by mike scandura | Sep 10, 2011 | Madison Younginer
Raw is the appropriate adjective to use when referring to 20-year-old right-hander Madison Younginer who was Boston’s seventh-round pick in the 2009 draft. For starters, the athletically-gifted Younginer played outfield more than he pitched for Mauldin High School...
by scandage | Sep 10, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cole Hamels, Game Threads, Jeremy Hellickson, John Lackey, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, Kyle Weiland, Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox (85-59) @ Tampa Bay Rays (79-64) Kyle Weiland (0-1, 6.75) @ Jeremy Hellickson (12-10, 2.90) 7:10 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox seemed to give up on last night’s game after...
by charliesap | Sep 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, John Lackey
After yet another disasterous outing by John Lackey tonight, I decided to have a look at where his location has been this season compared to last. Lackey actually has a decent BB/9 rate this season (not including his hit batsmen), but throwing strikes isn’t...
by scandage | Sep 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, David Ortiz, Game Threads, John Lackey, Manny Ramirez, New York Yankees, Philadelphia A's, Rube Waddell, Tampa Bay Rays, Ted Williams, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Boggs, Wade Davis
Boston Red Sox (85-58) @ Tampa Bay Rays (78-64) John Lackey (12-11, 6.11) @ Wade Davis (9-8, 4.50) 7:10 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox again failed to gain ground on the Yankees last night,...
by chipbuck | Sep 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Ok. No predictions today. Wednesday morning’s predictions hit a little too close to home. I don’t know about you, but I’m really sick of seeing Andrew Miller go out to the mound. With Bedard and Beckett on the mend in the short-term, the Red Sox...
by chipbuck | Sep 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz
With Clay Buchholz continuing to progress in his recovery from a stress fracture in his lower back, many within the Boston sports media and blogosphere have speculated about his potential role come playoff time. Last week, Tim Britton of the Providence...
by scandage | Sep 8, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carlton Fisk, Craig Hansen, Cy Young, Daniel Bard, Dick O'Connell, Dick Radatz, Game Threads, Harry Hooper, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jimmie Foxx, John Farrell, Luis Tiant, Mel Parnell, Ricky Romero, Rico Petrocelli, Steve Carlton, Texas Rangers, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox (85-57) @ Toronto Blue Jays (71-72) Andrew Miller (6-2, 5.27) @ Ricky Romero (13-10, 2.97) 7:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES After the most disappointing loss of the season on many levels, the Red...
by darryl johnston | Sep 8, 2011 | Trivia
Hello, everyone and welcome the newest installment of FireBrand trivia sponsored by Greatest Game CD. Today’s trivia question: Name the players on the Red Sox who have both double-digit HRs and double-digit SBs.. HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous question...
by charliesap | Sep 8, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis
<img class="aligncenter" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Red_Sox_094_Jacoby_Ellsbury.jpg/500px-Red_Sox_094_Jacoby_Ellsbury.jpg" alt="Red Sox 094 Last week, Darryl Johnston wrote an outstanding piece on Adrian...
by scandage | Sep 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Game Threads, Howard Ehmke, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia A's, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox (85-56) @ Toronto Blue Jays (70-72) Tim Wakefield (6-6, 4.95) @ Brandon Morrow (9-10, 4.78) 7:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Now that’s much more like it. The Patriots blanked the Argonauts...
