by chipbuck | Feb 3, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Fred Lynn, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jayson Werth, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Ryan Sweeney, Theo Compensation, Tim Wakefield, Vicente Padilla
Can you believe it? It’s been more than two weeks since the illustrious Nick Cafardo graced us with the little nugget of gold he calls his mailbag. I have to admit, I was a little worried that he’d grown tired of sharing and answering the thoughts,...
by chipbuck | Nov 4, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag, Tim Wakefield
And we’re back! Nick Cafardo returns with his amazingly amusing mail bag! This week’s questions are just as eye-roll inducing as the ones we’ve seen over the last two weeks. Rather than keep you waiting, I’m going to jump right in to answer...
by chipbuck | Oct 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, C.J. Wilson, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Erik Bedard, Hiroki Kuroda, Jeff Francis, Joel Pineiro, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, Paul Maholm, Roy Oswalt, Tim Wakefield
Last week, I was channeling my inner Mark McGwire when I triumphantly declared that I was not going to talk about the past, but instead focus on the future. While I don’t plan on taking it quite to the extent Darryl alluded to on Sunday, I’m hoping to...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 17, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, Tim Wakefield
There has been a lot of talk about how bad the September pitching was and a lot of blame has been placed on the “fried chicken and beer” theory, but 2011 came down to a lack of pitchers making healthy starts. In September the Red Sox staff had 14.2...
by charliesap | Sep 26, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Poll, Tim Wakefield
On the heals of a 14 inning win in the second game of doubleheader against the rival Yankees, the Sox find themselves one game up on the charging Rays with three games to play. While the win happened to come off of a Yankees team that rolled out Eduardo Nunez, Eric...
by scandage | Sep 25, 2011 | A.J. Burnett, Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Chris Dickerson, Game Threads, Jacoby Ellsbury, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Ted Williams, Tim Wakefield
Boston Red Sox (88-69) @ New York Yankees (96-61) Tim Wakefield (7-7, 5.08) @ A.J. Burnett (10-11, 5.28) 1:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) TV: NESN, YES, TBS RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES A game and a half. I’ve seen this movie before. I’m...
by chipbuck | Sep 21, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kyle Weiland, Tim Wakefield
As the Red Sox have fallen into a deeper slump than most of us ever imagined possible, the “Chicken Little” mentality that was once prevalent throughout Red Sox Nation has slowly transformed into the “Mob” mentality. Yes, that’s right folks. People throughout New...
by charliesap | Sep 20, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett, Josh Papelbon, Josh Reddick, Kyle Weiland, Tim Wakefield
David Ortiz wants it to happen. Should you? The lead in the Wild Card standings is down to two games and the starting rotation continues to be the Red Sox biggest weakness. While I appreciate the effort from guys like Tim Wakefield and Kyle Weiland, they’re not...
by scandage | Sep 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Price, Detroit Tigers, Game Threads, Jonathan Papelbon, Matt Joyce, Roger Clemens, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
Tampa Bay Rays (84-67) @ Boston Red Sox (87-64) David Price (12-12, 3.34) @ Tim Wakefield (7-6, 5.13) 1:35 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN, TBS RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES After losing another one to the Rays, the Sox play their final game of the...
by scandage | Sep 14, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, Edwin Encarnacion, Game Threads, Jack Quinn, John Lackey, Philadelphia A's, Ricky Romero, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Senators
Toronto Blue Jays (74-74) @ Boston Red Sox (86-61) Ricky Romero (14-10, 3.01) @ John Lackey (12-12, 6.30) 1:35 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Tim Wakefield finally earned his 200th victory and the Red Sox finally won...
