// Kevin Youkilis

“Moneyball” Deserves None of Six Academy Award Nominations

By ⋅ January 24, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, has earned six Academy Award nominations. The film is an adaptation of Michael Lewis’ book following Oakland Athletics GM Billy Beane’s use of sabermetrics in creating his 2002 roster and setting the single-season MLB record for consecutive wins. The film’s high-profile cast and writer (Aaron Sorkin of The [...]

Breaking the (Piggy) Bank: Moving Red Sox Payroll

By ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ One comment

When the New York Yankees went ahead and revamped their starting rotation, trading for 23-year-old pitching phenom Michael Pineda and signing Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal, they immediately became the favorites to win the AL East again in 2012. On paper, that is. (Allow me this one glimmer of hope, please and thank you. [...]

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 [...]

How to Fix the Red Sox this Off Season

By ⋅ November 3, 2011 ⋅ One comment

As the offseason gets underway, the Red Sox don’t particularly have that many needs. Except for a manager. And an outfielder. And a few starting pitchers. Oh and an entire new bullpen. I guess I was wrong, they do have a lot of needs. And considering the payroll, there’s not much room for an Albert [...]

Should the Red Sox Trade Kevin Youkilis?

By ⋅ November 1, 2011 ⋅ One comment

In the wake of the dramatic September collapse by the Boston Red Sox, a sea of changes has come in waves, one after another: manager Terry Francona is gone, general manager Theo Epstein has departed for Chicago, Ben Cherington was announced as the new GM, and John Lackey will undergo Tommy John surgery. Amid these [...]

Manny Ramirez Seeks Return: Should He Still Serve Steroids Suspension?

By ⋅ September 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The name ‘Manny Ramirez’ has significant implications in this area. Every New England sports fan can recall some grand memory of the days of Manny patrolling left field at Fenway. The bathroom break in the Green Monster during the non-pitching change, the dugout fight with Kevin Youkilis, the high five to a fan in Baltimore [...]

Movie Review: “Moneyball,” starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill

By ⋅ September 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

I accompanied Starpulse.com writer Evan Crean to a Sept. 7 press screening of “Moneyball,” starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. Moneyball: the Art of Winning an Unfair Game is one of my favorite sports books, and I was eager to see how a book that mixes the history of sabermetrics – baseball’s statistics-based evaluation method [...]

Longoria, Upton and Kotchman all Homer as Rays Rock Red Sox, Cut Wild Card Lead to 3

By ⋅ September 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When nothing is going right, nothing is going right. Such was the case Thursday night at Fenway, when a freakish broken-bat grounder led to four runs by the Tampa Bay Rays, who homered three times to beat the Red Sox, 9-2, and cut Boston’s wild card lead to three games. Broken Bat Ends Up Breaking [...]

Daniel Bard Blows Another Game, Blue Jays Win Late

By ⋅ September 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

For most of the game, Boston was in firm control, but the 8th inning was rough, as Daniel Bard blew the lead and gave Toronto a 5-4 win. Toronto seized the early lead in addition to the late one, scoring twice off John Lackey. With two on and two outs, Toronto put two more singles [...]

Kinsler and Hamilton Each Drive in Three as Rangers Crush Red Sox

By ⋅ September 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

If the Red Sox and Rangers face each other in the playoffs, the scorekeepers had best prepare: there will be runs, and lots of them. Sunday afternoon at Fenway was no exception. The Rangers banged out 15 hits and 11 runs against John Lackey and the Red Sox bullpen Sunday, winning the game and the [...]

Pawtucket Claims Division Title for First Time Since 2003

By ⋅ September 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment

A long season reached another milestone for the Pawtucket Red Sox on Saturday night when they defeated Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 12-7, as Pawtucket locked up the International League North Division championship for the first time in eight years. Pawtucket won 12-7 on the strength of a 5-run first inning and a 7-run eighth inning. They will play [...]

Boston Bats Explode in 12-7 Victory

By ⋅ September 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Thanks in no small part to an eight-run 4th innings, the Boston Red Sox obliterated Texas pitching en route to a 12-7 win at Fenway Park. In the early going, it looked like another tough night for Erik Bedard. Adrian Gonzalez did make an unassisted line-out double play with runners at the corners in the [...]

Kevin Youkilis and Biz Markie Team Up for Commercial

By ⋅ August 26, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Biz Markie has done it all. He’s made a hit single. He’s been a featured artist on a song by my favorite childhood band, The Aquabats! He even has a regular segment on Yo Gabba Gabba. Oh, and now he’s dressed as Ben Franklin and played the piano with Kevin Youkilis. That’s basically my entire [...]

Sore Back Sends Youkilis to DL; Lavarnway To Make MLB Debut

By ⋅ August 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox have been placed third baseman Kevin Youkilis to the 15-day disabled list thanks to a sore back he’s been suffering from. Catcher Ryan Lavarnway has been called up from Pawtucket to fill the spot left open in Youkilis’ absence. The Sox All-Star at the hot corner has played in only three games [...]

Price Silences Red Sox as Rays Take Rubber Match

By ⋅ August 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

One shudders to think how good the Tampa Bay Rays might be if they ever built an offense as good as their starting pitching. The Red Sox got a taste of that scenario Wednesday afternoon at Fenway. David Price pitched eight innings of three-hit baseball, and the Rays homered twice off John Lackey to beat [...]

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