Category: Terry Francona

Yanks complete sweep

Chien-Ming Wang brought a no hitter into the seventh inning, Robinson Cano homered twice off of Curt Schilling and the…

No ninth inning rally this time

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Al Reyes did not allow this quote to…

Gagne gags up another loss

Same situation for Eric Gagne: a lead in the eighth inning. The same result: a blown lead for the Red…

8/11: Mop up the leak

August 11th, 2007 GAME THREAD Boston Red Sox (69-46) @ Baltimore Orioles (53-61) Josh Beckett, RHP (14-5, 3.31) @ Garrett…

Don’t Blame Francona

Two years ago, I stepped in to defend Terry Francona against naysayers. That season, the Red Sox finished in a…

Don't Blame Francona

Two years ago, I stepped in to defend Terry Francona against naysayers. That season, the Red Sox finished in a…

Crunch Time

What are the factors that have, historically, determined how long into a season the Sox have stayed competitive or how…

Tito Pulls the Trigger

After a week of deliberation (by his own admission), Sox skipper Terry Francona finally pulled the trigger on shuffling the…

Sox continue to falter

Another solid pitching performance goes by the wayside as the Boston Red Sox (37-21) have lost their fourth game in…