Posted in 2008, Bullpen, Discussion, Injuries, Lineup, Outfield, Pitching, Roster, Rotation, tagged Chris Smith, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury, Justin Masterson, Manny Ramirez, Mike Timlin on July 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Mike Timlin was activated today, and says he’s healthy and ready to go. With his return, Chris Smith was shipped back to Pawtucket.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in 2008, Bullpen, Discussion, tagged Coco Crisp, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Lamb, Mike Lowell on June 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Jonathan Papelbon just blew his 4th save of the year two nights ago; he only blew three all of last season. Is he losing his domiance? Is this bullpen going to pieces? Fear not, I think we still have the best closer in the game today.
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.
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:
Posted in 2008, Discussion, Draft, News, Prospects, Red Sox, tagged Bryan Price, Casey Kelly, Derrik Gibson, Kyle Weiland, Pete Hissey, Ryan Lavarnway, Ryan Westmoreland, Stephen Fife on June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Boston Red Sox completed their first day of picks by bolstering their farm system with - more pitching. But not just pitching. As Theo promised, they went after higher-ceiling guys this time around, with more high school players in the bunch. They’re all athletic guys with mutiple skillsets, very toolsy players who fit the [...]
Posted in 2008, Discussion, Injuries, Lineup, Red Sox, Roster, Rumors, tagged Adam Dunn, Barry Bonds, Brandon Moss, Carlos Delgado, Chris Carter, David Ortiz, Jed Lowrie, Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome, Juan Rivera, Nomar Garciaparra, Raul Ibanez, Richie Sexson, Sean Casey on June 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Sox slugger David Ortiz has been diagnosed with a partially torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, and placed on the 15-day DL. He is wearing a cast for the next two weeks, at least. Different sources have estimated that he will miss 2-4 weeks. From the beginning, the front office has downplayed the severity [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
