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, Infield, Injuries, News, Roster, tagged Aex Cora, Bartolo Colon, Craig Hansen, Jed Lowrie, Julian Tavarez on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Just links here:
Bartolo Colon was sent to Pawtucket on a rehab assignment. He has until June 1 to make the big league club, or he can opt out of his minor league deal.
Seems that Francona has taken a liking to Jed Lowrie. Since Lowrie is more than a middle infielder, and can also play third, [...]
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Hitting second: Dustin Pedroia
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After winning AL Rookie of the Year honors despite a horrible April and a broken hamate bone the last month plus of 2007, Dustin Pedroia has hit the ground running in his sophomore season. No slump for this guy, who just seems to will his way on [...]
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Aaron Bates tied the single-game RBI record for the Portland Sea Dogs last night with 7. He hit a mistake changeup for a grand slam in the 2nd inning, and added a 3-run double in the 8th. I think this is a good occasion to do a write up on him, to introduce him to [...]
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Posted in 2008, Baserunning, Bench, Bullpen, Catching, Defense, Game Summary, Infield, Injuries, Lineup, Manager, Prospects, Roster, Rotation, tagged Alex Rios, Brandon Moss, Bryan Corey, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Lyle Overbay, Manny Ramirez, Matt Stairs, Mike Lowell, Roy Halladay, Scott Rolen, Vernon Wells on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Boston fans were treated to yet another pitcher’s duel tonight, as Jon Lester and Roy Halladay (2-4) took a 0-0 game through eight innings. Lester was masterful, and gave up only a single to Lyle Overbay for eight frames, but Jonathan Papelbon (1-0) came in to pitch the 9th and wound up with the win [...]
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Posted in 2008, Bench, Infield, Injuries, News, Prospects, Roster, tagged Alex Cora, Jed Lowrie, Mike Lowell on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Mike Lowell finished out a 3-game series at Pawtucket over the weekend, going a combined 3-13 with 3 RBI over those games. He played third base once, and was the DH in the other two games. He is expected to return to the big league club for tomorrow’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
With Alex [...]
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Posted in 2008, Catching, Infield, Injuries, News, Rotation, tagged Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Mike Lowell will join Pawtucket this weekend on a minor league rehab assignment before rejoining the Red Sox early next week. The solid play of Jed Lowrie has allowed the Sox to take their time with Lowell, which is a very good thing. Hopefully he can get back rested and ready to smack a lot [...]
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