by evan brunell | Apr 13, 2009 | Dallas Braden, Game Threads, Jon Lester, Oakland Athletics
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (2-4) @ Oakland Athletics (2-4)Jon Lester (0-1, 9.00) @ Dallas Braden (0-1, 4.50)10:05 PM EDT | Oakland Coliseum (Oakland, CA)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: With Lowrie out, we’re even thinner on offense. Good thing our...
by evan brunell | Apr 13, 2009 | Gil Velazquez, Jed Lowrie, Nick Green, Quick Post
Our offense is now a sinkhole. Shortstop Jed Lowrie is off to the disabled list with a left wrist injury, with Nick Green becoming the new everyday shortstop. Infielder Gil Velazquez was recalled to take the backup infield role.
by evan brunell | Apr 13, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Quick Post, Trivia
Dustin Pedroia’s previous body fat was around 17 percent. What is it now? HONOR CODE: No search engines.Check out the trivia leaderboard here. Previous trivia question: Honey Fitz, grandfather of Senator Ted Kennedy threw out the first pitch at the first major...
by evan brunell | Apr 13, 2009 | Bobby Abreu, Chone Figgins, Josh Beckett, Justin Speier, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Scioscia
In the first inning of the Angels/Red Sox game, Josh Beckett looked back at Chone Figgins three times at second base. He then began to serve a fastball to Bobby Abreu, but home plate umpire Paul Schreiber jumped out, signaling for a time out. A startled Beckett buzzed...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 13, 2009 | Bobby Abreu, Brian Fuentes, Dallas Braden, David Ortiz, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Vladimir Guerrero
Bobby Abreu got all the revenge he needed. After Josh Beckett threw at his head in the first inning for calling time late in the at-bat, Abreu hit a go-ahead two-run single in the third inning giving the Angels a 3-2 advantage. Vladimir Guerrero padded the lead in the...
by evan brunell | Apr 12, 2009 | Dustin Moseley, Game Threads, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Angels
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (2-3) @ Los Angeles Angels (2-3)Josh Beckett (1-0, 1.29) @ Dustin Moseley (0-0, 4.50)3:35 PM EDT | Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Our pitching is clearly not the problem as our 1-5 has been...
by tim daloisio | Apr 12, 2009 | Community post
The tragedies of young Angel’s pitcher, Nick Adenhart, and young Giant’s pitcher Joe Martinez created flashbacks of Tony Conigliaro and my childhood hero Harry Agganis. The rythms of life and baseball run parallel, are intertwined, and seem to exist...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 11, 2009 | Bobby Abreu, Brad Penny, Chone Figgins, Howie Kendrick, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Rocco Baldelli, Torii Hunter
That wasn’t a playoff game was it? Yesterday’s match-up between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels had everything a fan could ask for in a regular season game. A dramatic ninth inning — Jonathan Papelbon somehow surviving against Howie...
by evan brunell | Apr 11, 2009 | Brad Penny, Game Threads, Joe Saunders, Los Angeles Angels
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (1-3) @ Los Angeles Angels (2-2)Brad Penny (0-0, -.–) @ Joe Saunders (0-0, -.–)4:10 PM EDT | Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Brad Penny wasn’t supposed to return this...
by tito crafts | Apr 11, 2009 | Brad Penny, Quick Post
Yes, I am pretty sure I am the only person to ever associate that statement with Big-League pitcher with Brad Penny 🙂 As for what to expect from Penny tonight? Five or six innings maybe. The bullpen has had to pick up some of the load so far. So hopefully Penny...
