by evan brunell | Aug 26, 2005 | Uncategorized
Six earned runs in five innings. On the face of it, it wasn’t a good outing for Curt Schilling, but if we go beyond the boxscore, we can find some very encouraging traits. Curt Schilling gave up nine hits, seven for singles. The remaining two were doubles. Even...
by evan brunell | Aug 25, 2005 | Uncategorized
The Battle of the 6 ERAs is underway tonight! After this game, the longest road trip of the season (10 games) finally comes to a close and if we can win tonight, we will be 5-5 on the trip. Since the Yankees won today, it would be nice if we could win today to avoid...
by evan brunell | Aug 24, 2005 | Uncategorized
Kevin Millar has bashed a home-run so far and Edgar Renteria continues his climb to .300. Mike Mussina was torched for eight runs in one inning and it is currently 9-0 Blue Jays. I don’t know what happened, but I like it! (PS – Check out my article below...
by evan brunell | Aug 23, 2005 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, on the 22nd, I had the opportunity to attend a Pawtucket Red Sox game on a press pass, using MVN’s credentials. MVN has been well-represented at Pawtucket this year as Gary Jacobs of Sox on Deck goes to every single Pawtucket home game on a MVN press...
by evan brunell | Aug 21, 2005 | Uncategorized
Even though we are 70-51, in first place, and three games up on the Yankees, all is not right in Red Sox land. In our last ten, we are 7-3, and the Yankees are 6-4, but you wouldn’t know it talking to Red Sox fans. Indeed, out of all the divisions in major...
by evan brunell | Aug 20, 2005 | Uncategorized
Two pitches before Trot Nixon lined a ball that hit Foulke in the pitching elbow during the closer’s first simulated game, the right-hander jammed outfielder Adam Stern on a pitch that Stern popped up. The contact further aggravated Stern’s balky right...
by evan brunell | Aug 19, 2005 | Uncategorized
It’s official. Mark Bellhorn has been Designated for Assignment. He may be back, who knows. He just wasn’t producing this year. But thanks for being one of the Twenty-Five…
by evan brunell | Aug 19, 2005 | Uncategorized
I think I’ve held out pretty long without crying for drastic changes, but I think the loss last night really crystallizes a lot of things, such as: Every game we go into with Millar, Olerud, and Petagine on the roster hurts us. Every game where Millar starts...
by evan brunell | Aug 18, 2005 | Uncategorized
The August 8th edition of Sports Illustrated had this blurb about the decline of the Designated Hitter: A new low in th 32-year history of the DH: When the A’s (Dan Johnson) and the Indians (Jason Dubois) batted their DHs ninth on July 25, it marked the first...
by evan brunell | Aug 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
We lost today’s game, but I’ve been very encouraged on what I’ve seen the last two games. Even though we had coasted to two amazing win streaks, I thought that’s what we were doing – coasting. It took a bitter pill in the Tigers game to...
