by tim daloisio | Apr 1, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Poll, Quick Post
After two grueling rounds of match ups, we now know the Final Four contestants in the first annual Red Sox Madness tournament. In a late run, (primarily thanks to Paul and I’s get out the vote campaign for Jon Lester in last night’s podcast), Jon Lester...
by josh lacey | Mar 29, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Quick Post
The first two teams, UCONN & Villanova, have punched their tickets to the Final Four in Detroit, and the first two players have punched a ticket to the Final Four of our Red Sox Madness tournament. Just like March Madness, a #1 seed (Pedroia) and a #3 seed...
by tim daloisio | Mar 11, 2009 | Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Poll
New Poll Question: Better or Worse: Jon Lester’s innings pitched in 2009? Jon Lester pitched a yeomans-like 237 innings in 2008. There is debate over whether Lester will be a candidate for the now famous “Verducci-effect” in 2009. Can...
by tim daloisio | Mar 3, 2009 | Jason Varitek, Josh Beckett, Poll, Quick Post
New Poll Question: Better or Worse: Josh Beckett’s ERA in 2009? Josh Beckett pitched better than his 4.03 ERA might suggest in 2008, so it’s safe to assume he’ll better that total in 2009. The question is, “by how much?”. How low can he...
by sean o | Feb 7, 2009 | A.J. Burnett, Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett was a truly great pitcher in 2007. An integral piece to a championship team. Arguably the best pitcher in the American League that season. Arguably. But Beckett’s 2008 campaign did not go over as smoothly. Beckett didn’t display the same...