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 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 tito crafts | Apr 1, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Alex Rodriguez, Alfredo Aceves, Andy Pettitte, Brett Gardner, Brian Bruney, Brian Cashman, C.C. Sabathia, Chien-Ming Wang, Damaso Marte, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Edwar Ramirez, Hideki Matsui, Ian Kennedy, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Joba Chamberlain, Johnny Damon, Jose Molina, Jose Veras, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano, Xavier Nady
The other half of the best rivalry in sports, The New York Yankees. The Bronx Bombers “only” ended up with 89 victories last season. And the key players they inked this past off-season, have them looking incredibly strong on paper for this upcoming 2009...
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...
by evan brunell | Mar 5, 2009 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Kotsay, Mike Lowell
You may recall when we covered Defensive Runs here last week. We learned that Jason Bay has negative value as a left-fielder while Mike Lowell and Dustin Pedroia are exceptionally good fielders. Before I move into this article’s subject, a refresher: Defensive...
by evan brunell | Feb 19, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Bard, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Rocco Baldelli
Apologies to those that don’t follow the shows I do, but I was thinking about the multitude of TV shows that I watch and I thought it would be pretty funny and cool to pair up who I think represents a certain character best on the Red Sox. I’m not limiting...
by tim daloisio | Jan 27, 2009 | Fireside Chats Podcast, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis
Boston Red Sox podcast on MVN Radio, Episode #32 where a Keurig machine is our answer to greenies as there’s finally the light of baseball at the end of this long off season tunnel. Episode #32Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim DaloisioGuests: None Paul and Tim discuss the...
by evan brunell | Jan 15, 2009 | Kevin Youkilis, Quick Post
Peter Gammons is reporting that Sox first-baseman Kevin Youkilis has signed a four-year pact worth over $40 million, or over $10 million per year. The deal includes an option for a fifth year. Youk was slated to be a free agent after 2010. This keeps him in Sox red...
by evan brunell | Jan 15, 2009 | Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Quick Post
Jayson Stark’s latest piece has a look out on arbitration. Here are the relevant pieces: There’s one more groundbreaking case on this list, and Papelbon is it. From every indication, Papelbon will wind up with the highest salary ever by a closer with three...
by evan brunell | Jan 7, 2009 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
A month ago, Chris Dutton and Peter Bendix collaborated together to come up with a new statistic — xBABIP. BABIP, or Batting Average on Balls In Play, is generally used to identify whether a pitcher was lucky or unlucky. With .300 as the baseline, if a...
