The Fall of Youk

Kevin Youkilis got off to a dizzying start to the season, hitting .328/.419/.502 prior to the All-Star Break (and those numbers would be higher if he didn’t suffer through a cumulative .264/.395/.368 June). After the Break is a horrific line (just as bad as J.D....

2007 August: Peaks and Valleys

August was an interesting month for the Red Sox, as the Sox saw their pision lead dwindle, rise, dwindle again with a sweep at the hands of the Yankees, and now we’re getting comfortable again a week into September. The dog-days of August are over, and the...

Buchholz throws no-hitter in 2nd M.L. start

Read the initial reaction to the no hitter by Evan Brunell Even if Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter in his first major league start he was going to be sent back down to the minor leagues. No need for Buccholz to go back down to the minors now as Buccholz pitched his...

Red Sox 9th inning rally falls just short

Down 9-6 to start off the bottom of the ninth the Boston Red Sox scored two runs on an Eric Hinske RBI single and an error by Melvin Mora that scored Alex Cora, but Jason Varitek grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to kill the rally losing to the Baltimore Orioles 9-8....

A-Rod’s homer just enough for Yanks and Clemens

Alex Rodriguez’ 44th homerun of the season was the difference in Boston’s 4-3 loss against the New York Yankees. Josh Beckett was over 100 pitches going into the seventh inning and had previously got out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth....

Wakefield wins 16th as Sox continue to feast off of White Sox pitching

Tim Wakefield tied teammate Josh Beckett for the league lead in wins with 16 and the Boston Red Sox improved to 79-51 on the season with the 14-2 win over Mark Buehrle and the Chicago White Sox. Wakefield, 16-10 on the season, still has a decision in all 26 games...

Welcome to Boston

The Player To Be Named Later in the deal that sent Wily Mo Pena to the Washington Nationals was named this evening by RotoWorld as Arizona 1B Chris Carter. He had long been speculated as the player Arizona would send to Boston to complete this three team deal, and...