by evan brunell | Jul 5, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Franklin Morales, Poll
The Red Sox will have a tough decision on their hands when Clay Buchholz returns from his ailment that landed him in the hospital. The Sox will have to bump one of Aaron Cook or Franklin Morales from the rotation. There was going to be a tougher decision on...
by mike scandura | Jul 4, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Any resemblance between the Pawtucket Red Sox of the first 2 ½ months of the International League season and the PawSox since June 18 is pure coincidence. Or to put it another way, Tuesday night’s 5-3 loss to the Rochester Red Wings was a microcosm of how the team’s...
by scandage | Jul 2, 2012 | A.J. Griffin, Aaron Cook, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Carignan, Bartolo Colon, Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Hicks, Brandon Inge, Brandon McCarthy, Brandon Moss, Brent Lillibridge, Brett Anderson, Brian Fuentes, Chris Carter, Cliff Pennington, Coco Crisp, Cody Ross, Colin Cowgill, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dallas Braden, David Ortiz, Derek Norris, Franklin Morales, Jarrod Parker, Jemile Weeks, Jim Miller, Joey Devine, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Josh Reddick, Kurt Suzuki, Matt Albers, Nick Punto, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Cook, Scott Sizemore, Seattle Mariners, Seth Smith, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks, Yoenis Cespedes
Having earned a split against the surprisingly tough Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox (42-37, 6-4 in the last 10 games) travel to Oakland for a three-game set against the Athletics (38-42, 4-6 in the last 10 games). Billy Beane has always loved young pitchers and...
by aconvery | Jul 2, 2012 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Kelly Shoppach, Ryan Lavarnway
If nothing else, Jarrod Saltalamacchia will always be remembered for one thing: he has the longest last name in the history of Major League Baseball. Even if he never hits another home run, his name will go down in the history books. But he will hit another home run....
by mike scandura | Jul 1, 2012 | Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Mark Prior, New York Yankees
It’s easy to play the “What if?” game with Pawtucket’s Mark Prior, who signed a minor-league contract with Boston on May 2. For example, what if Prior: * In the midst of the 2003 season with the Cubs (he finished 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA with 245...
by aconvery | Jun 30, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Daniel Bard, Jackie Bradley, Jose Iglesias, Matt Barnes, Ryan Lavarnway
It’s been mentioned pretty much everywhere, but this Boston Red Sox team is about to change. With six starting pitchers, nine outfielders, and plenty of depth in the minors, something has to give. With that being said, let’s take a quick look at how some of Boston’s...
by aconvery | Jun 30, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! Which player has the highest single season WAR in Red Sox History? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: The Red Sox have lost the World Series four times. Tim answered that one correctly, so...
by chipbuck | Jun 29, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Edgar Martinez
On Sunday afternoon, a couple of friends and I went to Baltimore to watch the Nationals play the Orioles at Camden Yards. Despite it being a low scoring, it was pretty exciting game, nevertheless. Any time you can watch young stars like Bryce Harper, Matt Wieters,...
by scandage | Jun 28, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Andy Pettitte, Boston Red Sox, Brendan Ryan, C.C. Sabathia, Casper Wells, Charlie Furbush, Cody Ross, Daniel Nava, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Dustin Ackley, Erasmo Ramirez, Felix Doubront, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Gutierrez, Franklin Morales, George Sherrill, Hector Noesi, Hisashi Iwakuma, Ichiro Suzuki, Jason Vargas, Jesus Montero, John Jaso, Josh Beckett, Justin Smoak, Kyle Seager, Lucas Luetge, Matt Albers, Michael Pineda, Michael Saunders, Mike Carp, New York Yankees, Nick Punto, Ryan Kalish, Seattle Mariners, Stephen Pryor, Tom Wilhelmsen, Toronto Blue Jays, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks
After taking two of three against the pesky Toronto Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox (40-35) wing it to the West Coast to take on the foundering Seattle Mariners (32-45). The Mariners are 4-6 in their last 10 games, while the Red Sox are 8-2 in their last 10. The Sox are...
by mike scandura | Jun 28, 2012 | Arnie Beyeler, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Conor Jackson, Dallas McPherson, Kevin Youkilis, Toronto Blue Jays, Tyler Kuhn, Zach Stewart
To say Zach Stewart made a favorable impression in his first start for the Pawtucket Red Sox would be like saying The Green Monster is painted, oh, green. Stewart, who was acquired from the White Sox in the trade for Kevin Youkilis, came up big Wednesday night as the...
