The Advanced Scout – Chicago White Sox

The Red Sox, having swept the hapless Minnesota Twins, continue their road trip by coming to Chicago’s South Side to take on the White Sox in a four-game series. The 10-8 White Sox are currently in a tie for first in the American League Central (with the Tigers...

The Advanced Scout – Minnesota Twins

The Red Sox dragged their sorry butts out of town and will try to get healthy by taking on the 5-11 Minnesota Twins in the first game of a seven-game road trip. The Twins look like a carbon-copy of the Red Sox so far – the top of the order hitting well, the...

The Advanced Scout – New York Yankees

The Red Sox celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first game at Fenway Park with the opener of a three-game series against their long-time rival, the New York Yankees. The Yankees haven’t really had quality starting pitching yet this year, but watch out when...

Coast to Coast Tickets 9/25: Game One – I’m freakin’ out, maaaaaaaaan

Boston Red Sox (88-69) @ New York Yankees (96-61) Tim Wakefield (7-7, 5.08) @ A.J. Burnett (10-11, 5.28) 1:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) TV: NESN, YES, TBS RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES A game and a half. I’ve seen this movie before. I’m...

9/21: Fenway finale?

Baltimore Orioles (64-90) @ Boston Red Sox (88-67) Tommy Hunter (3-3, 5.31) @ Josh Beckett (13-5, 2.50) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox take their 2-1/2 game lead in the Wild Card race into the finale...

6/22: You keep Rickey Henderson, I’ll take Papi on the bases

San Diego Padres (31-44) @ Boston Red Sox (44-29) Clayton Richard (2-9, 4.35) @ John Lackey (5-5, 7.02) 1:35 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT San Diego: Brad Hawpe, strained left middle finger (Placed on the 15-day DL...

The intangible benefit of Pedroia

Everybody knows about “The Laser Show.” Dustin Pedroia is the working man of working men on the Sox roster (next to Kevin Youkilis, of course) and the straw that stirs the proverbial cocktail. Pedroia seems more like a whiskey type of guy to me, not that...