by aconvery | Mar 20, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
With only sixteen days left before the Sox open their season in Detroit, manager Bobby Valentine is preparing to make his second round of cuts and iron out the final plans for the starting rotation and the bullpen. With that in mind, I thought I’d take my best...
by charliesap | Mar 19, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis
Every Thursday, before our morning meeting at the place of my employment, I present about one minute worth of baseball stats and/or facts. This past Thursday, I informed my co-workers that it was the Birthday of retired 22-year MLB veteran Harold Baines and current...
by charliesap | Mar 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
Last season, Jacoby Ellsbury surprised everyone by turning himself into an elite MVP candidate with his deadly combo of power and speed. Josh Beckett bounced back from a tough 2010 season and become one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. Who will be the...
by aconvery | Mar 18, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
We’re back with another trivia question for you! Which Player had the best batting average against left handed pitching last year? (Minimum of 400 total at bats) HONOR CODE: No search engines. After the jump: The answer to the previous question, plus information...
by aconvery | Mar 17, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Welcome back to the Minor League Roundup. It’s been an eventful week in camp, at least as eventful as Spring Training can be. Let’s take a look at the latest goings-on: The Week In Summary: The Sox went 4-2, beating the Yankees, Rays, Marlins, and Orioles. They lost...
by chipbuck | Mar 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Oh, what a glorious day! It’s time for another Cafardo mailbag, and this one is pretty epic. We have a confirmed troll, a likely troll, more Youk trade questions, a Shaughnessy appearance, and much, much more. Let’s not waste any time, though....
by Troy Patterson | Mar 15, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
We’ve heard it a million times and we’ll surely hear it another million. Spring stats might as well be thrown out the window. Of course I’ll tell those same writers/reports/commentators if you’re only looking at one month of data (like say...
by chipbuck | Mar 14, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Jose Iglesias, Mike Aviles, Nick Punto
It’s probably safe to say that few Red Sox fans are thrilled with current shortstop situation. I’ll admit it. It’s underwhelming, meh, milquetoast. Seriously. Mike Aviles? Nick Punto? Jose Iglesias? Thinking about it subjectively, it almost...
by aconvery | Mar 13, 2012 | Boston Red Sox
Last year, the Minnesota Twins boasted a 20-12 record in Spring Training, the best in the Grapefruit League. They finished the regular season with a 63-99 record, easily the worst in the American League. Over in the Cactus League, the Kansas City Royals went 20-10,...
by chipbuck | Mar 12, 2012 | Alex Wilson, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Jonathan Papelbon, Junichi Tazawa, Kyle Weiland, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Michael Bowden
With all of the talk about the gaping holes at the back of the Red Sox rotation, it seems that people have forgotten about the serious questions that exist in their bullpen. Last season, Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon were a frightening tandem for teams to see at...
