by evan brunell | Aug 3, 2007 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
July saw the Red Sox go 15-12, which represents an upgrade over the awful June. The Red Sox seemed to be going nowhere in the beginning of the month, but a five-game winning streak from July 20-24 and a three-game winning streak from the 26th-28th really helped...
by evan brunell | Jul 29, 2007 | Atlanta Braves, Elvis Andrus, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jonathan Papelbon, Mark Teixeira, Matt Harrison, Texas Rangers, Trades
By Mike Brunell Back in May I made a guest post about a new stat that I had developed called the blown save rate. I case you don
by shawn medeiros | Jul 29, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, B.J. Upton, Brian Stokes, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonny Gomes, Josh Paul, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Tampa Bay Rays
Jonathan Papelbon blew his second save of the season in 25 chances, but Boston bailed out their closer scoring six runs in the top of the 12th to outlast the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in extra innings for a 12-6 victory and improve their lead over the New York Yankees to...
by josh lacey | Jul 25, 2007 | Alex Cora, Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
What are the factors that have, historically, determined how long into a season the Sox have stayed competitive or how deep of a playoff run they have the potential to enjoy? A partial list would include: starting rotation, bullpen strength, everyday offense, defense,...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 25, 2007 | C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jhonny Peralta, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Trot Nixon
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven innings strong and Mike Lowell blooped home the only run on a single to left to beat 13 game winner C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians 1-0. Matsuzaka only allowed four hits, walked three, and struck out six on 98 pitches (60 for...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 23, 2007 | Chicago White Sox, Coco Crisp, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jim Thome, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Paul Konerko, Tim Wakefield
After a somewhat awful stretch of baseball certain Boston Red Sox players have been putting together good games and turning it around. Those players include Coco Crisp, Julio Lugo, and J.D. Drew, but one of the most important players Sox Nation has wanted to see get...
by zach hayes | Jul 19, 2007 | Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, New York Yankees
We had a chance to put them away. The date? June 3, 2007. The situation? The Red Sox lead the Yankees, 6-5, in the eighth inning with Hideki Okajima on the mound. Background? The Red Sox stand at 37-18 and the Yankees at 24-30, a 12.5 game lead over their reeling...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 12, 2007 | Alex Rios, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Matt Stairs, Mike Lowell, Roy Halladay, Tim Wakefield
Maybe all that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz needed was some semblance of a rest. The result of that rest, Ramirez drove in three runs and Ortiz drove in two in the Boston Red Sox (54-34) win over the Toronto Blue Jays (43-45) in the process of roughing up Roy...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 8, 2007 | Curtis Granderson, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, Ivan Rodriguez, Javier Lopez, Jeremy Bonderman, Jonathan Papelbon, Kason Gabbard, Omar Infante
Boston (53-33) was playing the wrong odds too many times and their luck finally ended and caught up with them in the bottom of the 13th. Ivan Rodriguez singled home the game winner off of Jonathan Papelbon, but the Red Sox flirted with disaster in the 10th and 11th...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 4, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Greg Norton, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays, Ty Wigginton
Finally, the Boston Red Sox (51-31) lineup returned the favor to Daisuke Matsuzaka giving him run support against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (33-49) unlike in his last start against the Seattle Mariners. With an almost identical stat line from his last start against the...
