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Why Josh Beckett has Nothing to Prove (and Why it’s Good for Baseball)

By ⋅ March 30, 2012 ⋅ One comment

There’s not much to be excited for heading into the regular season for the Red Sox. A potential power struggle is brewing between Valentine and Cherington, the starting shortstop is a utility player acquired from the Kansas City Royals, and the fifth starter is a relief pitcher with two pitches. Additionally, almost everyone on the [...]

Red Sox 2012 Starting Rotation Preview: Josh Beckett

By ⋅ March 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Josh Beckett (13-7, 2.89 ERA, 193 IP, 175 K, 52 BB):  What constitutes an ace? While an ace is typically a dominant starting pitcher, there is oftentimes more responsibility tied to the unofficial title. An ace is the leader, the guy everyone else looks up to. For most teams, Josh Beckett would indisputably be the ace, [...]

Red Sox Spring Training Update (3/5-11): Offense Clicking Early

By ⋅ March 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

One thing is clear a week into Spring Training: this Red Sox team can hit. In going 4-2-1 this week, the Red Sox averaged over five runs a game. Even with Jose Iglesias missing Sunday’s “B” game with a strained right groin, this crop of hitters look just as formidable as the league-leading 2011 Red [...]

Red Sox Spring Training Update (Opening Weekend): Sox Offense Cruises in Three Games

By ⋅ March 5, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Just as winter finally rears its ugly head up in Boston, the Red Sox’s Spring Training schedule kicks off down in Ft. Myers, Fla. And with preseason games comes Sports of Boston’s weekly Spring Training Update! Need a recap on a certain game? Curious which minor leaguers and non-roster invitees are making names for themselves? [...]

Francona on Red Sox Beer Ban: “PR Move”

By ⋅ February 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When ex-Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona joined ESPN as an analyst for the 2012 baseball season, it was inevitable that there would be some, let’s say, interesting exchanges when he was inevitably asked to comment on his former team. In the wake of his unceremonious exit following September’s collapse, Francona will be called upon [...]

Bobby Valentine Bans Beer in Red Sox Clubhouse

By ⋅ February 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

While it seems logical after last season’s booze fest, it still had to be done: new Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has officially banned beer in the clubhouse and on the plane ride home on the last leg of a road trip. In case you somehow don’t know what happened last year…let’s recap: Red Sox [...]

It’s Been Target Practice for the Boston Sports Media

By ⋅ February 15, 2012 ⋅ 6 comments

This is “The Dead Zone” in the sports calendar. It begins the Monday after the Super Bowl and usually ends with the opening tip-off of March Madness. Included in that Dead Zone is the charade of pitchers and catchers playing long toss in late February while local media members take advantage of the timing to [...]

No Edwin Jackson? No Roy Oswalt? No Problem.

By ⋅ February 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox have been rumored to be after just about every starting pitcher for the past fifteen seasons. There will never be a winter where the Sox aren’t in the running, even if it’s hearsay, for a free agent. With a little less than three weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, we know [...]

Red Sox Ink Jarrod Saltalamacchia to One-Year, $2.5 Million Deal

By ⋅ January 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Jason Varitek is gone. Now it’s Jarrod Saltalamacchia‘s turn. The Red Sox signed Saltalamacchia to a one-year, $2.5 million contract Sunday, the Boston Globe reported, avoiding arbitration and giving Saltalamacchia a $1.75 million bump over his 2011 salary.

Red Sox Pitching Preview: Health Key to Success in 2012

By ⋅ January 12, 2012 ⋅ 5 comments

While this Red Sox offseason has been relatively quiet outside of the trade for closer Andrew Bailey and the hiring of Bobby Valentine as manager, they have made a little noise lately with regards to their starting rotation. General manager Ben Cherington signed veterans Carlos Silva and Aaron Cook to minor league contracts to add [...]

Bobby Valentine Hiring Process Yet Another Misstep By Management

By ⋅ November 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

WEEI Red Sox reporter Alex Speier reported Wednesday that Bobby Valentine’s hiring as the new manager flies in the face of an administrative promise made earlier in the off-season that the team would not go after a disciplinarian. While the report did not state who made the promise or to which player, a similar report [...]

2011 Turkey of the Year: Josh Beckett

By ⋅ November 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Josh Beckett spent much of his 2011 season pitching well…really well actually. He had his best season as a Red Sox, finishing 13-7 with a career-best 2.89 ERA and 1.026 WHIP. But when his team needed him most, he tanked. Plagued by his perceived addiction to eating fried chicken and drinking beer during games he wasn’t pitching [...]

Ex-Red Sox Strength Coach Dave Page Comments on Poor Conditioning

By ⋅ November 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment

In an interview with WEEI on Friday, former Boston Red Sox strength and conditioning coach Dave Page revealed his perspective on this past season. Fired on Tuesday, Page shared his observations on the players’ late-season training regimen, the lack of support from the front office, the consumption of beer and fried chicken, and his feeling [...]

Red Sox Fire Strength and Conditioning Coach, Assistant Trainer

By ⋅ November 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

According to a report by WEEI’s Rob Bradford, the Red Sox have fired strength and conditioning coach Dave Page as well as assistant trainer Greg Barajas. The move hardly comes as a surprise after players admitted to drinking beer and eating fried chicken in the clubhouse this past season. There were also allegations of players [...]

Should Red Sox Target C.J. Wilson, CC Sabathia, or Mark Buehrle?

By ⋅ October 24, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

C.J. Wilson and CC Sabathia will both be free agents in a matter of days, but that does not mean that the Red Sox need to pay hand over fist for either of these pitchers. Yeah, what a concept, free agents that the Red Sox don’t have to sign. Call me crazy, but the Sox [...]

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