by mike scandura | Jul 22, 2012 | Daniel Bard
Will the real Daniel Bard please stand up? Is it the Daniel Bard who: Blew a ninth-inning save at Syracuse on June 20 when he threw two wild pitches that allowed two runs to score and enabled the Chiefs to tie the game at 5-5, Walked three batters to force in two runs...
by scandage | Jul 20, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Aaron Laffey, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Miller, Anthony Gose, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Lyon, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Carl Crawford, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Janssen, Chicago White Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, David Ortiz, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Henderson Alvarez, Houston Astros, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jerry Remy, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Josh Beckett, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Travis Snider, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks, Yunel Escobar
After taking three of four from the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox (48-45, 9.5 GB) welcome the struggling Toronto Blue Jays (45-47, 12 GB) to Fenway Park for a three-game set. The Blue Jays are 3-7 in their last 10 while the Red Sox are 6-4 in their last 10....
by chipbuck | Jul 20, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
Entering this season, the Red Sox hoped to have a pair of co-aces in Jon Lester and Josh Beckett and a third pitcher in Clay Buchholz who could be a bonafide number two starter. If you look solely at ERA for each of these three pitchers, you’ll find that all...
by aconvery | Jul 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox have two criteria that must be met to have a player’s number retired. What are they? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Before they were the Boston Red Sox, the franchise was named the Boston Americans. And now a word from our...
by evan brunell | Jul 19, 2012 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jarrod Saltalamacchia has been a pleasant surprise for the Red Sox and has emerged as a power threat, leading all catchers with 17 bombs — even though his last blast came on July 6. Even though Salty struggles with contact and doesn’t get on base enough to...
by tim daloisio | Jul 18, 2012 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #127 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: Brandon Stewart (@brandon5tewart) [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/127_7_18_12_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast]If you can’t see the podcast player above, just click on this link to listen to this...
by chipbuck | Jul 18, 2012 | Anthony Ranaudo, Anthony Rizzo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Jacobs, Brandon Workman, Bryce Brentz, Casey Kelly, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Drake Britton, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Jackie Bradley, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Weiland, Reymond Fuentes, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Stolmy Pimentel, Will Middlebrooks, Xander Bogearts
<a title="" When Theo Epstein assumed the role of Red Sox General Manager prior to the 2003 season, one of his missions was to build a “$100M player development machine.” While his goal was certainly ambitious, he faced two big obstacles: a...
by scandage | Jul 16, 2012 | A.J. Pierzynski, Aaron Cook, Adam Dunn, Addison Reed, Adrian Gonzalez, Alejandro De Aza, Alex Rios, Alexei Ramirez, Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Brent Morel, Brian Bruney, Chicago White Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Cody Ross, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Dayan Viciedo, Detroit Tigers, Dylan Axelrod, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Gavin Floyd, Gordon Beckham, Hector Santiago, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jesse Crain, John Danks, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Matt Thornton, New York Yankees, Paul Konerko, Pedro Ciriaco, Philip Humber, Ryan Sweeney, Tampa Bay Rays, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks
After taking two of three in St. Petersburg against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox (45-44, 3-7 in their last 10) return to Fenway Park to host a four-game set against the Chicago White Sox (49-39, 7-3 in their last 10). The White Sox lead the AL Central by 3.5...
by chipbuck | Jul 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Casey Kelly, Cole Hamels, Felix Hernandez, Jackie Bradley, James Shields, Jeremy Guthrie, Jon Lester, Matt Barnes, Matt Barnes, Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Wandy Rodriguez, Zack Greinke
With the trading deadline just 15 days away, I thought I’d take a few moments to examine the starting pitchers the Red Sox could be looking to acquire for the stretch run. Let’s jump right in! Felix Hernandez – Rrrrrr. LMFAO! That’s funny....
by aconvery | Jul 16, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Carl Crawford, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, Will Middlebrooks
The statement “they’re not booing, they’re saying “Yoooouuuuukkkk” may never be more relevant than it will be tomorrow night. There’s no real reason to believe that Boston fans would ever greet Kevin Youkilis with a smattering of boos, other than the simple fact that...
