by evan brunell | May 11, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett just doesn’t get it. His comments following his debacle against the Indians on Thursday night are indicative of someone who couldn’t care less about the team around him. The presumptive Red Sox ace could have negated the most recent...
by chipbuck | May 11, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Daniel Bard
<a title="license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ – click to view more info about 'Boston Red Sox relief pitcher What’s up with Daniel Bard? Through his first four appearances of the season (three of which were starts), Bard...
by scandage | May 10, 2012 | Aaron Cunningham, Adrian Gonzalez, Asdrubal Cabrera, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Santana, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Dan Wheeler, Daniel Bard, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Derek Lowe, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Grady Sizemore, Jack Hannahan, Jason Kipnis, Joe Smith, Johnny Damon, Josh Beckett, Josh Tomlin, Justin Masterson, Kansas City Royals, Michael Brantley, Mike Aviles, Nick Hagadone, Rafael Perez, Shin-Soo Choo, Travis Hafner, Ubaldo Jimenez, Vinnie Pestano, Will Middlebrooks
Having lost two of three to the lowly Royals, the Boston Red Sox (12-18) return to Fenway Park to start a six-game homestand against the first place Cleveland Indians (17-15). First place? Somebody get Harry Doyle some more Jack Daniels. STARTING PITCHERS –...
by evan brunell | May 10, 2012 | Aaron Cook
Stop the presses, Fire Brand’s got a new poll! Should Will Middlebrooks replace Kevin Youkilis at third base permanently? The choices are: No, Youkilis is one of our best hitters. Option Middlebrooks for now. Yes, how can you bench Middlebrooks? Youkilis should...
by evan brunell | May 10, 2012 | Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, Quick Post, Wade Boggs
Boy, it’s super fun to be a Red Sox fan these days, huh? Not only do the Red Sox look lost on the field, but now we learn that Josh Beckett still hasn’t learned how to be a baseball player as he was reportedly golfing two days before he missed a start due...
by Troy Patterson | May 10, 2012 | Quick Post
Even with the abysmal 12-18 start the Red Sox remain wild card favorites according to most projections. According to the OLIVER system used by HardballTimes.com the Red Sox are now projected as of 5/9/2012 to go 88-74 finishing second in the AL East behind the...
by chipbuck | May 9, 2012 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Kevin Youkilis, Robinson Cano
Those of you whom have been reading my work for the past 15 months know that one of my favorite things to do is to expose and correct common false perceptions. It’s not so much that I like proving people wrong. (Although, I do.) It’s more so that I...
by tim daloisio | May 8, 2012 | Fireside Chats Podcast, Will Middlebrooks
Episode #121 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/121_5_8_12_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] If you don’t see the player above, click this link to listen now. Will Middlebrooks, Will Middlebrooks, Will Middlebrooks. Do...
by mike scandura | May 8, 2012 | Daisuke Matsuzaka
Daisuke Matuszaka wasn’t pleased with his rehab start Monday night for the Pawtucket Red Sox against the Rochester Red Wings. Matsuzaka pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed zero runs and two hits. But even though he struck out four, he also walked three and threw just 49...
by scandage | May 7, 2012 | Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon, Baltimore Orioles, Billy Butler, Blake Wood, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Chen, Chris Getz, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Danny Duffy, Darnell McDonald, Eric Hosmer, Felix Doubront, Greg Holland, Humberto Quintero, Jarrod Dyson, Jeff Francoeur, Joakim Soria, Jon Lester, Jonathan Broxton, Jonathan Sanchez, Jose Mijares, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez, San Francisco Giants, Stephen Strasburg, Tim Collins, Yuniesky Betancourt
The Red Sox (11-16) get out of town, and none too soon, to play a three-game series against the lowly Kansas City Royals (9-18). The Royals have some talent but not enough to, you know, consistently win. The Royals will host the 2012 MLB All-Star Game to celebrate the...
