by Troy Patterson | Jul 18, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Marco Scutaro, Tim Wakefield
photo © 2007 Dave Fletcher | more info (via: Wylio)This weekend Nick Cafado wrote in the Globe that the Red Sox should address the play of Marco Scutaro and when healthy Jed Lowrie. His answer of course is not an easy one, but one of the best in Jose Reyes. It’s...
by jdecotis | Jul 17, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jeff Niemann, Josh Beckett, Tampa Bay Rays, Tom Bolton
Boston Red Sox (56-36) @ Tampa Bay Rays (50-42) Josh Beckett (8-3, 2.27) @ Jeff Niemann (4-4, 4.53) 8:05 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES Josh Beckett’s last start against the Rays was as dominant as...
by darryl johnston | Jul 17, 2011 | Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, Tampa Bay Rays
Jacoby Ellsbury tends to stay back as long as he can on a pitch and it sometimes disrupts opposing catcher. Just ask Tampa Bay’s rookie catcher Jose Lobaton (you can view the video HERE). On Saturday, Ellsbury reached base by way of catcher’s interference for the...
by mike scandura | Jul 17, 2011 | Carl Crawford
photo © 2011 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio) Carl Crawford completed his two-game rehab assignment Saturday night for the Pawtucket Red Sox against the Durham Bulls without re-injuring his left hamstring. As a result, Crawford will meet Boston in Baltimore...
by jdecotis | Jul 16, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, James Shields, John Lackey, Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox (55-36) @ Tampa Bay Rays (50-41) John Lackey (6-8, 6.84) @ James Shields (8-7, 2.33) 4:10PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: FOX RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES James Shields had a disappointing year in 2010. After being named...
by mike scandura | Jul 16, 2011 | Carl Crawford
photo © 2011 WEBN-TV | more info (via: Wylio) As far as Carl Crawford was concerned, all systems were go Friday night when he played the first of two rehab games for the Pawtucket Red Sox against the Durham Bulls. “The most important thing was being able to break out...
by jdecotis | Jul 15, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, David Price, Game Threads, Gene Conley, Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox (55-35) @ Tampa Bay Rays (49-41) Andrew Miller (3-0, 3.57) @ David Price (8-7, 3.70) 7:10PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES At the unofficial halfway point of the season, the Red Sox are actually...
by charliesap | Jul 14, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis
As valuable as these two Sox regulars have been, I believe they’ll be better in the second half. Kevin Youkilis started off slow, based on his standards. His strikeout rate was hovering around 30-percent for most of April and into May, but we knew that would...
by chipbuck | Jul 13, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
The second half of the season is upon us! After a brutal 2-10 start, the Red Sox sprung to life, and now sit atop the American League East division with a 55-35 record. Given their small one game lead over the New York Yankees, and a tenuous six game lead over the...
by darryl johnston | Jul 13, 2011 | Trivia
Allright, folks. We are back at it with the June/July segment of Fire Brand Trivia. This portion of trivia is brought to you from Designs by Lolita and features some pretty cool stuff. You could check the prizes out in the links below. There are actually prize...
