by josh lacey | Aug 8, 2008 | Jacoby Ellsbury
Last season at this time, Red Sox fans had only experienced a quick preview of what had seemingly been deemed the long term occupant of center field at Fenway Park. Jacoby Ellsbury spent the first week in July of last season introducing himself to Red Sox Nation and...
by samara pearlstein | Aug 8, 2008 | Jason Bay
So, it seems like Jason Bay can hit a little. That’s not the most important thing he contributes, though: Jason Bay is, by virtue of his noun-a-riffic name, like a gift dropped straight from Pun Heaven into the laps of sports announcers, fan sign-makers, and...
by evan brunell | Aug 7, 2008 | Brian Giles
ESPN.com says that the Red Sox put in a waiver claim on San Diego Padres right-fielder Brian Giles, who is making $9 million this year and has an $11 million club option for next year ($9 million if he stays with the Padres, bumps up to $11 if traded). Giles is...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 7, 2008 | Evan Longoria, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield
Boston scored all their runs with two outs and Tim Wakefield pitched six innings with six strikeouts to keep pace with the Rays who do not know how to lose as of late. I am slowly becoming a believer in the Rays, well, more of the Power of Evan Longoria. Star of the...
by josh lacey | Aug 6, 2008 | Game Threads, Kansas City Royals, Luke Hochevar, Tim Wakefield
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (65-49) @ Kansas City Royals (53-61) Tim Wakefield (6-8, 3.77) @ Luke Hochevar (6-9, 5.42) 8:10 PM EDT | Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: With the Rays getting all dramatic in front of us...
by josh lacey | Aug 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=280806130 It’s hard to catch a team of destiny isn’t it?
by josh lacey | Aug 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
Now that was just crazy!
by evan brunell | Aug 6, 2008 | Trivia
The last trivia question was: “Jon Lester became just the third left-handed pitcher to win at least 10 games for the Red Sox in the past 15 years. Who are the other two?”. The answer is Steve Avery and Davis Wells. Leaderboard is updated. The new trivia...
by evan brunell | Aug 6, 2008 | Kyle Weiland
Kyle Weiland, 21, was selected out of Notre Dame in the third round of the 2008 draft in June. Hailing from New Mexico, the 6’4″ right-hander currently has a 1.85 ERA in 34 innings (38 K, 6 BB)… You’ve pitched extremely well at Lowell so far...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 5, 2008 | Alex Gordon, J.D. Drew, Josh Beckett, Kansas City Royals, Manny Ramirez
Obviously, no team in the MLB is a pushover but after a revamped offense and a hot streak a lot of us in Boston were expecting a sweep. Boston at least won game two tonight 8-2 with Jason Bay collecting four hits – third time he has done so this season –...
