by charliesap | Jul 5, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
We’ve been hanging onto hope. We’ve been trying to look at the bright side. We’re now wondering if john Lackey will cost us a playoff berth. Yes, we’re only 1.5 games back of first place, but we’re not the only kids on the block. John...
by darryl johnston | Jul 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
AND IT’S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE HOME photo © 2009 iSpring | more info (via: Wylio) This is a night game painting, but it made me think of old-time baseball. And on the 4th of July, what is more American than baseball? Thank you to all of the and the men and women who...
by jdecotis | Jul 4, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Game Threads, John Lackey, Ted Williams, Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays (41-44) @ Boston Red Sox (49-34) Brandon Morrow (4-4, 4.56) @ John Lackey (5-7, 6.81) 1:35PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES I feel like every semi-good outing that John Lackey has gets me...
by jdecotis | Jul 3, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox (48-34) @ Houston Astros (29-55) Josh Beckett (6-3, 2.20) @ Jordan Lyles (0-3, 4.75) 2:05PM EDT | Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 GAME NOTES One game left on this road trip, one game left of interleague and one game...
by darryl johnston | Jul 3, 2011 | Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury
photo © 2011 WEBN-TV | more info (via: Wylio) Did you know that, despite sitting atop the Red Sox offensive juggernaut, Jacoby Ellsbury has yet to score 100 runs in a single-season? This year, that is going to change. 2011 might be Ellsbury’s best year to date....
by mike scandura | Jul 2, 2011 | Che-Hsuan Lin
Kyle Weiland is representative of the player who best appreciates the skills Pawtucket Red Sox center fielder Che-Hsuan Lin possesses. Triple-A rookie right-handed starting pitcher Weiland, along with Lin, played for Salem in 2009 and Portland in 2010 and was reunited...
by jdecotis | Jul 2, 2011 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Houston Astros, J.A. Happ, Larry Andersen
Boston Red Sox (47-34) @ Houston Astros (29-54) Andrew Miller(1-0, 3.09) @ J.A. Happ (3-9, 5.54) 7:05 PM EDT | Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX) TV: NESN, MLB Network RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Clay Buchholz, lower back strain (Placed on the 15-day...
by darryl johnston | Jul 2, 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...
by jdecotis | Jul 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Ferguson Jenkins, Game Threads, Houston Astros, Hunter Pence, Jason Bay, Tim Wakefield
Boston Red Sox (46-34) @ Houston Astros (29-53) Tim Wakefield (4-3, 4.54) @ Bud Norris (4-6, 3.36) 8:05 PM EDT | Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX) TV: NESN, RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Boston: Clay Buchholz, lower back strain (Placed on the 15-day DL on...
by chipbuck | Jul 1, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Cameron
Unfortunately, I was tied up with working, living, and putting together the mid-season roundtable yesterday, so I didn’t get a chance to weigh on Mike Cameron‘s recent designation for assignment. Luckily, Marc Normandin of Over the Monster was able to...
