by chipbuck | May 16, 2012 | Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Melancon, Tim Wakefield, Will Middlebrooks
Josh Beckett Cares? Well, that does it. Josh Beckett proves once again that he hates the Red Sox, doesn’t like being a baseball player, and cares only about taking down the clubhouse from the inside. Oh, I’m sorry. What was that? He hurled seven...
by aconvery | May 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
The strange and often unfortunate thing about baseball, and well just about everything, is that individuals are often remembered more for singular moments than for the body of their entire career or even their entire lives. Dave Roberts could have been cut down every...
by tim daloisio | May 15, 2012 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Fireside Chats Podcast, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Will Middlebrooks
Episode #122 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: Chip Buck (@chip_buck) [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/122_5_15_12_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] If you don’t see the player above, click this link to listen now. This week Paul and Tim tap Fire Brand...
by aconvery | May 15, 2012 | Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! Which pitcher holds the franchise record for most losses in a season? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question answer: Duffy Lewis holds the franchise record for times caught stealing in a season with 31. That...
by mike scandura | May 14, 2012 | Junichi Tazawa
File this under the heading of in every cloud there’s a silver lining. The “silver lining” in this case was Monday’s relief outing by Junichi Tazawa even though the Columbus Clippers beat the Pawtucket Red Sox, 5-3, which broke the home team’s five-game winning...
by chipbuck | May 14, 2012 | Brian McNamee, Quick Post, Roger Clemens
Every time I hear new information from the Roger Clemens steroid trial, I cringe a little bit. First, Brian McNamee indicated he “was pretty much in charge of his (Clemens) body,” which is all sorts of creepy. Now, this disturbing little nugget comes...
by evan brunell | May 14, 2012 | Quick Post
Fire Brand of the American League has partnered up with DraftStreet.com for a free fantasy contest on Friday, May 18 with $250 exclusively available to Fire Brand players. There’s a new way to play fantasy baseball that turns the season long grind into quick one-night...
by scandage | May 14, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Blake Beavan, Boston Red Sox, Brandon League, Brendan Ryan, Chone Figgins, Cleveland Indians, Cody Ross, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Dustin Ackley, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Gutierrez, George Sherrill, Ichiro Suzuki, Jason Vargas, Jesus Montero, John Jaso, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Justin Smoak, Kelly Shoppach, Kyle Seager, Lucas Luetge, Michael Saunders, Miguel Olivo, Mike Aviles, Mike Carp, Seattle Mariners, Tom Wilhelmsen, Will Middlebrooks
The Boston Red Sox (15-19) finish their current homestand with a two-game series against the Seattle Mariners (16-20). The Mariners aren’t setting the world on fire lately but are 5-5 in their last 10 games, which is pretty good for the Mariners. Then again, the...
by chipbuck | May 14, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Josh Beckett
This is my response to Evan’s Friday piece on Beckett. I first heard about “Golf Gate” via Twitter last Wednesday. Clay Buchholz was being asked questions about it, and he chose not to answer them. Predictably, the blood thirsty Boston media saw...
by mike scandura | May 13, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka
Matsuzaka – Kelly O’Conner, sittingstill.net Daisuke Matsuzaka may have pitched himself into another rehab start instead of a possible start with the Boston Red Sox. Matsuzaka admitted that would be the case after a lackluster performance Saturday night...
