by mike silver | Apr 19, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jon Papelbon
So Goes the Pitching Staff In the midst of a four-game losing streak that has dropped the team to 4-8, Sox fans have begun the multi-annual ritual of name calling and finger pointing as to where blame lies on the club’s current skid. While the hitting has been poor by...
by jake digregorio | Apr 18, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Tampa Bay Rays (8-3) @ Boston Red Sox (4-7) Matt Garza (2-0, 1.13) @ Jon Lester (0-1, 7.20) 1:35 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) TV: NESN / TBS RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Within a matter of hours, the Boston Red Sox had dropped two to the...
by mike scandura | Apr 18, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Ryan Khoury
Arguably ever since Ryan Khoury first put on a baseball uniform his life in the sport has been about overcoming odds and proving his critics wrong. Too short. Too slow. Too weak. Too something. Take your pick but at one time or another Khoury was labeled one —...
by dan rowinski | Apr 18, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Price, Javier Vazquez, Jeff Niemann, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield, Wade Davis
Good businesses make money in the margins. Think about a restaurant. Think about a medium-rare filet mignon with potatoes gratin, sautéed broccolini, horseradish cream and port reduction that costs 28 dollars. Sure, that gets you in the door but it is not where the...
by jake digregorio | Apr 17, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Tampa Bay Rays (6-3) @ Boston Red Sox (4-5) James Shields (0-0, 3.97) @ Clay Buchholz (1-0, 3.60) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The Boston Red Sox will finish what they started last night against the...
by jake digregorio | Apr 16, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Davis
Prev. Gm: Tampa Bay Rays (6-3) @ Boston Red Sox (4-5) Wade Davis (0-0, 6.00) @ Josh Beckett (1-0, 6.17) 7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The Boston Red Sox will return home to face Tampa Bay, and Josh Beckett...
by brandwon stewart | Apr 16, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Poll
Although it’s a small sample size, given the brief looks at the current bench players, which one do you feel would make the greatest impact? -Bill Hall -Jason Varitek -Jeremy Hermida -Mike Lowell As for the previous poll: Do the Red Sox need another piece to...
by tim daloisio | Apr 15, 2010 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Episode #75 Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim Daloisio Guests: none Really, Jacoby Ellsbury’s getting looked at for a potential collapsed lung? Mike Cameron’s being evaluated for appendicitis? David Ortiz and JD Drew have struck out nearly half (26) of their 54...
by jake digregorio | Apr 15, 2010 | Boston Red Sox, Francisco Liriano, Game Threads, Minnesota Twins, Tim Wakefield
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (4-4) @ Minnesota Twins (6-3) Tim Wakefield (0-0, 2.57) @ Francisco Liriano (0-0, 4.50) 1:10 PM EDT | Target Field (Minneapolis, Minn.) TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: After setting the Twins in their place yeterday, veteran Tim...
by Troy Patterson | Apr 15, 2010 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Marco Scutaro, Ted Williams
I wanted to avoid writing about the pitching staff today, but the lack of strikeouts by our team is starting to get concerning. It’s not just a few pitchers, it is all of them. Anyway one thing I found today that I thought shouldn’t go unnoticed was Marco...
