by evan brunell | Sep 13, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays
GAME NOTES: A special shoutout to Alex Gonzalez, who has been unbelievable since joining the Sox. He’s solidified the lineup, hitting .295/.295/.511 with 4 HR and 11 RBI in 24 games. Walks? Who needs walks? Gonzo also stole his first base since 2006 — when...
by mike scandura | Sep 13, 2009 | Reymond Fuentes
If blood lines mean anything, the Red Sox may have hit a home run when they made center fielder Reymond Fuentes their first-round pick (28th overall). The 18-year-old Fuentes is a first cousin of New York Mets’ All-Star center fielder Carlos Beltran – who...
by evan brunell | Sep 12, 2009 | Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays
GAME NOTES: Beckett was well on his way to Cy consideration before he started channeling 2006 with all these home runs. In his last start, he refused to give up any home runs, and Commander Kick-Ass now lays his fiery eyes on Tampa Bay. Be afraid. Be very...
by evan brunell | Sep 12, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Daniel Bard, Hideki Okajima, Poll, Quick Post
New Poll Question:Who has the best starting pitcher duo of all possible playoff teams? Josh Beckett, Jon Lester CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett John Lackey, Jered Weaver Justin Verlander, Edwin Jackson Kevin Millwood, Scott Feldman The Red Sox seem to be near the top, but...
by evan brunell | Sep 12, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Paul Byrd, Quick Post
Last night, Amalie Benjamin tweeted that Daisuke Matsuzaka was going to make his return to the Sox rotation on Tuesday. This means that Paul Byrd is suddenly out of a rotation spot, assuming Tim Wakefield makes his scheduled start next weekend in Baltimore. Given that...
by evan brunell | Sep 11, 2009 | Game Threads, James Shields, Jon Lester, Tampa Bay Rays
GAME NOTES: Jon Lester is in the midst of a rain delay against James Shields. The Rays are down and out, essentially, but you can bet they’d love to play spoiler against the Sox.
by evan brunell | Sep 11, 2009 | Jason Bay, Quick Post, Trivia
Jason Bay now has 30 home runs and 100 RBI in a season for the Red Sox as the left-fielder. Name the four other Boston left-fielders to reach this milestone. HONOR CODE: No search engines, keyword searches.Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia...
by evan brunell | Sep 11, 2009 | Boston Red Sox
Over the last couple of months, I have noticed that Red Sox fans seem to be losing attention to the team. Tickets are harder to sell off if you can’t make a game. Comments on Red Sox blogs have dropped. We are in mid-September, atop the wild card lead by only...
by mike silver | Sep 10, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Jose Iglesias, Quick Post
With the recent signing of shortstop prospect Jose Iglesias, the Sox now have four shortstops among their top 20 prospects. Soxprospects.com rates the 19 year-old Cuban defector as the 14th best prospect in the organization and second-best prospect behind #12 Yamaico...
by mike silver | Sep 10, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jon Lester
What to Do With Daisuke? As the Boston Red Sox get set for their weekend series against Tampa Bay, embattled starter Daisuke Matsuzaka gets prepared for a return to the Red Sox rotation. Under any normal circumstances, the answer would be simple: bench him. But these...
