by darryl johnston | Jul 10, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Bobby Jenks, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Dan Wheeler, Daniel Bard, Joe Maddon, Jonathan Papelbon, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
Dec. 18th, 2010 Merry Christmas, Boston. You have the makings of a shutdown bullpen. We could have written that headline last Christmas after the Red Sox stacked their bullpen with top-of-the-line relievers. The reliever binge made the 7th, 8th and 9th innings an...
by scandage | Jun 30, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, Cy Young, Dustin Pedroia, Game Threads, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Mike Cameron, Mike Scioscia, New York Highlanders, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Raul Ibanez, Ron Gardenhire, Terry Francona, Tony LaRussa, Yamaico Navarro
Boston Red Sox (45-34) @ Philadelphia Phillies (51-30) Jon Lester (9-3, 3.66) @ Cole Hamels (9-4, 2.49) 1:05 PM EDT | Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, PA) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Clay Buchholz, lower back strain (Placed...
by darryl johnston | Feb 9, 2011 | 2004 World Series, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Eric Gagne, Rich Hill, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
photo © 2008 Eric Kilby | more info (via: Wylio) Here is the best way to sum up the Red Sox 2011 approach to finding a left-handed option in the bullpen: We certainly like the non-roster options that we have from the left side with Rich Hill, Andrew Miller and Randy...
by dan rowinski | May 27, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Denard Span, Dustin Pedroia, Francisco Liriano, J.D. Drew, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Minnesota Twins, Terry Francona, Victor Martinez
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...
by evan brunell | Jan 30, 2010 | Terry Francona
The Red Sox had four managers from the span of 2000-2009. First up was Jimy Williams, captaining the ship from 1997 to August 16, 2001 when he was abruptly fired by GM Dan Duquette on my birthday. (I was so chagrined, I cut out pictures of Jimy from the newspaper and...
by evan brunell | Nov 23, 2009 | Dave Magadan, DeMarlo Hale, John Farrell, Quick Post, Ron Johnson, Terry Francona, Tim Bogar
Manager Terry Francona, 7th season Bench coach DeMarlo Hale, 1st season (5th with Boston, four as third-base coach) First-base coach Ron Johnson, 1st season (5 seasons as AAA Pawtucket manager, 10 years in Boston organization). Was a teammate of Francona’s in...
by mike silver | Oct 8, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Manny Delcarmen, Paul Byrd, Quick Post, Terry Francona
With the Red Sox ALDS roster now available to the reading public, Tito has ended any speculation as to whether Manny Delcarmen would be carried over into the Division Series and postseason. Manny struggled for much of the latter part of the season, though his lousy...
by mike silver | Sep 29, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Terry Francona
Wrapped in the title “player’s manager” is both a complement and an insult. Personable and charismatic as to relate to players, these managers are too cowardly to make tough personnel decisions, too soft to win championships. Yet, what is often...
by evan brunell | Jul 10, 2009 | Aaron Bates, Garrett Atkins, Julio Lugo, Mike Lowell, Rocco Baldelli, Takashi Saito, Terry Francona
Rumors abound that the Red Sox and Colorado Rockies have discussed a deal around reliever Takashi Saito for third-baseman Garrett Atkins, making roughly $7 million this year. Atkins began the year so poorly that he lost his starting job to Ian Stewart. On the season,...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 3, 2009 | Armando Galarraga, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jason Bay, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Terry Francona
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Terry Francona were both in search of wins. Both, for different reasons. Matsuzaka earned his first victory of the 2009 season pitching 5 innings, yielding six hits, one run, three walks and six strikeouts. Francona won his 500th game as a...
