by shawn medeiros | Jun 29, 2007 | Hideki Okajima, Jerry Hairston, Jonathan Papelbon, Kenny Lofton, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Michael Young, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
It took Manny Delcarmen to preserve the win for Tim Wakefield (8-8) in the top of the seventh inning against the newest 600 homerun club member, Sammy Sosa, in the Boston Red Sox (49-29) win over the Texas Rangers (32-47) by a score of 2-1. Wakefield who went 6.2...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 27, 2007 | Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Eric Hinske, Felix Hernandez, Ichiro Suzuki, J.D. Drew, J.J. Putz, Jason Varitek, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Richie Sexson, Seattle Mariners
Mike Lowell tripled, tying
by evan brunell | Jun 15, 2007 | Aaron Rowand, Coco Crisp, Greg Dobbs, Juan Rincon, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Minnesota Twins, Pat Neshek, Philadelphia Phillies, Trades
Noise has been made the last couple days about Mike Lowell being shipped off to the Minnesota Twins. The Twins have been looking to upgrade the hot corner for a while now, as their third baseman, Nick Punto, is not doing well. Punto is hitting an anemic...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 2, 2007 | Kevin Youkilis, New York Yankees, Scott Proctor, Tim Wakefield
Tim Wakefield’s (5-6) knuckleball has always baffled the New York Yankees (23-29) lineup, but this season the Bronx Bombers have dialed in on the fluttering pitch. Wakefield has a 10.93 ERA and three losses in three starts against the Yankees. Wakefield who...
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 shawn medeiros | May 29, 2007 | Cleveland Indians, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Travis Hafner
Josh Beckett did not skip a beat after coming off the disabled list to hurl a masterpiece helping the Boston Red Sox (36-15) beat the Cleveland Indians (31-19) for their fifth straight win 4-2. Missing his last two starts due to an avulsion, Beckett threw seven strong...
by mike edelman | May 29, 2007 | Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Breslow, Daniel Bard, David Murphy, Dustin Pedroia, Edgar Martinez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Michael Bowden
The Red Sox farm system is currently overflowing with an embarrassment of riches. There are already 4 products of the Red Sox farm system contributing to the major league team. Those players are Kevin Youkilis, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen and Dustin Pedroia....
by shawn medeiros | May 29, 2007 | Cleveland Indians, Curt Schilling, Kevin Youkilis, Trot Nixon
Trot Nixon’s return to Boston (35-15) was met with a standing ovation, a Curt Schilling 10 strikeout performance, and a Kevin Youkilis inside the park homerun in a 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians (31-18). Quite an eventful night. Schilling (5-2) who struggled...
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,...