by mike edelman | Jul 17, 2008 | David Ortiz
David Ortiz admitted before Thursday night
by evan brunell | Jul 17, 2008 | Casey Kelly
The Red Sox today signed shortstop Casey Kelly from Sarasota, Florida. He was the 30th overall pick in the amateur draft and profiles as both a hitter and a pitcher, the latter of which the Sox prefer Kelly become. Assigned to the Rookie Gulf Coast League Red Sox, the...
by evan brunell | Jul 17, 2008 | Ryan Lavarnway
The Red Sox drafted Ryan Lavarnway, 20,
by evan brunell | Jul 16, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Trivia
The last trivia question asked who committed suicide, the reason being in part a devastating loss to the Red Sox. The answer, as correctly surmised by Tessie’s Dad, was Donnie Moore. Leaderboard is updated. The new trivia question: Daisuke Matsuzaka is 10-1 this...
by zach hayes | Jul 16, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Hideki Okajima, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek
In the first half of the season, some usual suspects led the team to a first place finish at the break. Kevin Youkilis tore the cover off the baseball and played exceptional defense, while his infield partners Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell continued at their All-Star...
by zach hayes | Jul 15, 2008 | Game Threads
2008 MLB ALL-STAR GAME Ben Sheets (10-3, 2.85) @ Cliff Lee (12-2, 2.31) Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) 8:00 PM EDT, FOX SS Hanley Ramirez RF Ichiro Suzuki 2B Chase Utley SS Derek Jeter 1B Lance Berkman CF Josh Hamilton DH Albert Pujols 3B Alex Rodriguez 3B Chipper Jones...
by evan brunell | Jul 15, 2008 | Brian Schneider, Jason Varitek
Today is the day of the All-Star Game, and the Red Sox are represented quite well. There is, however, one person undeserving to be there, and that’s our captain, Jason Varitek. His defense, pitch-calling and leadership may be All-Star caliber, but his offensive...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 15, 2008 | Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera
Jonathan Papelbon feels he should pitch the ninth inning of the All-Star game. Earlier today though, Papelbon has turned that statement around saying Mariano Rivera deserves the right to close out the ninth. I like Papelbon’s mentality in that he wanted the ball...
by zach hayes | Jul 14, 2008 | Game Threads
July 14 2008 HOME RUN DERBY 2008 Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) 8:00 PM EDT, ESPN LF Ryan Braun (MIL) 1B Justin Morneau (MIN) 2B Dan Uggla (FLA) CF Josh Hamilton (TEX) 1B Lance Berkman (HOU) CF Grady Sizemore (CLE) 2B Chase Utley (PHI) 3B Evan Longoria (TB) GAME NOTES:...
by evan brunell | Jul 14, 2008 | Alex Rodriguez, Blogpoll Awards, Cliff Lee, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Evan Longoria, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Justin Duchscherer, Milton Bradley, Nick Blackburn
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at RotoJunkie.com. Below are my current votes for the Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards. These votes will be tabulated among other votes from other blogs to create a running master list...
