by shawn medeiros | Jun 13, 2007 | Dustin Pedroia, Julio Lugo, Terry Francona
After a week of deliberation (by his own admission), Sox skipper Terry Francona finally pulled the trigger on shuffling the lineup to better reflect the offensive output on the season thus far. The only question is; what took so long? I was starting to think it might...
by evan brunell | Jun 11, 2007 | Grady Little, Johnny Damon, Julio Lugo
The results of the poll for the June swoon were basically as advertised. The terrible 1-5 skid to begin June was stopped by Curt Schilling‘s one-hitter. Since then, the Red Sox have gone 3-1, and have an off-day today to rest. They host the Colorado Rockies and...
by josh lacey | Jun 2, 2007 | Aaron Bates, Amateur Draft Players, Brad Suttle, Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Murphy, Dustin Pedroia, Dustin Richardson, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason McLeod, Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo, Justin Jackson, Justin Masterson, Kris Johnson, Lars Anderson, Matt Mangini, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, Nick Noonan, Ryan Dent, Theo Epstein, Zach Daeges
The 2007 MLB First Year Player Draft will go down in history as a banner year for the event. For the first time since its inception, the draft will be televised. ESPN2 will be running coverage and most of the avid baseball fans on the planet are rejoicing that this...
by evan brunell | Jun 1, 2007 | Alex Cora, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Brendan Donnelly, Cla Meredith, Coco Crisp, Colorado Rockies, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Todd Helton, Wily Mo Pena
The month of May was good to the Red Sox. The Red Sox went 20-8 despite many people slumping. It’s quite impressive how well the team is playing despite those slumps. This month also saw several people come up from the minors to contribute: Javier Lopez, Kason...
by zach hayes | May 28, 2007 | Bobby Abreu, C.C. Sabathia, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, John Lackey, Johnny Damon, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Verlander, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
Since May is about to conclude, the aura around this years team is in its early developmental stages. While some players are overachieving and some underachieving, the fans are getting a sense of what this team can do as a whole. Last week, I attempted against my best...
by zach hayes | May 25, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Theo Epstein, Tim Wakefield
As Mike introduced a two part series last week regarding the Red Sox chances of winning the division, I felt it was only necessary to take it a step further. The date is May 25, and almost 50 games into the season,...
by shawn medeiros | May 22, 2007 | Bobby Abreu, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Hideki Okajima, Jason Giambi, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Jorge Posada, Josh Phelps, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees
Julio Lugo’s eight pitch at bat to leadoff the game against Mike Mussina (2-3) gave the rest of the Red Sox (31-14) lineup a huge advantage in the eventual 7-3 win against the New York Yankees (20-24). Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez all...
by shawn medeiros | May 19, 2007 | Anthony Lerew, Atlanta Braves, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
On a day when the baseball could not stay in Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox (29-12) clobbered the Atlanta Braves (25-17) by a score of 13-3. Daisuke Matsuzaka’s (6-2) solid performance was overshadowed by the Red Sox offense onslaught who hit four homeruns...
by shawn medeiros | May 17, 2007 | Carlos Guillen, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Hideki Okajima, Ivan Rodriguez, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Zach Miner
And the un-sung hero award goes to… Julian Tavarez. Tavarez who was not even supposed to be the fifth starter on this team has provided the Boston Red Sox with what any skipper would want out of his fifth starter: long outings and the ability to keep his team in...
by evan brunell | May 8, 2007 | Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Julio Lugo, New York Yankees, Roger Clemens
Now that Coco Crisp has silenced his critics by playing incredible defense and seemingly hitting better (which isn’t supported by the facts, but he did go on a tear for a bit), the critics have been casting about for a new goat on the Red Sox. Enter Julio Lugo....
