by mike silver | Sep 17, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Quick Post
With just under three weeks left in the regular season, the field is almost done filling out, with just five teams holding real hopes of reaching the post season: Boston, New York, Detroit, Minnesota, and Los Angeles. Anaheim is up 6 in the West, Detroit is up 4 on...
by tim daloisio | Sep 17, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Tim Wakefield
The Turning Point There’s no better way to enter the playoffs than on a hot streak, unless, of course, your opponent is reeling in defeat. The ninth inning of last night’s game must have put a real damper on the spirit in the Los Angeles clubhouse. After...
by mike silver | Sep 15, 2009 | Alex Gonzalez, Quick Post
Damn Alex Gonzalez for giving us hope. OK. Maybe that was overdoing it, but A-Gon is not nearly the batter he has shown since being traded to Boston from Cincinnati. For the type of hitter fans expected to get in the trade, there’s no doubt Alex Gonzalez has...
by mike silver | Sep 15, 2009 | Casey Kotchman, Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis, Victor Martinez
Projecting the Playoffs With just 20 games remaining in the regular season, the Sox’ Hunt for Red October is getting stronger by the day. At this juncture, with this team, a 4 ½ game lead in the Wild Card is a considerable advantage. Don’t get cozy though,...
by mike silver | Sep 10, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Jose Iglesias, Quick Post
With the recent signing of shortstop prospect Jose Iglesias, the Sox now have four shortstops among their top 20 prospects. Soxprospects.com rates the 19 year-old Cuban defector as the 14th best prospect in the organization and second-best prospect behind #12 Yamaico...