by josh lacey | May 10, 2009 | Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Tampa Bay Rays (15-17) @ Boston Red Sox (19-12) Matt Garza (3-2, 3.51) v. Josh Beckett (3-2, 6.75)8:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: ESPN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Happy Mothers’...
by evan brunell | May 10, 2009 | Daniel Bard, Quick Post
UPDATE: Javier Lopez is the one that gets the boot. I’m surprised; he was decent for us the last three years and they could have optioned Hunter Jones. What about Jones did they prefer to Lopez and what he’s done the last three years? Not sure. True, Lopez...
by evan brunell | May 10, 2009 | Quick Post, Rocco Baldelli, Trivia
Rocco Baldelli hit his first home run as a Sox Saturday. It was the second home run ever hit by a Rhode Islander as a Red Sox. Who hit the first one? HONOR CODE: No search engines.Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia question: Don Schwall (1961) was...
by shawn medeiros | May 10, 2009 | Evan Longoria, Game Recap, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Matt Garza
Evan Longoria is being handed the American League MVP award courtesy of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff. Longoria belted a two-run homer (11) in the first inning, barely missed another home run in the fifth driving in two runs on a double deep off the Monster and...
by josh lacey | May 9, 2009 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Tampa Bay Rays (14-17) @ Boston Red Sox (19-11) Scott Kazmir (3-3, 6.00) v. Jon Lester (2-2, 5.10)3:40 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: FOX RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Kid Kaz has owned the Red Sox at Fenway Park over the course of his career....
by tito crafts | May 9, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Joba Chamberlain, John Smoltz, Michael Bowden
At least on this team, Justin Masterson should be in the bullpen. At least after good health returns to the rotation as a whole (Daisuke, Smoltz). This isn’t a Joba debate either. The Yankees could very well use a dominant reliever. And even with that said,...
by shawn medeiros | May 9, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Scott Kazmir
Opposing teams must fear the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox. Boston torched opposing pitching again in the sixth inning as Jason Bay launched a three-run homer off of James Shields and J.D. Drew followed with a two-run blast as the Red Sox mounted a five-run...
by josh lacey | May 8, 2009 | Brad Penny, Game Threads, James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays
Prev. Gm: Tampa Bay Rays (14-16) @ Boston Red Sox (18-11) James Shields (3-2, 3.51) v. Brad Penny (2-1, 7.61)7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Tonight begins an important series in the budding rivalry between these...
by josh lacey | May 8, 2009 | Quick Post
Fire Brand’s very own Tim Daloisio will be on The Baseball Show tomorrow morning. Tune your radios to WEEI or your tvs to CSNE (52, 852) tomorrow at 9:55 AM to see Fire Brand go...
