by josh lacey | Jul 26, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles, Game Threads, John Smoltz
This is as good a time as any for a sweep, don’t you think?
by shawn medeiros | Jul 26, 2009 | Adam LaRoche, David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester
Jon Lester improved to 9-0 in his career against the Baltimore Orioles with the help of the long ball. David Ortiz smashed a three-run home run and Adam LaRoche hit a two-run shot pacing the Boston offense. Lester struck out nine batters over seven plus innings on...
by josh lacey | Jul 26, 2009 | Jim Rice, Quick Post
Absolutely worth a watch:
by mike scandura | Jul 25, 2009 | Community post
Player A: First 110.1 innings; 6.17 ERA and 5.83 K/9 Player B: First 108.1 innings; 5.40 ERA and 8.31 K/9
by josh lacey | Jul 25, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles, Game Threads, Jeremy Guthrie, Jon Lester
Let’s see if the Red Sox can put a win on the board for Jon Lester in Adam LaRoche’s debut with the club.
by shawn medeiros | Jul 25, 2009 | Brad Penny, Game Recap
Brad Penny pitched six plus innings allowing just five hits and one unearned run to stop Boston’s five game losing streak. Jonathan Papelbon made it interesting in the ninth inning but slammed the door with two strikeouts earning his 25th save of the season....
by josh lacey | Jul 25, 2009 | Quick Post
Here’s a clip of my appearance on Comcast Sports Net New England and WEEI’s “The Baseball Show” this morning highlighting some of the Jacoby Ellsbury talk going on on Fire Brand of late.
by evan brunell | Jul 24, 2009 | Adam LaRoche, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Kotsay, Quick Post, Rocco Baldelli
Instead of disabling Mark Kotsay with his calf issues, the Sox have opted to waive him and his .257/.291/.324 line on the year. He just never could get in the groove. This opens up a 25-man spot for Adam LaRoche (and a 40-man spot for Chris Duncan). This leaves Rocco...
by evan brunell | Jul 24, 2009 | Dan Uggla, Mark Teahen, Miguel Tejada, Orlando Cabrera, Roy Halladay, Victor Martinez
With the acquisition of Adam LaRoche and Chris Duncan, the Red Sox have made some aggressive moves to shore up their offense. With the moves, it is likely that the Sox are done acquiring anyone who primarily plays first and left field. Thus, Ryan Spilborghs and Josh...
by evan brunell | Jul 23, 2009 | Quick Post, Trivia
Who was the first first-baseman Theo Epstein ever acquired in his tenure? (Player must have played 1B with the Sox as his main position.) HONOR CODE: No search engines, keyword searches.Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia question: Everett Scott, a...
