by josh lacey | Dec 5, 2008 | C.C. Sabathia, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Quick Post
While the truth may be out there, it’s awash with a sea of misinformation deeper than any Mulder and Scully had to wade through. Buster Olney provides the latest fodder for the Red Sox rumor mill in his links column on ESPN Insider. “The Red Sox are...
by evan brunell | Nov 24, 2008 | David Ortiz, Jed Lowrie, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Mike Lowell, Rafael Furcal
Mark Teixeira – ccho As Thanksgiving approaches, and behind it baseball’s winter meetings, the rumors surrounding Mark Teixeira are flying fast and furious. There have been no indications that anyone has presented “Tex” with an offer, but...
by evan brunell | Nov 20, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury, Justin Masterson, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Youkilis, Ramon Ramirez, Texas Rangers
Coco Crisp – Evan Brunell We sure woke up yesterday to some staggering news, didn’t we? I don’t know about you, but I didn’t expect to hear that Coco Crisp had been traded to the Kansas City Royals for a reliever. The expectation was that Crisp...
by evan brunell | Nov 18, 2008 | Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis
The AL MVP of the year was just revealed, and two prominent Red Sox figured into the voting: Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis. Alas, only one person can win and the victor was Dustin Pedroia! Congratulations to the diminutive second baseman! His ferocious hitting,...
by evan brunell | Nov 3, 2008 | A.J. Burnett, Andruw Jones, Ben Sheets, C.C. Sabathia, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, Dontrelle Willis, Dustin Pedroia, George Kottaras, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Juan Pierre, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Mike Lowell, Pedro Martinez, Russell Martin, Tim Wakefield
Bill James has come out with his new handbook for 2009, and in the handbook are the early statistical projections for players next year. This may be especially significant in the case of the Red Sox, as James has a vast amount of knowledge of players in the Red Sox...
by josh lacey | Oct 28, 2008 | Dustin Pedroia, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis
Some of the biggest signings that the Boston Red Sox make this offseason might not have anything to do with new faces set to make a splash in Boston. The biggest signings to happen, or “not” to happen, may be with some more familiar faces (and no, this...
by evan brunell | Oct 27, 2008 | Kevin Youkilis, Nomar Garciaparra
In fan voting, Kevin Youkilis was tabbed the AL’s best hitter, an honor formerly bestowed on such luminaries like Manny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez. The official title of the award is the Hank Aaron award, and it comes on the heels of Youk’s MVP-caliber...
by evan brunell | Oct 9, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Alex Cora, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Kotsay, Sean Casey
Once a week, you’ll hear from numerous Red Sox bloggers on the Internet on a Red Sox related issue, and we’ll aggregate the answers here. Answers are placed in the order they were received. Thanks to everyone for participating! Which alignment gives the...
by evan brunell | Oct 7, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Alex Cora, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Gil Velazquez, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Kotsay, Sean Casey, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
Jason Bay and Jed Lowrie may be new to a Boston uniform, but they’ve proven unbelievably crucial to the Red Sox season. Jed Lowrie, despite his .258/.339 line on the season has proven himself more than capable of being the Red Sox’s longterm shortstop. In...
by tito crafts | Oct 1, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Ervin Santana, Francisco Rodriguez, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, John Lackey, Jon Garland, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero
This is not 1986. This is not 2004. This is not 2007. The 2008 Halos are 100-62 and, on paper, the most complete team in baseball. Orange County limped into last year
