by andrew lipsett | Jun 9, 2010 | Lius Tiant, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Tim Wakefield
Last night, Tim Wakefield accomplished something no other pitcher ever has: he recorded his 8,329th out as a member of the Boston Red Sox. For those who are less than mathematically inclined (like myself), that’s 2,776 and 1/3 innings, one out more than Roger...
by andrew lipsett | May 12, 2010 | Bobby Doerr, Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Former Red Sox, Jerry Remy, Jim Rice, Joe Cronin, Johnny Pesky, Jon Lester, Nomar Garciaparra, Pedro Martinez, Ted Williams, Uncategorized
For whatever reason, I’ve been having a large number of conversations about Red Sox retired numbers lately. From students trying to get me on a tangent by asking who they all are to discussions about whether Pedro Martinez’ return on Opening Day was a play...
by lee perrault | Feb 11, 2010 | Pedro Martinez, Playoffs
Right before spring training starts, the questions we’ve raised in the offseason taper off, and spring training battles slowly start to take shape. Major media outlets are trying to field any lagging fan questions, players without homes scramble for a job, or...
by evan brunell | Dec 22, 2009 | Pedro Martinez
Unsurprisingly, Pedro Martinez is the ace of the All-Aughts Team of the Decade. His 1999 and 2000 season were something to behold, and he is widely considered to be one of the top three Red Sox of all time. When Petey became a free agent following the World Series in...
by tito crafts | Apr 25, 2009 | Pedro Martinez
I know Pedro is no longer on the Red Sox. I know this was written last season. And I know that their a season going on. But I never had a chance to show this to a “Red Sox” audience. So remember who the “Daddy” really was. Because it...
by sean o | Feb 28, 2009 | Barry Zito, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens
Let me start by saying that the Cy Young award isn’t always rewarded to whomever the best pitcher actually is. Ask Bartolo Colon. After asking Colon, approach Johan Santana, then repeat the question. So anyone that values statistics and places much emphasis on...
by evan brunell | Feb 16, 2009 | Bill Mueller, Bret Saberhagen, Brian Daubach, Curtis Pride, Dante Bichette, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jeff Frye, John Burkett, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Lou Merloni, Mike Stanley, Nomar Garciaparra, Pedro Martinez, Rich Garces, Rod Beck, Tim Wakefield, Troy O'Leary
On Friday, the Boston Globe ran down the worst breakups in Red Sox history going around the diamond by position. It’s a nice (and sobering) read. It made me ask myself “who would be on my personal ‘favorite Red Sox’ team?” My list is...
by josh lacey | Nov 21, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Curt Schilling, John Smoltz, Pedro Martinez, Tom Glavine
From the likes of Wade Miller and Kyle Snyder to Bartolo Colon the Red Sox have often found value, or potential value in signing a veteran pitcher looking to right the ship after injury or at the end of their line to a one year deal and have them fill spots at the...
by evan brunell | Nov 3, 2008 | A.J. Burnett, Andruw Jones, Ben Sheets, C.C. Sabathia, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, Dontrelle Willis, Dustin Pedroia, George Kottaras, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Juan Pierre, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Mike Lowell, Pedro Martinez, Russell Martin, Tim Wakefield
Bill James has come out with his new handbook for 2009, and in the handbook are the early statistical projections for players next year. This may be especially significant in the case of the Red Sox, as James has a vast amount of knowledge of players in the Red Sox...
by evan brunell | May 30, 2008 | Bret Saberhagen, Pedro Martinez, Trivia
Our previous trivia question: Many of us know that Ted Williams sacrificed all or part of five major league seasons during the prime of his career to active service in the U.S. military during World War Two and the Korean War. How many combat missions did he fly and...
