Posted in 2008, Defense, Discussion, Infield, Lineup, Rumors, tagged Charlie Zink, David Ortiz, Dustin Richardson, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Michael Bowden on July 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
First baseman Mark Teixeira is set to hit the free agent market this winter and earn his big payday, which makes him potentially available at this year’s trading deadline. Evan Brunell over at Fire Brand of the American League would love for us to bring over Teixeira in return for Kevin Youkilis and, say, Michael [...]
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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, Defense, Discussion, Game Summary, Infield, Injuries, Roster, tagged Brandon Moss, Dan Haren, Jeff Bailey, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Sean Casey on June 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It was a classic pitcher’s duel between Josh Beckett and Dan Haren. Then before the 5th inning, during the infield warmup, a Mike Lowell throw shorthopped Kevin Youkilis and struck his right eye, which promptly swelled to huge proportions.
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Posted in 2008, Defense, Discussion, Infield, Lineup, Roster, Stats, tagged Alex Cora, Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo on June 22, 2008 | No Comments »
You know, I try not to overreact to a particular game or string of games, because baseball is one of those marathon sports. But I need to get some things off my chest about Julio Lugo:
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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, 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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