by chipbuck | May 23, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto, Ryan Sweeney
The leadoff spot. It’s something we haven’t talked about much here. To be fair, there hasn’t been a tremendous need. The offense has been rolling along, despite injuries to key players like Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, and Carl Crawford. ...
by chipbuck | May 18, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Coco Crisp, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Darnell McDonald, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Sweeney, Will Middlebrooks
<a title=" If you think playing A-Gon in center is a crazy idea, you’ll love the first question in today’s Cafardo mailbag… Has any thought been given to moving Middlebrooks to shortstop (his original position) upon the return of Youkilis to...
by chipbuck | May 16, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Tim Wakefield, Will Middlebrooks
Josh Beckett Cares? Well, that does it. Josh Beckett proves once again that he hates the Red Sox, doesn’t like being a baseball player, and cares only about taking down the clubhouse from the inside. Oh, I’m sorry. What was that? He hurled seven...
by tim daloisio | May 15, 2012 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Fireside Chats Podcast, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Will Middlebrooks
Episode #122 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: Chip Buck (@chip_buck) [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/122_5_15_12_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] If you don’t see the player above, click this link to listen now. This week Paul and Tim tap Fire Brand...
by chipbuck | May 9, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Kevin Youkilis, Robinson Cano
Those of you whom have been reading my work for the past 15 months know that one of my favorite things to do is to expose and correct common false perceptions. It’s not so much that I like proving people wrong. (Although, I do.) It’s more so that I...
by chipbuck | May 7, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Darnell McDonald, Felix Doubront, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Lars Anderson, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Will Middlebrooks
This is a pretty long mailbag, so I’m just going to hop right into it. No time for discussion. No time for clever narratives today. It’s all mail, all the time. I hope you have a strong stomach because you’re really going to need it today…...
by scandage | May 4, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adam Jones, Adrian Gonzalez, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Endy Chavez, J.J. Hardy, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Gregg, Kevin Youkilis, Luis Ayala, Mark Reynolds, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Wieters, Nick Johnson, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Robert Andino, Taylor Teagarden, Tommy Hunter, Tsuyoshi Wada, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks, Wilson Betemit, Zach Britton
The 16-9 Baltimore Orioles come to Fenway Park for the weekend to play three games against the cellar-dwelling 11-13 Boston Red Sox. The Orioles are in second place in the American League East? And they are pitching well? Is this 1971? STARTING PITCHERS –...
by chipbuck | May 4, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jose Iglesias, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Aviles, Will Middlebrooks
It’s been a little busy around these parts the last couple of days, so I don’t have time for a full article. Here are a few of my news, notes, and observations. Aaron Cook Can someone please explain the fascination of Aaron Cook? Seriously. I really...
by scandage | Apr 30, 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Inge, Brandon McCarthy, Brett Anderson, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Pennington, Coco Crisp, Dallas Braden, Daniel Bard, Daric Barton, Felix Doubront, Jarrod Parker, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jemile Weeks, Joey Devine, Johnny Gomes, Jordan Norberto, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Kila Ka'aihue, Kurt Suzuki, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Cook, Scott Sizemore, Seth Smith, Tommy Milone, Trevor Cahill, Washington Nationals, Yoenis Cespedes
The Boston Red Sox (10-11) return to Fenway Park tonight after an almost perfect 6-1 road trip to take on the Oakland Athletics (11-12) in the first of a three-game set. The Athletics have played better than expected so far in 2012 but, as always, the question is for...
by aconvery | Apr 29, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Bryce Brentz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jose Iglesias, Juan Carlos Linares, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Matt Barnes, Mike Aviles, Rich Hill, Sean Coyle, Vincente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks
So…Will Middlebrooks. It’s impossible to talk about anything involving the Red Sox’ minor league clubs without Middlebrooks’ name entering the discussion. (See Mike Scandura’s profile of Middlebrooks, written yesterday.) He’s destroying Triple-A pitching...
