
Sample size, sample size, sample size! Remember the thing that increases the accuracy of whatever the available data happens to be? The offense has stunk it up. Not denying that. But the hitters have had to face some pretty good pitching so far too. Matt Garza has...
