by jake digregorio | May 17, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (19-19) @ Detroit Tigers (24-13) Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-1, 6.35) @ Phil Hughes (5-0, 1.38) 7:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (New York, New York) TV: ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES The Boston Red Sox took their lumps in Detroit, but...
by jake digregorio | May 7, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (19-8) @ Boston Red Sox (15-14) Phil Hughes (3-0, 1.44) @ Josh Beckett (1-0, 6.31) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES The biggest rivalry in baseball returns tonight as the Boston Red Sox...
by dan rowinski | Apr 18, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Price, Javier Vazquez, Jeff Niemann, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield, Wade Davis
Good businesses make money in the margins. Think about a restaurant. Think about a medium-rare filet mignon with potatoes gratin, sautéed broccolini, horseradish cream and port reduction that costs 28 dollars. Sure, that gets you in the door but it is not where the...
by mike silver | Feb 22, 2010 | Joba Chamberlain, New York Yankees, Nick Johnson, Phil Hughes
For a team that won the 2009 league championship while standing atop the AL East leaderboards for much of the past decade, the team would seem, at first glance, bereft of sleepers. Not so, however, even for these ’09 defending champions. A favorite even at this early...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 3, 2010 | Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes
Joba Chamberlain finally got his full season to start and things didn’t turn out as the Yankees had hoped. His splits crashed and he wasn’t the same pitcher. At the same time Phil Hughes established himself in the bullpen after being unable to stay healthy...
by shawn medeiros | May 5, 2009 | David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Joba Chamberlain, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano
New venue, same drama. The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will always be eventful. Jason Bay hit a two-run homer off the left field foul pole — his sixth of the season — in the seventh inning to give Boston a seemingly...
by josh lacey | May 4, 2009 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (15-10) @ New York Yankees (13-11)Jon Lester (1-2, 5.40) v. Phil Hughes (1-0, 0.00)7:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The rain is looking to wash tonight’s much anticipated Yankee...
by shawn medeiros | May 4, 2009 | Brad Penny, Carl Crawford, Game Recap, Jason Bartlett, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Phil Hughes
Ex-NFL color commentator John Madden — not to be confused with Rays Manager Joe Maddon — always said speed kills. He wasn’t joking. Carl Crawford stole six bases against Boston tying the modern Major League record. He is the fourth player to...
by evan brunell | May 1, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Alex Rodriguez, C.C. Sabathia, Carl Pavano, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ian Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, Joe Girardi, Joe Torre, Jose Contreras, Kei Igawa, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees, Nomar Garciaparra, Phil Hughes, Roger Clemens
This decade has been the most monumental in the franchise’s history. Not only did new ownership arrive, but Fenway Park was revitalized, a Nation was born (in the media, that is), a new generation of stars (Nomar, Manny, Pedro, Big Papi, Papelbon, Pedroia) put...
by tito crafts | Apr 1, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Alex Rodriguez, Alfredo Aceves, Andy Pettitte, Brett Gardner, Brian Bruney, Brian Cashman, C.C. Sabathia, Chien-Ming Wang, Damaso Marte, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Edwar Ramirez, Hideki Matsui, Ian Kennedy, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Joba Chamberlain, Johnny Damon, Jose Molina, Jose Veras, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Nick Swisher, Phil Hughes, Robinson Cano, Xavier Nady
The other half of the best rivalry in sports, The New York Yankees. The Bronx Bombers “only” ended up with 89 victories last season. And the key players they inked this past off-season, have them looking incredibly strong on paper for this upcoming 2009...