by evan brunell | Aug 20, 2009 | Billy Wagner, Fernando Cabrera, Quick Post
As I mention here, the Mets have activated Billy Wagner from the disabled list. Let’s refresh your memory. Wagner has been a closer for various teams, most notably the Phillies, Astros and most recently, the Mets. He went down with Tommy John surgery last year...
by mike silver | Aug 20, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Brad Penny, C.C. Sabathia, Clay Buchholz, Ivan Rodriguez, John Smoltz, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Tim Wakefield
As of Thursday morning, the Sox stand seven games behind the New York Yankees in the division race and one game ahead of the Rangers in the Wild Card. The Yankees are cruising right now, with a great opportunity to seal up the division this weekend. The Sox...
by tito crafts | Aug 19, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays
Roy Halladay, current ace, takes on potential future ace, Clay Buchholz. Buchholz has been drawing aces for the past three starts now. Before this, he faced off with CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander, losing both games, but pitching decent...
by evan brunell | Aug 19, 2009 | Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez, Brian Anderson, Casey Kotchman, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Lowell, Nick Green, Ramon Ramirez, Takashi Saito, Victor Martinez
In a homage to Twitter, the new social media application that is changing how news is delivered (in the same vein how blogs changed everything) I bring to you a summary of each Red Sox player on the 25-man roster in 140 characters or less (the maximum number of...
by mike silver | Aug 18, 2009 | Casey Kelly, MLB Amateur Draft, Quick Post
With the conclusion of the 2009 MLB Rule 4 Draft signing period, it is time to look at the Sox final bounty. Listed below are the Sox’ top 10 picks and their respective signing bonuses. Figures courtesy of pgcrosschecker.com. 1-28 OF Reymond Fuentes $1,134,000...
by tito crafts | Aug 18, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Toronto Blue Jays
Two pitchers with sub 4.00 ERA’s go at it in Toronto. One needs to win for their team more than the other…
by mike silver | Aug 18, 2009 | Brad Penny, Brian Anderson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Bowden, Tim Wakefield
A lot happened in Red Sox Nation this past weekend. Instead of wondering, let’s get into the gritty details. -Sox Drop Two of Three in Texas The Sox dropped two games to the Rangers. Yeah, it’s too bad. The Sox stand one game back of Texas in the Wild Card...
by tito crafts | Aug 17, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, J.D. Drew, Johnny Damon, New York Yankees
Tony Masserotti via Boston.com: “And before anyone suggests that Damon has benefited solely from the laughable right field at Yankee Stadium, let’s remember that his game-tying home run last night was a laser that landed in the Yankees bullpen, just to the...
by tito crafts | Aug 17, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Brad Penny, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Junichi Tazawa, Michael Bowden, Tim Wakefield
When injuries arise, solutions aren’t always easy to come by. So with Wakefield and Daisuke sidelined, and with the Red Sox hesitant to promote Michael Bowden, there may not be many of those “solutions” available. Yet, I shall try. But Brad Penny...
by tito crafts | Aug 16, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Dustin Nippert, Game Threads, Junichi Tazawa, Texas Rangers
Junichi Tazawa makes his second start of a very short career. Once he settled in, and the defense actually started to play defense behind him, he looked good in his first start. If Youkilis had any chance at MVP, even though Mauer is clearly the best player, then I...
