by shawn medeiros | Aug 30, 2007 | Alex Rodriguez, Bobby Abreu, Chien-Ming Wang, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, Joba Chamberlain, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Terry Francona
Chien-Ming Wang brought a no hitter into the seventh inning, Robinson Cano homered twice off of Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees 5-0. With the loss the division lead has dropped to 5 games over the Yankees. Not only was there some...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 18, 2007 | Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Eric Gagne, Ervin Santana, Francisco Rodriguez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Angels, Terry Francona, Vladimir Guerrero
At this rate Eric Gagne may cause someone in Red Sox Nation to have a heart attack. For the third time this season as a member of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff, Eric Gagne, blew another game that Boston had the lead after eight innings. Boston missed a chance at...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 16, 2007 | Al Reyes, Alex Cora, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Carlos Pena, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Dioner Navarro, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Al Reyes did not allow this quote to ring true shutting down Boston’s second attempt at a ninth inning rally in back-to-back games closing the door in the ninth in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5 win. Although...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 12, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Corey Patterson, Curt Schilling, Eric Gagne, Hideki Okajima, Julio Lugo, Kevin Millar, Manny Ramirez, Melvin Mora, Mike Flanagan, Nick Markakis, Terry Francona
Same situation for Eric Gagne: a lead in the eighth inning. The same result: a blown lead for the Red Sox (70-47). Gagne coughed up a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth as Miguel Tejada whacked a two run homerun to tie it at 3-3. Kevin Millar added insult to injury...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 11, 2007 | Baltimore Orioles, Eric Gagne, Game Threads, Garrett Olson, Hideki Okajima, Josh Beckett, Nick Markakis, Terry Francona
August 11th, 2007 GAME THREAD Boston Red Sox (69-46) @ Baltimore Orioles (53-61) Josh Beckett, RHP (14-5, 3.31) @ Garrett Olsen, LHP (1-0, 3.86) 3:55 PM EDT at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: FOX | RADIO: WEEI 850, WROL (Sp.) AL EAST GAMES: NYY @ CLE | TB @ TEX | TOR...
by evan brunell | Jul 27, 2007 | Alex Cora, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Fausto Carmona, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Terry Francona
Two years ago, I stepped in to defend Terry Francona against naysayers. That season, the Red Sox finished in a tie for the division with the Yankees, and we won the wild card due to the Yankees winning the head-to-head tiebreaker, having beaten us 10 games to nine....
by evan brunell | Jul 27, 2007 | Alex Cora, Cleveland Indians, Coco Crisp, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Fausto Carmona, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, John Farrell, Julio Lugo, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Terry Francona
Two years ago, I stepped in to defend Terry Francona against naysayers. That season, the Red Sox finished in a tie for the division with the Yankees, and we won the wild card due to the Yankees winning the head-to-head tiebreaker, having beaten us 10 games to nine....
by josh lacey | Jul 25, 2007 | Alex Cora, Brendan Donnelly, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
What are the factors that have, historically, determined how long into a season the Sox have stayed competitive or how deep of a playoff run they have the potential to enjoy? A partial list would include: starting rotation, bullpen strength, everyday offense, defense,...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 13, 2007 | Dustin Pedroia, Julio Lugo, Terry Francona
After a week of deliberation (by his own admission), Sox skipper Terry Francona finally pulled the trigger on shuffling the lineup to better reflect the offensive output on the season thus far. The only question is; what took so long? I was starting to think it might...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 7, 2007 | Joe Kennedy, Oakland Athletics, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
Another solid pitching performance goes by the wayside as the Boston Red Sox (37-21) have lost their fourth game in a row and sixth out of their last seventh by a score of 3-2. Tim Wakefield (5-7) went 6 2/3, on seven hits, three earned runs, two walks, and a season...