by shawn medeiros | Apr 14, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dana Eveland, David Ortiz, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Rocco Baldelli, Terry Francona
Jon Lester would certainly trade his start to the 2009 season with Kevin Youkilis. Reason being, they have been polar opposites of what was expected of them coming into this season. Youkilis hit his second home run of the season in as many days in the second inning...
by evan brunell | Apr 13, 2009 | Dallas Braden, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Oakland Athletics
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (2-4) @ Oakland Athletics (2-4)Jon Lester (0-1, 9.00) @ Dallas Braden (0-1, 4.50)10:05 PM EDT | Oakland Coliseum (Oakland, CA)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: With Lowrie out, we’re even thinner on offense. Good thing our...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 13, 2009 | Bobby Abreu, Brian Fuentes, Dallas Braden, David Ortiz, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Vladimir Guerrero
Bobby Abreu got all the revenge he needed. After Josh Beckett threw at his head in the first inning for calling time late in the at-bat, Abreu hit a go-ahead two-run single in the third inning giving the Angels a 3-2 advantage. Vladimir Guerrero padded the lead in the...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 8, 2009 | Carlos Pena, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Evan Longoria, Grant Balfour, Jon Lester, Matt Garza
Most baseball analysts think Jon Lester will emerge as one of the best pitchers in the league this year. His start yesterday against the Tampa Bay Rays took a sharp left turn. And it wasn’t in the right direction. Lester was rocked for five runs including a...
by evan brunell | Apr 8, 2009 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Tampa Bay Rays (0-0) @ Boston Red Sox (0-0)Scott Kazmir (0-0, -.–) @ Jon Lester (0-0, -.–)7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Game two of the regular season is underway, with Jon Lester on the...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 7, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Any questions about Josh Beckett returning to his 2007 form were answered against the Tampa Bay Rays. At least for one start. Beckett hurled 10 strikeouts over seven innings of work en route to a 5-3 win for the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day....
by josh lacey | Apr 3, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, George Kottaras, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Delcarmen, Mark Kotsay, Mike Lowell
The 2009 Boston Red Sox are in the final stages of preparing for what is certain to be an entertaining and exciting season. The spring is finally behind us, the roster is set and the team is moving northward to christen Citi Field with some Major League talent. Now...
by josh lacey | Apr 3, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Quick Post
The first half of our ongoing Red Sox Madness tournament is in the books and #1 seed Dustin Pedroia will represent the offense against the winner of today’s Josh Beckett/Jon Lester matchup in the final. Pedroia took fellow tablesetter Jacoby Ellsbury down with...
by tim daloisio | Apr 1, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Poll, Quick Post
After two grueling rounds of match ups, we now know the Final Four contestants in the first annual Red Sox Madness tournament. In a late run, (primarily thanks to Paul and I’s get out the vote campaign for Jon Lester in last night’s podcast), Jon Lester...
by josh lacey | Mar 31, 2009 | Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Quick Post
In preparation for the best two weeks in sports, starting with the Final Four, running through the Masters with a little thing called Opening Day sandwiched in the middle, we idly pass the time with our Red Sox Madness tournament. As expected, Josh Beckett joined the...
