by darryl johnston | Aug 7, 2011 | Jed Lowrie, Marco Scutaro
Folks, we are just hours away from the return of the legendary Jed Lowrie. And if you are not attuned to the immense internet attention that Lowrie drummed up in late April, then I suggest you check out The Legend of Jed Lowrie. Lowrie, who is on the DL with a left...
by mike scandura | Aug 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman
Right-hander Brandon Workman came to the Red Sox with a made-to-order nickname: Workhorse. Workman, who was Boston’s fourth pick (57th overall) in the second round of the 2010 draft, was -– what else? –- a workhorse last season for Texas. A 6-foot-5, 225-pounder,...
by aconvery | Aug 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees (69-42) @ Boston Red Sox (68-43) CC Sabathia (16-5, 2.55) @ John Lackey (9-8, 6.23) 4:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: FOX RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES There are uneven match ups…and then there’s tonight’s match up....
by charliesap | Aug 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
All even with less than two months to play. It’s Yankees vs. Red Sox. Need I say more? Head on over to TiqIQ to get the best deals on tickets for this weekend’s series. Can John Lackey step up big-time against the Yankees’ ace, CC Sabathia, on...
by aconvery | Aug 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees (68-42) @ Boston Red Sox (68-42) Bartolo Colon (8-6, 3.30) @ Jon Lester (11-4, 3.17) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN, MLBN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES It’s been almost two months since the Red Sox and Yankees last...
by chipbuck | Aug 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Erik Bedard
Erik Bedard made his first start in a Red Sox uniform last night, and some people have already made their mind up about the power pitching Canadian left-hander. Quelle surprise! “But did Boston really get better with its 11th-hour deal for Seattle lefthander...
by tim daloisio | Aug 4, 2011 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #106 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none [podcast]http://redsoxtimes.com/podcast/106_8_4_11_firesidechats.mp3[/podcast] So the trade deadline came and went and the Red Sox were, surprisingly, the only team in the American League East to make any...
by aconvery | Aug 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians (54-54) @ Boston Red Sox (68-41) Justin Masterson (8-7, 2.56) @ Erik Bedard (4-7, 3.45) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Oft-injured may be an understatement. Erik Bedard seems to be injured as...
by chipbuck | Aug 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Greetings all! We will be co-hosting yet another live game chat on Sunday, August 7th with our cohorts over at It’s About the Money Stupid. The game will start at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN, so we’ll open up the chat about ten or fifteen minutes prior to the...
by charliesap | Aug 4, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Ben Zobrist, Curtis Granderson, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Miguel Cabrera
Last nigh, with one swing of the bat, Jacoby Ellsbury thrust himself upward as perhaps the top contender for AL MVP. Stats are one thing, but some of the baseball writers that vote on awards seem to love when a player asserts himself down the stretch, especially if...