by josh lacey | Apr 30, 2009 | Jason Bay, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Ramon Ramirez, Tim Wakefield
Tonight’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays marks the final game of the first calendar month of the season; and what an April it was. From the panic that set in BWNNH (Before Wake’s Near No Hitter) after a 2-6 start, to the exhilaration of winning 12 out of...
by tim daloisio | Apr 29, 2009 | Fireside Chats Podcast
Boston Red Sox podcast on MVN Radio, Episode #43 where we talk Yankees, Ortiz, and Wake with Chad Finn and give out our April MVP. Episode #43Hosts: Paul Testa, Tim DaloisioGuests: Chad Finn, Boston.com Chad Finn, not scared away after our first conversation, graces...
by josh lacey | Apr 28, 2009 | Jonathan Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon is one of, if not the best closer in baseball. Of that there is no doubt. You don’t have to look much farther than his 89% save rate (118 out of 133 since 2006), 1.84 career ERA, and 4.79 K/BB rate to make that assessment. Throw in the fact...
by josh lacey | Apr 24, 2009 | New York Yankees
For Red Sox fans, there is a “second Opening Day” to the season; the first time their familiar foes from New York line up across the diamond. The first series of the season against the New York Yankees takes on a heightened feeling as if New England takes...
by tim daloisio | Apr 24, 2009 | New York Yankees, Poll, Quick Post
New Poll Question: How important is an early season series with the Yankees? The Yankees and Red Sox are scheduled to meet nineteen times and possibly more over the course of the 2009 season. How important are these first three games in the grand scheme of things?...
