by charliesap | Apr 14, 2011 | Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis
While we’ve documented a bunch of this team’s pitching struggles of late, there is a whole other aspect that isn’t exactly helping the cause. A bunch of the Sox offensive pieces, pieces that are supposed to be part of one of the best offenses in...
by jdecotis | Apr 13, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Harry Agganis, James Shields, John Lackey, Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays (1-8) @ Boston Red Sox (2-7) James Shields (0-1, 4.73) @ John Lackey (1-1, 15.58) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Massachusetts) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1510 POSTPONED PLAYER OF THE DAY Completely by accident, the morbidness continues for a...
by chipbuck | Apr 13, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford
Last week, Nick Underhill of masslive.com shared an article with me (via Twitter) by Michael Felger of Comcast Sports Net New England. Within the piece, Felger shared his opinion that newly acquired LF Carl Crawford is not a $20M per season player. “Carl...
by chipbuck | Apr 13, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
Yesterday morning, I appeared on the Toucher and Rich show on 98.5 FM in Boston to discuss the state of the Red Sox starting rotation. Being the attention seeking heathen that I am (just kidding; Charlie suggested I post the link), I thought I’d share the link...
by jdecotis | Apr 12, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, David Price, Ed Morris, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays (2-8) @ Boston Red Sox (2-8) David Price (0-2, 4.85) @ Jon Lester (0-0, 3.65) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Massachusetts) TV: NESN, MLBN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1510 INJURY REPORT Tampa Bay: Kelly Shoppach, sore right knee (day-to-day); J.P. Howell,...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 12, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka
photo © 2008 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)While everyone discusses what to do with Daisuke Matsuzaka and how Monday night was the final straw. I had a different feeling about his performance. I’m not saying he did good or anything, but I have never...
by charliesap | Apr 12, 2011 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Felix Doubront, Tim Wakefield
photo © 2008 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio) Last night, the Sox took a painful loss to the only team in the division with a worse record than their own. Tampa Bay struck early and often, pounding Daisuke Matsuzaka for eight hits, two of which left the yard,...
by charliesap | Apr 12, 2011 | Quick Post
Despite the Sox sluggish start, their not out of the race yet (I mean, it’s only April 12th!) and in the week ahead they will continue to do battle against AL East rivals. Starting today with Jon Lester on the mound, the Sox look to gain some momentum and carry...
by jdecotis | Apr 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox, Carl Mays, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays (1-8) @ Boston Red Sox (2-7) Jeremy Hellickson (0-1, 4.76) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-1, 5.40) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Massachusetts) TV: NESN, ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1510 INJURY REPORT Tampa Bay: Kelly Shoppach, sore right knee (day-to-day);...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 11, 2011 | Boston Red Sox
photo © 2009 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)Last night was exactly what I wanted to see from Josh Beckett and it couldn’t have come at a better time than against the New York Yankees in a huge rubber match. In my earlier article I discussed that Beckett...
