by chipbuck | Sep 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports has a truly fantastic idea. Sadly, like most great ideas, it’ll be tossed aside as “too unconventional” to work. You know, kind of the idea of establishing a relief ace rather than annointing a closer, but I...
by chipbuck | Sep 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox have been on quite a roller coaster as of late. With the exception of Monday night’s 1-0 loss to Toronto in 11 innings, they’ve lost 10-0, won 12-7, lost 11-4, and won 14-0. With Tim Wakefield toeing the rubber tonight, I’m going to...
by chipbuck | Sep 7, 2011 | Felix Hernandez, Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello, Zack Greinke
This past Saturday, I woke up like most people did thinking all was right with the world. The sun was shining. The birds were chirping. The sky was blue. It was a picture perfect day. That all changed when I fired up my Twitter account. Somewhere in the wee hours...
by chipbuck | Sep 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett
The medical reports on Josh Beckett are back! Here’s the latest according Red Sox medical director Dr. Tom Gill (via Ian Browne of mlb.com): “Josh was evaluated today at the Massachusetts General Hospital by the Red Sox medical staff, including team foot...
by scandage | Sep 6, 2011 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cy Young, Game Threads, John Farrell, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Luis Perez, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox (84-56) @ Toronto Blue Jays (70-71) Jon Lester (14-6, 3.05) @ Luis Perez (3-2, 3.77) 7:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES After a disappointing 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays in an extra-inning game in...
by charliesap | Sep 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett
After losing two of three to the Yankees, the Sox got lit up in two of three games against the Rangers. Then, yesterday, Josh Beckett — who had struck out six, walked only one and allowed no runs — was forced to leave in the fourth inning with an ankle...
by charliesap | Sep 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
While this season has been filled with many positives and great performances, there have definitely been some big disappointments. This week’s poll question asks you to identify what you think this season’s biggest disappointment has been. Head on over to...
by chipbuck | Sep 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
According to Michael Vega of the Boston Globe, relief pitcher Bobby Jenks will be shutting it down for the season effective immediately. After signing a two year $12M contract in the offseason, Jenks was expected to team up with Daniel Bard in creating a dominant...
by chipbuck | Sep 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14586" title="0721 According to a recent press release from the front office, the Red Sox have made a few new additions to the active roster. “The Boston Red Sox today recalled catcher Ryan Lavarnway...
by scandage | Sep 5, 2011 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Drew Sutton, Game Threads, Henderson Alvarez, Jose Bautista, Josh Beckett, Kyle Weiland, Nate Spears, New York Yankees, Patsy Dougherty, Philadelphia A's, Ryan Lavarnway, Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox (84-55) @ Toronto Blue Jays (69-71) Josh Beckett (12-5, 2.54) @ Henderson Alvarez (1-2, 3.52) 1:07 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES The Red Sox will try to stop their fall in the American League East in...
