by evan brunell | Jul 10, 2007 | Craig Breslow, Eric Hinske, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Wily Mo Pena
Tonight’s the All-Star game, but my mind is still on the Red Sox. After suffering through a 17-17 stretch dating to June 1, it’s become obvious that while the Sox are a talented team, they aren’t without their drawbacks. So how to best improve the...
by josh lacey | Jul 7, 2007 | Alex Cora, Coco Crisp, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Murphy, David Ortiz, Devern Hansack, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Matt Clement, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
Recently, friends and I were wondering if there was a possible way to quantify in terms of dollars exactly how big of a bust Julio Lugo has been. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to work out statistical systems to compare player’s contributions to...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 7, 2007 | Andrew Miller, Brandon Inge, Carlos Guillen, Chad Durbin, Coco Crisp, Curtis Granderson, Detroit Tigers, Doug Mirabelli, Jeremy Bonderman, Julian Tavarez, Justin Verlander, Magglio Ordonez, Wily Mo Pena
Andrew Miller, Detroits’ young 22 year old lefty, showed why he is one intrical part of the Detroit Tigers (50-34) future pitching rotation which also includes Jeremy Bonderman and Justin Verlander. Miller may have walked four, but only allowed three hits, one...
by evan brunell | Jul 6, 2007 | David Murphy, Eric Hinske, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jeff Bailey, Matt Clement, Mike Lowell, Wily Mo Pena
The Boston Red Sox today optioned centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury to the minor leagues. Ellsbury went six for 16, leaving his first major league stint at a .375/.444/.438 line, stealing one base and overall showing just why he is so highly-regarded. There has been lots...
by evan brunell | Jul 2, 2007 | Alex Cora, 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, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
Well, June was a rough month. We ended the month at 12-13, a game below .500 … but no AL East foe had the stones to step up and take advantage. The Sox saw a lot of people flounder: Beckett, Cora, Lowell, Schilling, Youkilis, Lugo, Wily Mo, Timlin, Varitek,...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 29, 2007 | Hideki Okajima, Jerry Hairston, Jonathan Papelbon, Kenny Lofton, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Michael Young, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Wily Mo Pena
It took Manny Delcarmen to preserve the win for Tim Wakefield (8-8) in the top of the seventh inning against the newest 600 homerun club member, Sammy Sosa, in the Boston Red Sox (49-29) win over the Texas Rangers (32-47) by a score of 2-1. Wakefield who went 6.2...
by evan brunell | Jun 27, 2007 | Brandon Moss, Chicago White Sox, Clay Buchholz, Craig Hansen, Ian Kennedy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Joba Chamberlain, Jon Lester, Mark Buehrle, Michael Bowden, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Wily Mo Pena
Ever since the news exploded onto the scene that the Red Sox were highly interested in acquiring Mark Buerhle, the fervor has been tempered somewhat. Immediately after the Chicago Sun-Times ran that explosive piece that all but assured a deal was imminent, the Boston...
by evan brunell | Jun 5, 2007 | Brandon Moss, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Daniel Bard, David Murphy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Julian Tavarez, Wily Mo Pena
Five notes I wanted to talk about today. Three are relatively short, two are a bit more meaty. The short ones: Congratulations to Dustin Pedroia being named the AL Rookie of the Month for May! He hit an astounding .415/.472/.600 in May. What has he done in June? Um...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 5, 2007 | Eric Chavez, Oakland Athletics, Wily Mo Pena
Eric Chavez ended the Boston Red Sox (37-19) night much like Alex Rodriguez did yesterday only Chavez (8) got to walk-off with this one in the bottom of the 11th inning. Kyle Snyder gave up the bottom of the 11th homerun with two outs in the inning to Chavez picking...
by evan brunell | Jun 1, 2007 | Alex Cora, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Brendan Donnelly, Cla Meredith, Coco Crisp, Colorado Rockies, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.C. Romero, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Joel Pineiro, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Snyder, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Todd Helton, Wily Mo Pena
The month of May was good to the Red Sox. The Red Sox went 20-8 despite many people slumping. It’s quite impressive how well the team is playing despite those slumps. This month also saw several people come up from the minors to contribute: Javier Lopez, Kason...
