by evan brunell | Mar 24, 2009 | Quick Post, Trivia
Enter text here.Who was the last player to hit a home run in his first plate appearance as a member of the Boston Red Sox? HONOR CODE: No search engines. Previous trivia question: The last time alcohol was banned at Fenway was Opening Day, 1998 (Good Friday).Go Sumo!...
by josh lacey | Mar 23, 2009 | Community post
Just a thought. Jacoby Ellsbury could become the best leadoff batter in basseball, as well as the game’s premier Gold Glove center fielder. It’s true, as Tito says, that he is still working on things in ST, and his great 11-pitch at bat in the last game...
by evan brunell | Mar 23, 2009 | Curt Schilling, Quick Post
The man that returned to Boston and brought home a World Series has officially announced his retirement. Schilling: The game always gave me far more than I ever gave it. All of those things, every single one of those memories is enveloped with fan sights and sounds...
by evan brunell | Mar 23, 2009 | Jason Varitek
As I work through the Fielding Bible, Vol II (Defensive Runs, Defensive Misplays) I keep coming across nuggets of information that impact my beliefs surrounding defense of any given player. Today, Jason Varitek is at the forefront of my thoughts. As you might have...
by daniel rathman | Mar 22, 2009 | Andrew Oliver, Donovan Tate, Kyle Gibson, MLB Amateur Draft, Tanner Scheppers, Tyler Matzek
In Part I of the six part series on covering the 2009 Draft, I gave brief scouting reports over the well-known names in amateur baseball. Strasburg remains at the top and is having an unbelievable Junior year (.172 BAA, 74 K/7 BB in 34.1 IP). Part II features the top...
by sean o | Mar 21, 2009 | Hideki Okajima
Many expected the 2007 version of Hideki Okajima to disappear as we headed into last season. But he didn’t. Okajima stuck around another year, and was roughly the same pitcher that he was in 2007, overall. His K/9 actually improved the second time around the...
by evan brunell | Mar 19, 2009 | George Kottaras, Josh Bard
The release of Josh Bard hit Boston by storm yesterday. While the release of a backup catcher may not register much in other cities, it’s very important here; both for our rabid intake of baseball and the myriad implications for Jason Varitek’s role and...
by sean o | Mar 18, 2009 | David Ortiz
How long will it take fans to panic if David Ortiz struggles early on in the season? Watching Ortiz fail in the playoffs was something new in the eyes of Bostonians–or fans of the team that resides in Boston anyway, wherever they may live. A pop in the wrist...
by tim daloisio | Mar 17, 2009 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Boston Red Sox podcast on MVN Radio, Episode #38 where Paul & Tim sit back and listen to the experts as Jeff Goldberg, formerly with the Hartford Courant and soon to be NESN, and Will Carroll from Baseball Prospectus teach us a thing or two about baseball. Episode...
by evan brunell | Mar 17, 2009 | Quick Post, Wes Littleton
Wes Littleton, acquired by the Red Sox earlier this year for Beau Vaughan, has been claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers. The Sox were hoping Littleton’s brutal spring (5.1 IP, 11 R, 7 BB, 3 HBP) would be enough. Nope. Now the talented, inconsistent...
