Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Injuries, Lineup, Manager, Rotation, tagged Bartolo Colon, Craig Hansen, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Erik Bedard, Felix Hernandez, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Manny Ramirez, Mark Lowe, Miguel Batista, Mike Lowell, Sean Casey, Sean Green, Tim Wakefield on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
The Red Sox continue to play well at home, despite injuries to David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez, the team’s top two hitters. PItching and defense are getting it done, with special recognition to the bullpen, which has been really, really good the past two weeks.
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Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Injuries, Lineup, Outfield, Rotation, tagged Carlos Pena, Chris Carter, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Jackson, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin on June 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Tampa has become a pretty solid team, but I still think it’s clear who the best team in the AL East is. The Red Sox completed another three-game sweep of the Rays at Fenway, running their winning streak at home to 13 games and retaking the lead in the division.
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Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Bullpen, Catching, Defense, Discussion, Game Summary, Injuries, Lineup, Manager, News, Roster, Rotation, tagged Adam Jones, Aubrey Huff, Brian Burres, Brian Roberts, Craig Hansen, Daniel Cabrera, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, George Sherrill, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Melvin Mora, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Nick Markakis, Ramon Hernandez, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield on June 3, 2008 | No Comments »
It appears that the Baltimore Orioles’ early season run of being not terrible might be over. Still, the Sox (or more precisely, Hideki Okajima) gave up the last game of the series; poised to win with just an inning and a half to go, that was a let down. I’m just looking forward to the [...]
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Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Defense, Game Summary, Injuries, Lineup, Manager, Rotation, tagged Angel Hernandez, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Morrow, Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Erik Bedard, Felix Hernandez, Hideki Okajima, Ichiro Suzuki, J.D. Drew, J.J. Putz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Lopez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Miguel Batista, Miguel Cairo, Mike Timlin, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield, Wladimir Balentien, Yuniesky Betancourt on May 29, 2008 | No Comments »
When the Red Sox travel, there are always a lot of friendly faces. But when they travel to Seattle, there are family members of Jon Lester, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury present. With the Seattle Mariners quickly sliding out of contention, this was a good chance for the Sox to buoy their road woes with [...]
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Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Bullpen, Defense, Discussion, Game Summary, Lineup, Rotation, Stats, tagged Alan Embree, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Frank Thomas, Huston Street, J.D. Drew, Jack Cust, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jeith Foulke, Joe Blanton, Joey Devine, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Justin Duchscherer, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mark Ellis, Mike Sweeney, Mike Timlin, Rich Harden, Tim Wakefield on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Oakland came into this series struggling of late, and Boston came in on a six-game win streak. But it didn’t matter, as the A’s silenced the Boston bats and got enough offense to win all three games. The Sox are really feast or famine this year; in addition to the extreme home/road splits, they have [...]
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Posted in 2008, Awards, Baserunning, Bench, Bullpen, Catching, Defense, Game Summary, Injuries, Lineup, Manager, Roster, Rotation, tagged Alex Cora, Alex Gordon, Bartolo Colon, Billy Butler, Brandon Moss, Brett Tomko, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David DeJesus, Gil Meche, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jimmy Gobble, Joey Gathright, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Miguel Olivo, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin on May 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Boston swept Kansas City in this 4-game series, making it a perfect homestand. The Red Sox are quickly compiling the best home record out of anyone in baseball; they are now 21-5 at Fenway for the year. Kicking off a series with a no-hitter must do some serious psychological damage to the team that got [...]
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Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Catching, Defense, Game Summary, News, Prospects, Red Sox, Rotation, tagged Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Kendall, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jose Guillen, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Luke Hochevar, Mark Grudzielanek, Miguel Olivo, Mike Lowell on May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Clay Buchholz got his last year, and now Jon Lester (3-2) has his. The 24-year old lefty collared the Kansas City Royals for 8 innings, earning the complete game shutout and no-hitter. I think it’s now safe to say that he’s made a full recovery from his lymphoma. He had to use 130 pitches, which [...]
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Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Lineup, Manager, Rotation, tagged Corey Hart, Craig Counsell, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Kendall, Javier Lopez, Jeff Suppan, Jonathan Papelbon, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, Ryan Braun, Tim Raines, Tim Wakefield on May 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Red Sox swept the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend in a three game series, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Seems like it’s feast or famine with this 2008 team, as they go on winning streaks directly after losing streaks. Ah, gotta love that inter-league play, right? Sox fans have been treated [...]
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Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Injuries, Lineup, Rotation, tagged Cla Meredith, Clay Buchholz, Craig Hansen, Curtis Granderson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Edgar Renteria, Freddy Dolsi, Gary Sheffield, Hideki Okajima, Ivan Rodriguez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Justin Verlander, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Magglio Ordonez, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Marcus Thames, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Placido Polanco, Tim Raines, Tim Wakefield, Zach Miner on May 9, 2008 | No Comments »
The Red Sox kept the momentum going from the sweep of Tampa, and really took it to Detroit this series. We are beginning to put some distance between us and the rest of the Division. Whoa, deja vu. The Tigers have an elite offense when healthy, but it sure doesn’t look healthy to me. Gary [...]
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Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Bullpen, Defense, Game Summary, Injuries, Lineup, Rotation, tagged Brandon Moss, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dioner Navarro, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Jackson, Evan Longoria, Hideki Okajima, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Scott Kazmir, Shawn Riggans on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
The Boston Red Sox swept the Rays in three Fenway games this weekend. In contrast to the three games in Tampa last weekend (in which Boston could have easily taken two games), the Red Sox took these games by a combined margin of 26-10. There’s been a lot of talk about how good the Rays [...]
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