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 evan brunell | Jul 24, 2007 | Bobby Kielty, Brandon Moss, Brendan Donnelly, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Breslow, Curt Schilling, David Murphy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Joel Pineiro, Jon Lester, Julian Tavarez, Kason Gabbard, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Salomon Torres, Trades, Wily Mo Pena
The triumphant return of Jon Lester last night certainly inspired many. It’s no small task to return from cancer to one of the biggest stages in the sports world, starting pitcher for a major league team, let alone the Boston Red Sox. However, it happened....
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 zach hayes | Jul 9, 2007 | Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Vazquez, Jose Contreras, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Roy Oswalt, Theo Epstein
Reading through game threads, talking to fellow Red Sox fans and hearing the complaints of a nation, the general spotlight heading into the All-Star Break seems to be flashing on the man upstairs. No, I
by evan brunell | Jul 2, 2007 | Alex Cora, 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, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
Well, June was a rough month. We ended the month at 12-13, a game below .500 … but no AL East foe had the stones to step up and take advantage. The Sox saw a lot of people flounder: Beckett, Cora, Lowell, Schilling, Youkilis, Lugo, Wily Mo, Timlin, Varitek,...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 26, 2007 | Jeff Weaver, Julian Tavarez, Kyle Snyder, Mike Timlin, Seattle Mariners
After striking out Jose Vidro in the fourth inning something seemed wrong with Boston Red Sox (48-27) starter Julian Tavarez. Coming down off the mound, Tavarez limped and skipped and the ending result of that apparent injury was a five-run fifth inning for the...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 11, 2007 | Brendan Donnelly, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, Javier Lopez, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Timlin
ATTN: Red Sox Nation, Get ready. A patchwork bullpen that far exceeded expectations was a major factor in the big club building a big lead over the rest of the AL East. With the return of Mike Timlin and a key piece (JC Romero) being designated for assignment, the pen...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 11, 2007 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Mike Timlin, Randy Johnson
In a highly touted pitching matchup that had Daisuke Matsuzaka vs. Randy Johnson on the card, Johnson got the better of Matsuzaka helping the Arizona Diamondbacks (37-27) beat the Boston Red Sox (40-22) by a score of 5-1. Johnson (4-2) who bettered Matsuzaka, picking...
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,...
by zach hayes | May 14, 2007 | Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield
Before we get into a 3 Up, 3 Down, let