by chipbuck | May 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Marco Scutaro, Yamaico Navarro
By now, everyone knows (or should know) that Jose Iglesias, Red Sox top prospect and “shortstop of the future,” has been added to the 25-man roster as a replacement for the injured Marco Scutaro. My feelings on the subject are mixed, and it appears that I’m not the...
by Troy Patterson | May 9, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis
photo © 2009 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)Early on you had to assume that the offense would turn things around and for awhile they had, but lately they have returned to being shut down more often than breaking out most games. This essentially limits the team...
by darryl johnston | May 8, 2011 | Adrian Gonzalez, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kevin Youkilis, Minnesota Twins
photo © 2011 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio) They say you shouldn’t sweat the small stuff, but in baseball, the small stuff is what it’s all about. Sometimes, it’s all about big plays in big moments. Everyone likes a highlight reel home run or...
by aconvery | May 8, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Pavano, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, Jose Iglesias, Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins(12-19) @ Boston Red Sox (15-18) Carl Pavano(2-3, 5.84) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-3, 4.33 ) 1:35 PM EDT |Fenway Park (Boston, MA.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Minnesota: Tsuyoshi Nishioka, broken leg (Placed on the 15 day DL April...
by chipbuck | May 8, 2011 | Weekend Round-Up
Tales from around the Red Sox Blogosphere: Fire Brand of the American League – In case you missed it…Troy analyzes Carl Crawford’s slump; Charlie wonders when A-Gon will regain his power and suggests the strikeout parade won’t last much longer; Mike takes a long...
by mike scandura | May 7, 2011 | Jose Iglesias
Pawtucket Red Sox manager Arnie Beyeler feels one of the best things that happened to youthful shortstop Jose Iglesias last season at Portland occurred when he was limited to 57 games after he incurred a fractured right hand when he was hit by a pitch in a May 29...
by aconvery | May 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins(12-18) @ Boston Red Sox (14-18) Brian Duensing (2-1, 2.91) @ Clay Buchholz (2-3, 4.81 ) 3:10 PM EDT |Fenway Park (Boston, MA.) TV: FOX RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Minnesota: Tsuyoshi Nishioka, broken leg (Placed on the 15 day DL April...
by Troy Patterson | May 7, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester
This past Thursday night I was invited to the 2011 debut of this year’s Red Sox Charity Wines. For this season the players with wines are Jon Lester with the new CabernAce and Clay Buchholz with ChardonClay. This really is a great idea run by LongBall Cellars...
by aconvery | May 6, 2011 | Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Game Threads, Minnesota Twins, Scott Baker, Tim Wakefield
Minnesota Twins(11-18) @ Boston Red Sox (14-17) Scott Baker(1-2, 3.16) @ Tim Wakefield (0-0, 4.08 ) 7:10 PM EDT |Fenway Park (Boston, MA.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510 INJURY REPORT Minnesota: Tsuyoshi Nishioka, broken leg (Placed on the 15 day DL April 7th);...
by chipbuck | May 6, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Jed Lowrie, Jose Iglesias, Marco Scutaro
There’s been a lot of chatter recently regarding the shortstop controversy brewing between Jed Lowrie and Marco Scutaro. While it’s certainly relevant to debate the merits of both players, I can’t help but wonder if we’re focusing on the wrong shortstop controversy. ...
