by chipbuck | Jul 22, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonathan Papelbon
More from Theo Epstein’s interview on WEEI yesterday. This time, he’s talking about extending Jacoby Ellsbury. “Yeah, I think with all of our young players that we see as core members of our organization that is something we are interested in. We...
by chipbuck | Jul 22, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury
In case you missed it last week, Patrick Sullivan at Over the Monster wrote a fantastic piece on why Adrian Gonzalez was not the American League’s first half MVP. (Please note the stats below are as of July 13th.) “Sometimes I think Boston, and...
by chipbuck | Jul 21, 2011 | Clay Buchholz
Red Sox General Manager, Theo Epstein did a radio interview on WEEI earlier this morning. Judging by the sounds of it, it doesn’t appear the front office is doing anything more than their due diligence with respect to exploring trades for a starting pitcher....
by charliesap | Jul 21, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Richardson, Hiroki Kuroda, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Reddick
I feel like my writing about Andrew Miller might be bordering on overkill, but you know what, he’s just not that good of a pitcher. In yesterday’s game, Miller went 5.2 innings while allowing no run and two hits, but he walked six batters to only three...
by chipbuck | Jul 20, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
With Daisuke Matsuzaka having undergone Tommy John surgery, Jon Lester recovering from a lat strain, and Clay Buchholz seemingly out indefinitely with a lower back injury, it’s pretty safe to say the Red Sox starting rotation is a little thin. While guys like...
by jdecotis | Jul 20, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jake Arrieta, Mike Gardiner
Boston Red Sox (58-37) @ Baltimore Orioles (39-55) Andrew Miller (3-1, 5.68) @ Jake Arrieta (9-6, 5.10) 12:35 PM EDT | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES With the loss last night, the Red Sox record on the road...
by jdecotis | Jul 19, 2011 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Don Lenhardt, Game Threads, Jeremy Guthrie, Kyle Weiland
Boston Red Sox (58-36) @ Baltimore Orioles (38-55) Kyle Weiland (0-0, 13.50) @ Jeremy Guthrie (3-13, 4.45) 7:05 PM EDT | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Sunday night in Baltimore, we saw proof of the old...
by charliesap | Jul 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carlos Beltran, Doug Mientkiewicz, Hiroki Kuroda, Jed Lowrie, Orlando Cabrera
The MLB trade deadline looms and the Sox are making their calls and doing their research. The club has been tied to names such as Carlos Beltran and Hiroki Kuroda, but GM Theo Epstein has been quoted as saying that the team could benefit from a...
by charliesap | Jul 19, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Last week’s poll generated some awesome discussion/debate. With over 550 votes cast, it’s clear that there are two particular areas that Red Sox Nation would like to see upgraded. Starting pitcher 36% – This may have become even more prevalent with...
by jdecotis | Jul 18, 2011 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brad Bergesen, Carl Crawford, Game Threads, Mike Greenwell, Tim Wakefield
Boston Red Sox (57-36) @ Baltimore Orioles (38-54) Tim Wakefield (5-3, 4.74) @ Brag Bergesen (1-6, 5.65) 7:05 PM EDT | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Tim Wakefield and Carl Crawford were both already in...
