Halama, and then Miller?

Well, Bronson Arroyo is safe – for now. David Wells was placed on the 15-day DL. Wells hurt his foot during the game last night, and the diagnosis was a sprained right ankle. (DAVID WELLS WAS APPARENTLY BEAMED UP, AS HE DIDN’T HAVE A VERY GOOD START…...

Why Arroyo? Why? Why?

Sigh. Bronson Arroyo, who is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in three starts and starts today’s series finale against the Devil Rays, may be on borrowed time as a Red Sox starter. With Wade Miller making perhaps his next-to-last rehab start with Portland tonight, Arroyo...

Tek the Best Catcher, Pythagorean Standings

Jason Varitek has to be one of the best catchers in the game. With apologies to Texas, Florida, and Detroit, it is no longer Ivan Rodriguez. With emphatic statements to New York, it is not, never will be, and never was Jorge Posada. Let’s compare. Who does...

Let’s Stop Lopez

The question for today is if Matt Clement can keep up the pitching dominance we’ve seen out of our starting pitching so far. Matt Clement’s last start, he threw seven innings and finished with a line of 7 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K. He was followed by Tim Wakefield...

Let’s Have a Grand Time

Yesterday’s pasting of the Devil Rays, 10-0 (GREEN MONSTER PRIOR TO GAME | SCOREBOARD AFTER THE GAME | PAYTON CATCHES BALL TO END GAME | SOX WIN!), was enjoyable because now I could just sit back and watch a game and enjoy all the hits and plays instead of...

Sheff in the House

Sheffield argues with the fan Since this is making the rounds and everyone keeps talking about it, I figure I might as well. To make a long story short, Gary Sheffield was trying to field Jason Varitek’s triple in the eighth inning. People were going after the...

Schill the Thrill Drops One to Yankees

Curt Schilling was motoring along just fine until he tired. He got through the fifth at 95 pitches, and came out for the sixth. In hindsight, it was obviously the incorrect move – but at the time, it wasn’t that bad of an idea. He was cruising through the...