by darryl johnston | Oct 23, 2011 | Carl Crawford, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Theo Epstein
I have advice for all you Red Sox fans: Stop paying attention until the New Year. I am just asking you to walk away. I thought as a fanbase we had grown past the internal witch hunts and doomsday behavior, but too many of you are disappointing and need to just take...
by aconvery | Oct 22, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The changeup was nasty. It dropped in like an off-speed dart, hitting the edge of the strike zone as if a painter was adding a precise stroke to his work. This was the out pitch, the one that had hitters swinging at air, the one that had them walking back to the...
by chipbuck | Oct 21, 2011 | Andre Ethier, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Quentin, Cody Ross, David DeJesus, Domonic Brown, J.D. Drew, Josh Reddick, Josh Willingham, Michael Cuddyer, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Ludwick
As much fun as it’s been dissecting every rumor, and providing rational responses to every over-the-top editorial written for the past two months; I’ve decided it’s time to stop living in the past and look toward planning for the future. The 2011...
by charliesap | Oct 20, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Instead of analysis on how to fix this team for 2012, most of the offseason has been spent dragging players and coaches through the mud. While players have come out and stated their side of the story, for some reason, people seem to believe them less and the media...
by chipbuck | Oct 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Nick Cafardo Mail Bag
Nick Cafardo’s mailbag is one of my favorite weekly treats with few other things giving me so much joy, so much grief, and so many palms to the face. To put it kindly, it’s one of the biggest cornucopia of WTF one’s likely to come across. One...
by chipbuck | Oct 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester
As I’m sure most of you have already heard, Jon Lester broke his silence on Monday when he gave a lengthy interview discussing the details of what occurred in the clubhouse this season. While a few of his admissions came off as less than favorable to some, I...
by charliesap | Oct 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Quick Post, Theo Epstein, Trey McNutt
As you have probably heard, the Red Sox brass reportedly asked for starting pitcher Matt Garza in exchange for the services of Theo Epstein. My first reaction was to laugh a little, but then I thought, “Man, that takes a set of balls to ask for Garza…and I...
by charliesap | Oct 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Lackey, Kevin Youkilis, Poll, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein
A tornado ripped through the streets of Boston this past week and it wasn’t made by mother nature. Gone are the Red Sox manager and GM (supposedly). The dirty laundry is hanging from the rafters of Fenway Park and no one, it seems, is safe. The front office has...
by tim daloisio | Oct 17, 2011 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #111 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: Chip Buck (follow him on twitter at @chip_buck) [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/111_10_17_11_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] In the search for all the answers to all the unanswered questions surrounding the...
by Troy Patterson | Oct 17, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Buehrle, Tim Wakefield
There has been a lot of talk about how bad the September pitching was and a lot of blame has been placed on the “fried chicken and beer” theory, but 2011 came down to a lack of pitchers making healthy starts. In September the Red Sox staff had 14.2...
