What are we to make of Charlie Zink? That would be the 28 year old knuckleball pitcher who (at the time of this writing) has a 7-2 record with a 2.21 ERA at Pawtucket. Amazingly, we never talk about him. We project the sox pitching staff in numerous ways that involve up and comers like [...]
Good grief. I can’t believe I just typed that headline. In this recent article on espn.com, it turns out that Pete Rose and Alex Rodriguez have become friends by sending each other text messages.
OK, maybe I can believe this. Those two guys - for some reason I can’t put my finger on - seem [...]
And on the second night of the Papi-less part of the 2008 Red Sox season, the formula of good starting pitching and improved bullpen work continues to result in wins.
All three of the key setup pitchers - Delcarmen, Hansen, and Okajima - pitched scoreless innings. If there is anything to pick on, its that Beckett [...]
…the sox did it right.
They received 6 innings of solid pitching from Justin Masterson. Manny Delcarmen and Craig Hansen took care of the middle relief. Even JD Drew stepped up his production.
All of these elements would appear to be parts of the formula for success for Red Sox team without David Ortiz in the [...]
Papi is hurt and on the DL. I mean, Papi is really hurt. There’s a good chance that Papi needs surgery on his wrist and doesn’t play the rest of the season. That’s the only scenario under which the name Barry Bonds was going to make it into a blog post title on this site [...]
In signal number 1,965 that Red Sox nation turned the corner from being glass half-empty types to glass half-full types, the Sox have lost 5 of 6 on the current road trip and the starting pitcher with the most wins on the best ERA on the team needs an MRI to check out his shoulder…BUT [...]
Ok guys. You just completed a fantastic homestand at the Fens. Jon Lester throws a no-hitter thats the feel good story in all of baseball so far this year. Justin Masterson had another great start. Start looking for an apartment in downtown Boston, Justin. Bartolo Colon returned the major leagues and got a W. Dice-K [...]
There are so many ways of thinking about Jon Lester’s no hitter against the Royals last night. Most obvious is the angle of the cancer comeback. And if Lester’s World Series game 4 didn’t do it, his no-no must certainly label that comeback officially complete. Let this be the last time that the phrase “Jon [...]
This is about the only good thing that has happened with the Sox this week.
Sox just designated Julian Tavarez for assignment. Most unique thing this means is chances of a pitcher rolling the ball to first place to get an out have pretty much dropped to zero.
But it also means Sox are going to give Craig Hansen a serious shot. Most obvious thing to do with Sean Casey coming [...]
