According a number of baseball trade deadline rumor reports, like this one from the New York Post,Toronto is asking the Red Sox for either Casey Kelly or Jose Igelesias in a trade for set up man Scott Downs That’s way too much for a set up man. Yes, the Sox bullpen is a mess other [...]
Note: This is the 2nd in a year long series of posts on the 2009 Red Sox season. I’ll be taking a look at the team’s progress in 20 game increments throughout the year. The first edition is here. After 40 games: 24 wins 16 losses 1.5 game out of first When we look back [...]
October 6, 2008 – 11:30 am Well, that game was a bummer. Did the Sox deserve to win that game? Probably not. Did the Angels deserve to lose it? Absolutely. From Bad News Bears-esque fielding to baserunning blunders, the Angels looked for every way they could to lose this game. Why Howie Kendrick is still in the Angels lineup is bizarre [...]
October 1, 2008 – 9:17 am No more fooling around… The defense of the 2007 World Series trophy truly begins with game 1 against Anaheim. This won’t be easy. But it can be done. The Sox have a team that can play with anyone, so it’s just a matter of executing the game plans. So how do they beat the Angels? [...]
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 [...]
…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 [...]
March 31, 2008 – 12:08 pm Don’t expect Hideki Okajima to repeat his 2007 season. He’ll be solid, but last year he came out of nowhere to be lights out. Hitters will adjust this season and how Okie adjusts will determine his success this year. I expect him be a solid contributor and setup man to Papelbon, but not duplicating his [...]
