2007 May: Hot, hot, hot

by | Jun 1, 2007 | Alex Cora, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Brendan Donnelly, Cla Meredith, Coco Crisp, Colorado Rockies, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Todd Helton, Wily Mo Pena

The month of May was good to the Red Sox. The Red Sox went 20-8 despite many people slumping. It’s quite impressive how well the team is playing despite those slumps. This month also saw several people come up from the minors to contribute: Javier Lopez, Kason...

We're Making The Playoffs!

by | Apr 3, 2007 | Adam Dunn, Alex Gordon, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Ben Sheets, Brendan Donnelly, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Colorado Rockies, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dayton Moore, Delmon Young, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Edgar Renteria, Elijah Dukes, Erik Bedard, Felix Hernandez, Gil Meche, Grady Sizemore, Hanley Ramirez, Hideki Okajima, Houston Astros, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jeff Kent, Joel Pineiro, John Buck, Jorge Posada, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kansas City Royals, LaTroy Hawkins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Tony Pena Jr., Toronto Blue Jays

In 2003, 2004 and 2005, the Red Sox lost Opening Day and went on to make the playoffs. In 2006, Opening Day was won and … well, let’s not talk about what happened after that. Curt Schilling simply was not on today. He didn’t have it from the start...

The Wily Mo Dilemma

by | Mar 1, 2007 | Aaron Rowand, Brad Lidge, Chad Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Houston Astros, J.J. Putz, Jim Bowden, Jon Lieber, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Scott Linebrink, Seattle Mariners, Spring Training, Trades, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena

Last week, I profiled the bench that the Red Sox had and concluded that the Red Sox have the best bench entering the season. However, while profiling the bench, I wrote about Wily Mo and his chances in Boston: A nice debut season for Boston (.301/.349/.489 in 276 AB)...

Two Starters, A Non-Trade, A Rule 5 Pick, and … A Closer?

by | Dec 8, 2006 | Coco Crisp, Eric Gagne, Eric Hinske, J.D. Drew, Jaime Vermilyea, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Nick DeBarr, Seattle Mariners, Trades, Trading Manny Saga, Wily Mo Pena

J.D. DREW / ESPNDEPORTES.COMManning RF or CF for the Sox? J.D. Drew is our new right-fielder and Julio Lugo is our new shortstop. I’ve already covered my opinions on both people (Drew here, Lugo here), and the commenters have very much so espoused their opinions...