by charliesap | Aug 23, 2011 | Quick Post
Since I’m in draft/prospect mode today, I thought I’d pass along a link from Baseball America regarding the Red Sox 2011 draft class. Executive editor of Baseball America, Jim Callis, in a mailbag article from yesterday, ranked the Red Sox 2011 draft class...
by charliesap | Aug 23, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Josh Reddick, Kevin Youkilis, Marco Scutaro, Ryan Lavarnway, Tim Wakefield
After taking a look at all four of the 2011 first round picks signed by the Red Sox, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the current roster and see where everyone came from. You’ll notice a bit of home-grown talent as well as some former first...
by charliesap | Aug 23, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield
You’ve got Jon Lester. You’ve got Josh Beckett. Everything else is one big cluster of discomfort. Erik Bedard was throwing the ball well against the Rangers last night until a base hit, a bad call (Josh Reddick made the catch, though it was called a trap)...
by aconvery | Aug 22, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (77-48) @ Texas Rangers (73-55) Erik Bedard (4-8, 3.44) @ C.J. Wilson (12-5, 3.20) 8:05 PM EDT | Rangers Ballpark In Arlington (Arlington, TX) TV: NESN, MLBN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Everything’s bigger in August. Every win starts to...
by aconvery | Aug 21, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (75-49) @ Kansas City Royals (52-74) Jon Lester (12-6, 3.22) @ Danny Duffy (3-7, 5.66) 2:10 PM EDT | Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES While Tim Wakefield was denied history on Saturday night, Jon Lester...
by darryl johnston | Aug 21, 2011 | Atlanta Braves, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jason Varitek, Mark Teixeira, Texas Rangers
Is the emergence of Jarrod Saltalamacchia at all a surprise to anyone? Were you expecting him to settle in so nicely? Given the hype of his star from the day he was drafted you would have expected him to shine so brightly it would blind you. So for a lot of people, he...
by aconvery | Aug 20, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (76-48) @ Kansas City Royals (51-75) Tim Wakefiled (6-5, 4.90) @ Felipe Paulino (1-5, 3.76) 7:10 PM EDT | Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Now this is just starting to get awkward. The first time it was...
by mike scandura | Aug 20, 2011 | Alex Wilson
During the first couple of months of last season, change was good for right-hander Alex Wilson. That’s change as in a changeup, a pitch the 24-year-old Wilson began to throw with increasing frequency. In retrospect, it’s one reason why he literally pitched himself...
by aconvery | Aug 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (75-48) @ Kansas City Royals (51-74) Andrew Miller (4-1, 5.40) @ Jeff Francis (4-13, 4.76) 8:10 PM EDT | Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES A 1.92 WHIP is bad right? Ok, just making sure. That’s the...
by chipbuck | Aug 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett has something to say, and he’s not going to hold anything back. “Our travel hasn’t exactly been great. I know that our offense is taking a lot of flack for that. How can you not be tired with the [expletive] that we went through the...
