by mike silver | May 31, 2010 | Fabio Castro, Felix Doubront, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield
Temporary — and Permanent — Rotation Fixes Night after night, hit after hit, the Sox rotation is looking more like a punch-drunk boxer than a viable contender. Though Lester has reaffirmed his ace status and Buchholz has put together a nice season on the...
by jake digregorio | May 30, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Bruce Chen, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Kansas City Royals
Prev. Gm: Kansas City Royals (21-29) @ Boston Red Sox (28-23) Bruce Chen (1-0, 2.89) @ Jon Lester (5-2, 3.15) 1:35 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES Well at least we know the Royals didn’t sweep. With the month of...
by mike scandura | May 30, 2010 | Lars Anderson, Torey Lovullo
A pitcher could drill first baseman Lars Anderson in the ribs with a fastball. A base runner could spike him when he tags the bag. A clubhouse manager could grind his bats into sawdust. But nothing aggravates the 22-year-old Anderson more than mentioning all the hype...
by jake digregorio | May 29, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Kansas City Royals, Zack Greinke
Prev. Gm: Kansas City Royals (21-28) @ Boston Red Sox (27-23) Zack Greinke (1-5, 3.57) @ Clay Buchholz (6-3, 3.07) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES (1-5, 3.57) and (6-3, 3.07). One of those lines belong to Clay...
by Troy Patterson | May 29, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Victor Martinez
On May fourth I asked the question, Should Jason Varitek be the Starting Catcher? Not much has changed as at the time I noted “In 146 IP thrown to Martinez the staff has a K/BB of 1.64, but when Varitek has caught in 83.6 innings the staff has thrown a 2.35...
by Troy Patterson | May 28, 2010 | Bill Hall, Boston Red Sox, Quick Post
If you ever wondered what a nearly perfectly straight fastball looks like Bill Hall showed us Friday night. He threw 11 pitches and the average horizontal movement was about -2 inches, which is basically straight with about 10 inches of “rise”. His...
by tim daloisio | May 28, 2010 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #80 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none I think the Red Sox have been listening to a little Steve Winwood: We’ll be back in the high life again All the doors I closed one time will open up again We’ll be back in the high life again All the...
by jake digregorio | May 28, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Kansas City Royals, Kyle Davies, Tim Wakefield, Uncategorized
Prev. Gm: Kansas City Royals (20-28) @ Boston Red Sox (27-22) Kyle Davies (3-3, 4.53) @ Tim Wakefield (1-2, 4.44) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES In baffling fashion, the Boston Red Sox top some of the...
by tom fratamico | May 28, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
Last week, I wrote… “It should be about 2011 since the Olde Towne Team got too far behind over the last forty plus games, which has contributed to them having such a small shot at the postseason. Hence, it would be prudent to plan and act, if nothing drastic occurs,...
by jake digregorio | May 27, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Brian Bannister, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, Kansas City Royals
Prev. Gm: Kansas City Royals (19-28) @ Boston Red Sox (27-21) Brian Bannister (3-3, 4.73) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-1, 5.76) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES After completing a clean sweep of the league leading Tampa...
