by mike silver | Sep 26, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Game Recap, Joba Chamberlain, Jon Lester, New York Yankees
Friday was a night where the Red Sox had a great chance to send their division rivals a message. Instead, they stumbled from the get-go, falling behind 5-0 before they broke the shutout (and no-hitter) in the fourth. The game was shaky from the beginning, as the Sox...
by mike silver | Sep 25, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Clay Buchholz, Game Recap, Kansas City Royals
Red Sox 10 – Kansas City 3 Apparently, playing spoiler isn’t as fun as the media makes it out to be. You get burned more often than you succeed. With little more than a week left in the season, the Royals look to put the finishing touches on another...
by mike silver | Sep 24, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Quick Post
A designated hitter is paid to hit – only to hit. There’s no fielding involved, no strain from the day-to-day grind, and mobility is not much of an issue. With fielding requirements thrown out the window, there is an endless sea of candidates to fill the...
by mike silver | Sep 22, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Felix Hernandez, Jon Lester, Justin Verlander, Quick Post, Zach Grienke
The Cy Young Award campaigns are beginning to get heated this time of year. The baseball media has zeroed in on four prime candidates: Zack Greinke, C.C. Sabathia, Justin Verlander, and Felix Hernadez. Each of these pitchers has a great resume, but Jon Lester has had...
by mike silver | Sep 21, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Tim Wakefield
After a successful side-session on Friday and strenth test on Saturday, Tim Wakefield prepares to return to the hill on Monday. The return should put him in line for the playoff push, though the reports coming out of Boston are not the most encouraging: He will pitch...
