by evan brunell | Jun 3, 2009 | Quick Post, Trivia
The Red Sox have made the playoffs in every “end year” (9 is the end year in 2009) except one. What end year have they never made the playoffs in?HONOR CODE: No search engines, keyword searches.Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia...
by evan brunell | Jun 3, 2009 | Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Jack Wilson, Joe Mauer
As Oakland GM Billy Beane once said, and I’m paraphrasing here, “the first two months are finding out what you have, the next two getting what you need, the last two trying to make the playoffs.” Well, we’ve just passed the two month mark, and...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 3, 2009 | Armando Galarraga, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jason Bay, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Terry Francona
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Terry Francona were both in search of wins. Both, for different reasons. Matsuzaka earned his first victory of the 2009 season pitching 5 innings, yielding six hits, one run, three walks and six strikeouts. Francona won his 500th game as a...
by evan brunell | Jun 2, 2009 | David Ortiz, Quick Post
I love Bill Simmons. He’s one of my favorite writers on the planet. Unfortunately, he rarely talks about the Red Sox. He’s a Celtics/basketball guy who writes football on the side. So you can imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to an article...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 1, 2009 | Aaron Bates, Bryce Cox, Game Recap, Jarod Plummer, Lars Anderson, T.J. Large
In retrospect, Portland’s 6-4 victory over the Connecticut Defenders was a microcosm of the season for Aaron Bates and to an extent for Lars Anderson. Bates cracked three singles in five at-bats and drove in two runs while Anderson was 2-for-5 (single, double)...
by evan brunell | Jun 1, 2009 | Quick Post
Over at MVN Outsider, Fire Brand’s Pat Hickey participated in a MLB mock draft. Picking at No. 28, Hickey projected the Red Sox to select right-handed pitcher Garrett Gould out of Maize (Kansas) High School. Check the writeup...
by shawn medeiros | May 31, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Rick Porcello
Change can often be difficult. The Boston Red Sox lineup adapted quite easily. Boston collected 11 hits including two homers from Kevin Youkilis, a three-run shot by Dustin Pedroia and a solo-blast from Jason Bay to beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-2. Terry Francona...
by josh lacey | May 31, 2009 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, Ricky Romero, Toronto Blue Jays
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (28-22) @ Toronto Blue Jays (29-23) Jon Lester (3-5, 6.07) v. Ricky Romero (2-1, 3.29)1:10 PM EDT | Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: New lineup, new...
by evan brunell | May 31, 2009 | Jacoby Ellsbury, Quick Post
Jacoby Ellsbury may have an average hovering around .300, but his plate discipline isn’t cutting it. Things change today as Dustin Pedroia assumes the leadoff mantle. I’m sure we’ll hear more from Tito. PEDROIA 2B DREW RF YOUKILIS 1B BAY LF LOWELL 3B...
by shawn medeiros | May 30, 2009 | Game Recap, Jon Lester, Ramon Ramirez, Ricky Romero, Rocco Baldelli, Scott Downs
Rocco Baldelli hit a two-run homer in the second inning. Then, in the the fifth inning, Baldelli crashed into a wall trying to catch a foul ball. That’s exactly how Boston’s game went as well. The Red Sox were on pace for a win with a 3-1 cushion over...
