Rebuilding the Red Sox bullpen

Ben Cherington would be smart to bolster the club’s bullpen depth this winter—and he has a number of options with…

The Advanced Scout – Kansas City Royals

The Advanced Scout is glued to Twitter and his television while he analyzes the Kansas City Royals

The Advanced Scout – Kansas City Royals

The Advanced Scout tries to glue his pulled-out hair back into his head as he analyzes the Kansas City Royals

7/28: Relentless July

Kansas City Royals (42-61) @ Boston Red Sox (64-38) Luke Hochevar(6-8, 5.29) @ Josh Beckett 9-3, 2.07) 1:35PM EDT |…

BOS 9, KC 2: Do Unto Others…

Just one night after Paul Byrd dropped five runs in the first frame against the Kansas City Royals, KC found out what it was like to watch an entire game slip away in one inning. Behind a six run fifth inning, the Boston Red Sox gave the Royals one such beat down, taking their first win of the series off of KC, 9-2, last night. The win was their 90th of the season, and brought the magic number in the Wild Card Race down to five.

9/23: Beckett + KC lineup = Bloodbath

GAME NOTES: Josh Beckett looks to grab his 16th win and continue his exit from the doldrums. Boston will face Luke Hochevar, who recently learned that he was tipping his pitches and thinks it's part of his struggles since entering the majors. He shut out the White Sox his last turn out, so maybe there's something to his claims. We'll see. All I know is that it took outsiders to let Hochevar know he's been doing it for years. Ah, the Royals...

KC 5, BOS 1: Byrd Gets His Wings Clipped In First

A five run first inning by the Kansas City Royals did the Red Sox in last night, as the boys from Boston drop the second game of a four game series, 5-1.

Paul Byrd shook off the missteps of the first inning and went on to throw 6.2 innings, but the damage was already done, as Zack Greinke held off the Boston bats with another dominating performance.

7/9: 1st half MUP = Penny

What is a MUP? Most Under-appreciated Player. I think the first half award for 2009 Red Sox MUP belongs to Brad Penny. Considering what we expected from him (who thought he'd still be on the team in July?), Penny's ability to go deep in games consistently has given the team a chance to win and kept the bullpen alive and kicking.

8/6: Must keep pace with the Rays

Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (65-49) @ Kansas City Royals (53-61) Tim Wakefield (6-8, 3.77) @ Luke Hochevar (6-9, 5.42)…

5/19: Give ’em a Royal Welcome…

Prev. Gm: Kansas City Royals (21-22) @ Boston Red Sox (27-19) Luke Hochevar (3-2, 3.94) @ Jon Lester (2-2, 3.95)…