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 [...]
The Red Sox needed 16 innings to score one run Sunday night in Tampa Bay. Twenty-four hours later in Baltimore, they needed just half that to score 15. Boston broke a 7-7 tie with an eight-run eighth inning, and Carl Crawford returned to the Red Sox with two hits, two runs and an RBI. The [...]
There’s no easy way to say it: the Red Sox bullpen needs help. Jonathan Papelbon, despite struggles, has been solid; Daniel Bard has been fantastic; and the best of the rest is… Scott Atchison? Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Ramirez and Hideki Okajima were all counted on to perform at a level much better than they have [...]
With all the attention given to Alex Gonzalez heading to Toronto, Marco Scutaro confessing his desire to be a Red Sox, and the Blue Jays dangling Roy Halladay (who may have become the focus of the next Boston vs. New York bidding war), there are a few smaller moves the Red Sox will be focusing [...]
As a baseball fan living in Boston, I know there will always be offseason, as well as during-the-season, rumors involving multiple players coming to the Red Sox. This winter has been no different. We have all heard the names of Matt Holliday, Adrian Beltre, Alex Gonzalez, Adrian Gonzalez, Miguel Cabrera, John Lackey and many others. Recently two other [...]
The Sox came into Sunday’s game against Atlanta looking to take down the young sensation Tommy Hanson. Apparently Hanson didn’t get the memo. Instead, the Atlanta rookie silenced Boston’s bats with six shutout innings en route to his fourth win as the Braves defeated Boston 2-1. The Sox couldn’t produce any offense for Brad Penny who gave [...]