by evan brunell | Jul 27, 2007 | Alex Cora, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Fausto Carmona, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Terry Francona
Two years ago, I stepped in to defend Terry Francona against naysayers. That season, the Red Sox finished in a tie for the division with the Yankees, and we won the wild card due to the Yankees winning the head-to-head tiebreaker, having beaten us 10 games to nine....
by evan brunell | Jul 27, 2007 | Alex Cora, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Fausto Carmona, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Terry Francona
Two years ago, I stepped in to defend Terry Francona against naysayers. That season, the Red Sox finished in a tie for the division with the Yankees, and we won the wild card due to the Yankees winning the head-to-head tiebreaker, having beaten us 10 games to nine....
by shawn medeiros | Jul 27, 2007 | Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Julian Tavarez, Kason Gabbard, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Wily Mo Pena
Manny Ramirez went 3-4 with two homers, four RBI’s, and four runs and Wily Mo Pena went 4-5 with one homerun, four RBI’s, and two runs out lasting the Cleveland Indians 14-9. The New York Yankees also lost 7-0 against Kansas City. Kason Gabbard started the...
by josh lacey | Jul 25, 2007 | Alex Cora, Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
What are the factors that have, historically, determined how long into a season the Sox have stayed competitive or how deep of a playoff run they have the potential to enjoy? A partial list would include: starting rotation, bullpen strength, everyday offense, defense,...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 25, 2007 | C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Jhonny Peralta, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Trot Nixon
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven innings strong and Mike Lowell blooped home the only run on a single to left to beat 13 game winner C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians 1-0. Matsuzaka only allowed four hits, walked three, and struck out six on 98 pitches (60 for...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 24, 2007 | Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Grady Sizemore, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
A setback is a setup for a comeback. Jon Lester returned from a big setback beating out a treatable form of lymphoma cancer and on “his” day, Lester went out and got two victories: a win in his first return to the Major Leagues beating Cleveland 6-2 and a...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 23, 2007 | Chicago White Sox, Coco Crisp, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jim Thome, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Paul Konerko, Tim Wakefield
After a somewhat awful stretch of baseball certain Boston Red Sox players have been putting together good games and turning it around. Those players include Coco Crisp, Julio Lugo, and J.D. Drew, but one of the most important players Sox Nation has wanted to see get...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 22, 2007 | Chicago White Sox, Coco Crisp, Eric Hinske, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Kason Gabbard, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell
Coco Crisp drove in five RBI’s and Kason Gabbard earned his fourth victory of the season beating the Chicago White Sox (43-53) in a romping defeat 11-2. Crisp has hit .370 in his last 29 games and has driven in eighth RBI’s in his past two games hitting...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 21, 2007 | Chicago White Sox, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin
Coco Crisp and Julio Lugo combined for seven RBI’s, J.D. Drew had one RBI, but a bad call took away a three-run homer from Drew, and Josh Beckett earned his 13th win of the season in the 10-3 defeat over the Chicago White Sox (43-52). A four run fifth inning was...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 19, 2007 | Alex Gordon, Coco Crisp, David DeJesus, David Riske, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kansas City Royals, Manny Ramirez, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Teahen, Mike Lowell, Odalis Perez
Boston’s 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals can either be the breaking point of the season where everything falls apart or it can be the part of the season where the Boston Red Sox (56-38) wake up and realize that the New York Yankees have trimmed a double digit...
