Posted in 2008, Bench, Bullpen, Contracts, Defense, Discussion, Infield, Injuries, Lineup, Manager, Predictions, Prospects, Roster, Rotation, Rumors, tagged A.J. Burnett, Bartolo Colon, Brandon Moss, Brian Fuentes, C.C. Sabathia, Charlie Zink, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Damaso Marte, David Aardsma, David Ortiz, Erik Bedard, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Michael Bowden, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield on June 26, 2008 | No Comments »
At 49-32, the Boston Red Sox hold a 1-game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL East. Their .605 winning percentage is second in the AL only to the Los Angeles Angels (.608), but we have a much better run differential of +70, suggesting that they are (once again) playing over their heads a little [...]
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Posted in 2008, Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Outfield, Rumors, tagged Bobby Kielty, Brandon Moss, Chris Carter, Coco Crisp, Felix Pie, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Jim Edmonds, Jonathan Van Every, Matt Murton, Nomar Garciaparra, Rich Hill on June 21, 2008 | No Comments »
The Chicago Cubs have had a moderate interest in Coco Crisp as a centerfielder since the off-season, but they weren’t willing to give up enough in order to get him. Some rumors had mentioned Matt Murton, who was traded from Boston as part of the Nomar Garciaparra trade of 2004. Not really in our best [...]
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Posted in 2008, Bench, Injuries, Lineup, Links, News, Prospects, Rotation, tagged Coco Crisp, Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Sean Casey on June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Coco Crisp, Jon Lester and Sean Casey were given 7, 5 and 3 game suspensions for the brawl with the Rays last week.
Daisuke Matsuzaka is throwing aggressively and could rejoin the rotation next week. Curt Schilling also continues to make progress.
The importance of Justin Masterson goes beyond the games he pitches.
Dustin Pedroia has made some [...]
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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, Bench, Injuries, Lineup, News, Outfield, Prospects, Roster, Rotation, tagged Brandon Moss, Chris Carter, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jeff Bailey, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Sean Casey, Wily Mo Pena on June 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Justin Masterson is set to open the home stand against the first place Tampa Bay Rays tonight. First baseman Jeff Bailey was sent down to make room on the roster. Don’t expect Masterson to keep up quite the level of performance he has been so far; he is sporting an impossibly low BABIP of .134. [...]
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Posted in 2008, Bench, Injuries, News, Roster, Rotation, tagged Bartolo Colon, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jeff Bailey, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis on June 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Daisuke Matsuzaka was placed on the 15-day DL with a mildly strained rotator cuff. There doesn’t seem to be any structural damage, which means that he should be fine to go as soon as he is eligible. He will go on a shoulder-strengthening program, which hopefully will help his endurance. The emergence of Bartolo Colon [...]
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Posted in 2008, Bench, Injuries, Outfield, Prospects, Roster, Rumors, tagged Brandon Moss, Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
With his stay on the 15-day DL completed, Brandon Moss was activated and sent to Pawtucket. Like Jed Lowrie, he will stay on call at AAA in case of any injuries at the Major League level.
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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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Hideki Okajima has a sore throwing wrist. John Farrell has noted that Okajima hasn’t been following through on his splitter recently, and as a result the pitch has lost some of its late sink. Hopefully this is not a major issue; the Sox plan to shut him down for a few days and see how [...]
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