by evan brunell | Oct 1, 2009 | Carlos Carrassco, Cleveland Indians, Game Threads, Jon Lester
GAME NOTES: You could make the case Cleveland is worse than Toronto and Kansas City. Let’s hope so… so we can finally win a freaking game. Jon Lester takes the mound in a big tune-up game for him.
by mike silver | Oct 1, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Ervin Santana, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, John Lackey, Quick Post
Shrowded in as much secrecy as a Cold War nuclear test or New England Patriots injury, the California Angels have yielded very few signals as to the makeup of their postseason roster. While the starting lineup is generally set, the rest of the team is in a state of...
by mike silver | Oct 1, 2009 | Bobby Abreu, Boston Red Sox, Chone Figgins, Erick Aybar, Howie Kendrick, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Napoli, Vladimir Guerrero
Now that the Magic Number is down to zero (special thanks go to Texas for their Heimlich Maneuver on the Red Sox choke job), the Sox can safely prepare for the Anaheim Angels. Make no mistake, this is not the Angels teams of past years, who had been thoroughly cooked...
by jake digregorio | Sep 30, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Game Recap, Joey Gathright, Lyle Overbay, Roy Halladay, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
In yet another mortar shelling, the Red Sox came up empty in Wednesday night’s beating at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays, losing 12-0. For those of you keeping count, that’s six consecutive losses on two straight sweeps. Roy Halladay had a no hitter...
by evan brunell | Sep 30, 2009 | Game Threads, Roy Halladay, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
GAME NOTES: Well, the Sox lost last night… but clinched the Wild Card. Whatever works, I guess. Scrub lineup tonight, check the comments for it. Please note I will be holding live chats for every playoff game the Red Sox are...
by evan brunell | Sep 30, 2009 | Jason Varitek, Poll, Quick Post, Victor Martinez
New Poll Question: Who should be considered the No. 3 starter? Clay Buchholz Daisuke Matsuzaka Tim Wakefield My grandmother In the wake of Clay Buchholz’s poor start in Toronto, it’s a legitimate question. We determined Dice-K should be the No. 4 starter...
by evan brunell | Sep 30, 2009 | Chris McGuiness
Drafted out of The Citadel in the 2009 amateur draft, Red Sox prospect ChrisMcGuiness had at age 21 what could be termed a successful transition to pro ball with a .255/.374/.434 line in 196 at-bats for Single-A Lowell. Playing first base, McGuiness admitted the...
by jake digregorio | Sep 30, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jason Bay, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays
Adam Lind and the Blue Jays came out firing, beating Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox, 8-7, on Tuesday. However, the Red Sox will cry themselves all the way into the post season, as the Angels worked their magic on the Texas Rangers, sealing a wildcard playoff berth for...
by evan brunell | Sep 29, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Ricky Romero, Toronto Blue Jays
GAME NOTES: Okay, enough with the slump. Let’s pop the bubbly.
by mike silver | Sep 29, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Casey Kotchman, Mike Lowell, Quick Post
Two items for today’s laundry list: 1) Hope that Lowell’s hip heals 2) Pray to Pedro Serrano’s voodoo gods (yeah, that crazy guy from “Major League“) that if he doesn’t, Casey Kotchman’s bat will rise from its slumber. Mike...
