by jake digregorio | May 3, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Joe Saunders, Los Angeles Angels
Prev. Gm: Los Angeles Angels (12-14) @ Boston Red Sox (11-14) Joe Saunders (1-4, 5.74) @ Clay Buchholz (2-2, 2.19) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass) TV: NESN / ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES After a sweep by the Orioles that can be described as...
by mike silver | May 3, 2010 | Dontrelle Willis, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Rich Harden, Rich Hill
There’s just not a whole lot that can be said after a club gets swept by the worst team in baseball. Maybe “worst team in baseball” is a bit unfair to the Baltimore Orioles, but they earned that title by entering the weekend’s series at 4-18 (.181 winning percentage)....
by jake digregorio | May 2, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Kevin Millwood
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (11-13) @ Baltimore Orioles (6-18) Josh Beckett (1-0, 6.31) @ Kevin Millwood (0-3, 3.23) 1:35 PM EDT | Camden Yards (Baltimore, Maryland) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES Just hours after the Boston Red Sox, coughed up a second...
by mike scandura | May 2, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Uncategorized
When a Hollywood movie director says “Cut!” it usually means he wants a scene repeated — which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. When a baseball manager or minor league farm director has said “Cut!” to Pawtucket Red Sox outfielder Daniel Nava, it’s always been a...
by jake digregorio | May 1, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brad Bergesen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Game Threads
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (11-12) @ Baltimore Orioles (5-18) Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-0, 0.00) @ Brad Bergesen (0-2, 10.57) 7:05 PM EDT | Camden Yards (Baltimore, Maryland) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES After a brutal late game loss last night, Daisuke...
by tom fratamico | May 1, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
Even though the Red Sox have won seven out of their last ten, they have not been playing good baseball. In those same ten games against mostly non-playoff contenders, the Olde Towne Team’s run differential is +3 (53 runs scored and 50 runs against). They should...
by jake digregorio | Apr 30, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, David Hernandez, Game Threads, John Lackey
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (11-11) @ Baltimore Orioles (4-18) John Lackey (2-1, 4.50) @ David Hernandez (0-3, 4.55) 7:05 PM EDT | Camden Yards (Baltimore, Maryland) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES John Lackey will lead the flock down to Baltimore to take...
by brandwon stewart | Apr 30, 2010 | Bill Hall, Boston Red Sox, Darnell McDonald, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jeremy Hermida, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Poll
As the baseball season enters the second month, what is the lasting impression from the Red Sox start? The mighty struggles David Ortiz, and his decreased role as of late? Starting the month with two center-fielders in the outfield and finishing it with two...
by tim daloisio | Apr 29, 2010 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #76 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none The Red Sox are back to .500 having won seven of their last nine games. Let’s all pay proper respect to the performances of Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz now and hope that this starts a trend that Jon...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 29, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay
A little over a week ago fangraphs.com updated their UZR calculations with the first batch of 2010 data. This update included some work on arm skill as well as changes for quirky stadiums including Fenway Park. This change was done to include previous seasons and now...