// J.D. Drew

Frustrated Francona Ejected, Red Sox Drop Third Straight

By ⋅ May 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The streaky Red Sox dropped their third straight Friday night. Tim Wakefield struggled in the spot start and the Twins never looked back. Manager Terry Francona is the lucky one in all of this: he missed most of the game after being tossed in the top of the second for arguing a balk call. Adrian [...]

Impotent Sox Do Nothing Against Mariners

By ⋅ April 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This is starting to get ridiculous again. The Red Sox stifled themselves and couldn’t get anything going in the 2-0 loss to Seattle. Things started off with a hint of that kind of night, when Ichiro Suzuki started the game by stealing second. John Lackey then threw the ball clear into center on a pickoff [...]

Beckett, Bullpen Carry Red Sox Over Angels; Youkilis Injured

By ⋅ April 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox needed a strong bullpen performance Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In 10 innings, the offense had left 13 men on base. Luckily, a strong performance is exactly what they got. The Red Sox relief trio of Daniel Bard, Bobby Jenks and Jonathan Papelbon combined to allow just [...]

Red Sox Out-Slug A’s To Help Buchholz Get First Win

By ⋅ April 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Another day, another lefty. The Red Sox faced a tough lefty starter for the gazillionth time this season, meaning their lefty-heavy lineup was going to be swapped around again. Terry Francona sat David Ortiz against Oakland’s Gio Gonzalez, opting instead to play Kevin Youkilis (DH), Marco Scutaro (SS), and Jed Lowrie (3B). The lineup changes [...]

More Abysmal Pitching Crushes Red Sox

By ⋅ April 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

That’s eight starts, and the only really good pitching performance wasn’t backed up with offense. This time, Clay Buchholz couldn’t even get out of the 4th inning, and the Yankees crushed their arch rivals 9-4. Once again, they were outclassed, this time by a much better Yankees team, starting pitching aside. Despite Derek Jeter getting [...]

Red Sox Spring Training Wrap-Up (3/28-3/30): Losing Streak Ends, Sox Finalize Roster

By ⋅ March 31, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Brush off your faded blue hat with the stylized, red “B” on it. Iron your 2004 World Series commemorative jersey. Start re-learning “Sweet Caroline,” “Dirty Water” and “Tessie.” Spring Training is finally over. Opening Day arrives Friday. But before the Red Sox could kick off the regular season, they had to make their final roster [...]

Red Sox Spring Training Wrap-Up (3/21-3/27): Sox Lose Mayor’s Cup, On 10-Game Losing Streak

By ⋅ March 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Hey there, Sox fans! Sports of Boston brings you the final full week of Boston Red Sox Spring Training games, as player and fan alike eagerly await Friday’s Opening Day! The Red Sox made several roster moves this week, leaving their roster at 32 players. On Friday, the Red Sox reassigned four players to minor [...]

In Defense of Theo Epstein After Buck Showalter’s Criticism

By ⋅ March 26, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Also Read: SoB’s Mike Carlucci thinks Buck Showalter brought up some good points about Theo Epstein and the Red Sox fat wallet. Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter is no fan of Theo Epstein. In the April edition of Men’s Journal, Showalter said that overpaying for players because you have the highest payroll in Major League [...]

Red Sox Spring Training (3/14-3/20): Rotation Set Thursday, Roster Trimmed Twice

By ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Sports of Boston’s coverage of Red Sox Spring Training rolls on! April 1 fast approaches, and the Red Sox Opening Day roster is definitely taking shape. Terry Francona announced Wednesday that Jon Lester would open the regular season against the Texas Rangers in Arlington. On Thursday, Francona set the rest of the starting rotation. John [...]

Red Sox Spring Training (3/7-3/13): Roster Trimmed, Gonzalez Debuts Saturday

By ⋅ March 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome back to Sports of Boston’s continuing coverage of the Red Sox’s Spring Training! Opening Day is less than four weeks away, and we’ll be be right there every day leading up to it. Nine games in seven days is a lot of games, but we’ve got recaps for every one of them. But even [...]

Red Sox 2011 Outfield Preview: Mike Cameron

By ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Sports of Boston is continuing its week-long preview of the Red Sox outfield with last year’s starting center fielder, Mike Cameron. Brought in last year to take over centerfield and mentor Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Cameron went down with a bad case of the injury bug in 2010. When all was said and done Cameron played [...]

Red Sox 2011 Outfield Preview: J.D. Drew

By ⋅ February 9, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

Sports of Boston is continuing its week-long preview of the Red Sox outfield with right fielder J.D. Drew. J.D. Drew has had his share of ups and downs with the Red Sox. After a rocky 2007, Drew put up two great seasons in 2008 and 2009, hitting .280/.408/.519 and .279/.392/.522 respectively. However, just as Drew [...]

Boston Red Sox 2010 Report Card: Outfield

By ⋅ October 28, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

The 2010 outfield had large shoes to fill with the departure of Jason Bay to the Mets. With J.D. Drew and Jacoby Ellsbury coming of strong 2009 campaigns and veteran Mike Cameron in the fold, the Boston outfield seemed poised to have a good year.  Sadly this was not the case, but the disappointing outfield [...]

Red Sox Play Spoilers in 8-4 Defeat of New York

By ⋅ October 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If you can’t make the playoffs, the next-best thing to do is spoil the Yankees’ hopes of winning home-field advantage throughout the first two rounds. That’s exactly what the Red Sox did Sunday, ending their season with an 8-4 victory over the Evil Empire. As a result, the Yankees are relegated to the Wildcard. J.D. [...]

Is Jayson Werth Worth It?

By ⋅ September 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Since Theo Epstein was handed the reigns to the Boston Red Sox, the team has only failed to reach the postseason one time, in 2006. While the 2010 season is almost certainly going to become the second “failed” season for Theo’s team, it has been a year of understandable disappointment. Without Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, [...]

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