Royals take series, Yankees creeping ever so closely

by | Jul 19, 2007 | Alex Gordon, Coco Crisp, David DeJesus, David Riske, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kansas City Royals, Manny Ramirez, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Teahen, Mike Lowell, Odalis Perez

Boston’s 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals can either be the breaking point of the season where everything falls apart or it can be the part of the season where the Boston Red Sox (56-38) wake up and realize that the New York Yankees have trimmed a double digit...

Sox bats provide no run support for Beckett, lose 2-1 to Toronto

by | Jul 15, 2007 | Aaron Hill, Alex Rios, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Eric Hinske, Jason Phillips, Jeremy Accardo, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Toronto Blue Jays

Josh Beckett (12-3) pitched well enough to earn his 13th win throwing for 8 innings, giving up seven hits, two runs, two walks, and eight strikeouts, but it was not enough as the Boston Red Sox (55-36) only pushed across one lone run as Blue Jays rookie starter Jesse...

Papi ends homerun drought, Hinske and Varitek also go big fly in win

by | Jul 15, 2007 | Aaron Hill, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin McGowan, Eric Hinske, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Toronto Blue Jays, Troy Glaus

The last homerun any Boston Red Sox (55-35) fan had seen from David Ortiz at Fenway Park was on April 21st, Ortiz ended that drought in the first inning homering off of Dustin McGowan to right field in the 9-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays (44-46). Ortiz’...

Sox let one slip, lose to Jays 6-5

by | Jul 14, 2007 | Alex Rios, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Frank Thomas, Jeremy Accardo, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Lyle Overbay, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Toronto Blue Jays, Troy Glaus

Despite a rough start from Julian Tavarez the Boston Red Sox (54-35) still had a chance to win, but Kyle Snyder surrendered two runs in the sixth to the Toronto Blue Jays (44-45) who eventually won 6-5 despite a ninth inning rally by Boston. First time All-Star...

Standing Pat

by | Jul 9, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Vazquez, Jose Contreras, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Roy Oswalt, Theo Epstein

Reading through game threads, talking to fellow Red Sox fans and hearing the complaints of a nation, the general spotlight heading into the All-Star Break seems to be flashing on the man upstairs. No, I

Red Sox comeback falls just short, Tigers complete sweep

by | Jul 8, 2007 | Brandon Inge, Carlos Guillen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Gary Sheffield, J.D. Drew, Jeff Bailey, Julio Lugo, Marcus Thames, Nate Robertson, Todd Jones

With the tying run 90 feet away, J.D. Drew stranded Dustin Pedroia at third base losing to the Detroit Tigers (52-34) in a 6-5 ball game. Down 6-2 in the seventh the Boston Red Sox (53-34) managed to make it a one run ball game going into the ninth on back-to-back...

Bang For The Buck

by | Jul 7, 2007 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Murphy, David Ortiz, Devern Hansack, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Matt Clement, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena

Recently, friends and I were wondering if there was a possible way to quantify in terms of dollars exactly how big of a bust Julio Lugo has been. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to work out statistical systems to compare player’s contributions to...