Posted in 2008, MLB, News, Outfield, Roster, tagged Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury on June 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Coco Crisp was able to get his suspension cut from 7 games to 5 yesterday for his role in the brawl between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays this month. He will begin serving the suspension on Saturday, and will be eligible to play July 3 for the Yankee series in New [...]
Posted in 2008, Awards, MLB, Manager, News, Red Sox Nation, Yankees, tagged David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez on May 28, 2008 | No Comments »
In case you haven’t heard yet, five Red Sox are leading the All-Star balloting in the AL. Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are all on track to start on July 15. That would be interesting to see so many position players as starters in the game at Yankee Stadium, [...]
Posted in 2008, MLB, News, tagged Jeremi Gonzalez on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
In the tragic and strange category, former Red Sox pitcher Jeremi Gonzalez was killed by a lightning strike in his native Venezuela. He was at the beach when he was struck and died. He wasn’t a very good Major League pitcher, but this is very sad.
Posted in 2008, Discussion, MLB, News, Red Sox, Spring Training, tagged Curt Schilling, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis on March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It was 12:05 PM, the national anthem was played, the official said, “play ball!”, and yet there was no stirring from either dugout. The Red Sox players were staging a protest against MLB’s policy for paying the teams for the upcoming Japan trip. From what I can gather, the string of events goes like this:
Posted in Bench, Bullpen, MLB, News, tagged Dallas McPherson, Kiko Calero, Mark Prior on December 13, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Some of the more interesting players who were non-tendered last night:
Mark Prior, SP. Would he ever consider setup duty for a contender?
Kiko Calero, RP. 33-year old has been well above average except for last year. Might have a little left.
Dallas McPherson, 3B. Former high prospect is just 27 and could provide some bench pop.
Posted in Discussion, MLB, News, Sabermetrics, tagged C.C. Sabathia, Josh Beckett on November 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Most people had the Cy Young Award narrowed down to either C.C. Sabathia or Josh Beckett, and a strong end-of-the year performance by Sabathia was enough to seal the deal, as he earned 19 of 28 first-place votes. Sabathia had a slightly better ERA, more innings pitched, and more total strikeouts, mainly because Beckett missed [...]
Posted in Free Agents, MLB, Media, News, Red Sox, Rumors, tagged Alex Rodriguez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin on November 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’ve mentioned before that I don’t think Alex Rodriguez may not be worth quite what he and his agent, Scott Boras, think he’s worth.
An informal survey of GMs by Tom Singer suggests that Boras might have reached the limit of what teams are willing to pay, even for a superstar like Rodriguez. Some of them [...]
Posted in Defense, Infield, MLB, News, Red Sox, tagged Kevin Youkilis on November 6, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Kevin Youkilis provided steady, error-free defense at first base throughout 2007, and was recognized with the AL Gold Glove at that position today.
I think it’s great that such a young player was given this kind of recognition; Youk follows in the steps of some pretty heady players. This is a pretty amazing achievement for a [...]
Posted in Bench, Bullpen, Free Agents, Infield, Lineup, MLB, Outfield, Red Sox, Roster, Rotation, tagged Bobby Kielty, Brendan Donnelly, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Doug Mirabelli, Eric Gagne, Eric Hinske, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Julian Tavarez, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Mike Timlin, Royce Clayton, Tim Wakefield on October 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Coming off of a pretty successful 2007 and stocked with minor league talent, the Red Sox have a lot of options going forward. This is the first post in series designed to look at the Sox and the issues they need to address this offseason.
Red Sox potential free agents
Eric Gagne, 31 yo RP. Any client [...]
Posted in Bench, Bullpen, Defense, Infield, Lineup, MLB, Outfield, Playoffs, Predictions, Red Sox, Roster, Rotation, tagged Brad Hawpe, Brian Fuentes, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Darren Clarke, David Ortiz, Eric Gagne, Franklin Morales, Garrett Atkins, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Hirsh, Javier Lopez, Jeff Francis, Jeremy Affeldt, Josh Beckett, Josh Fogg, Julian Tavarez, Kazuo Matsui, Kevin Youkilis, LaTroy Hawkins, Manny Corpas, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, Mike Lowell, Ryan Speier, Tim Wakefield, Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitski, Ubaldo Jimenez, Willy Taveras on October 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Schedule of games:
Game 1: Wed Oct 24 8:35PM (@BOS); Jeff Francis vs Josh Beckett
Game 2: Thu Oct 25 8:30PM (@BOS); TBA
Game 3: Sat Oct 27 (@COL)
Game 4: Sun Oct 28 (@COL)
Game 5: Mon Oct 29 (@COL)
Game 6: Wed Oct 31 (@BOS)
Game 7: Thu Nov 1 (@BOS)
The Red Sox have yet to announce the starting [...]
