by tom fratamico | May 22, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Jhonny Peralta, Los Angeles Angels, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Victor Martinez
We are starting to move beyond the “it is early” excuse for the Red Sox record. The club has issues and it may be too late to resolve them. Even the most optimist projection of the Olde Towne Team’s chance of making the postseason is only at twenty...
by jake digregorio | May 21, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Cole Hamels, Game Threads, John Lackey, Philadelphia Phillies
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox(22-20) @ Philadelphia Phillies (25-15) John Lackey (4-2, 4.86) @ Cole Hamels (4-2, 3.92) 7:05 PM EDT | Citizens Banks Park (Philadelphia, Penn) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES That smell in the air can mean only one thing…...
by jake digregorio | May 20, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Francisco Liriano, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Minnesota Twins
Prev. Gm: Minnesota Twins (24-16) @ Boston Red Sox (21-20) Jon Lester (3-2, 3.91) @ Francisco Liriano (4-2, 2.63) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES Francisco Liriano has been red hot for the Minnesota Twins this...
by tim daloisio | May 19, 2010 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #79 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none Could this team be any more schizophrenic than it has been over the past few weeks? Looks like a team searching for an identity to me. Paul and I react to the two game drama in New York while giving some props...
by jake digregorio | May 19, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Minnesota Twins, Scott Baker
Prev. Gm: Minnesota Twins (24-15) @ Boston Red Sox (20-20) Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.46) @ Scott Baker (4-3, 4.93) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES The Boston Red Sox return to the safety of home after a rough road...
by andrew lipsett | May 19, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, John Henry, Larry Lucchino, Theo Epstein
With the team sitting a game below .500 in the second half of May (the latest they’ve been there since the dark September of 2001), it’s almost time to admit the obvious: this is likely not a playoff team. Yes, I know it’s still technically early. I...
by jake digregorio | May 18, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (19-20) @ New York Yankees (25-13) Josh Beckett (1-1, 7.46) @ C.C. Sabathia (4-2, 3.71) 7:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (New York, New York) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES After being scratched from his last start due to back...
by jake digregorio | May 17, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (19-19) @ Detroit Tigers (24-13) Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-1, 6.35) @ Phil Hughes (5-0, 1.38) 7:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (New York, New York) TV: ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES The Boston Red Sox took their lumps in Detroit, but...
by mike scandura | May 17, 2010 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Quick Post, Torey Lovullo
Before Jacoby Ellsbury stepped on McCoy Stadium’s turf yesterday for his first rehab game, Pawtucket Red Sox manager Torey Lovullo posed a question. “I asked him ‘What are your thoughts on playing the game wide-open?,” Lovullo said after a game against Syracuse. “He...
by mike silver | May 17, 2010 | Darnell McDonald, Jonathan Papelbon
How About That Papelbon? For two seasons now, the Sox have agonized in their decision whether to pop the engagement question or consult a lawyer about divorce arrangements concerning Jon Papelbon. Given his struggles thus far this season, their deliberations have only...