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Was the Hate Towards Jonathan Papelbon Really that Necessary?

By ⋅ May 25, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The Red Sox series against the Philadelphia Phillies this past weekend marked more than the first inter-league games of the season. Jonathan Papelbon, formerly Boston’s closer for six years, faced his old team for the first time. While the standard reunion between player and former team typically involves over exaggerated reminiscing over this past relationship (unless [...]

Cody Ross Injury Update: Broken Bone in Foot

By ⋅ May 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox received bad news Monday with regards to the injury to Cody Ross, learning that the outfielder has a broken bone in his foot. He will likely miss at least 6-8 weeks.

Red Sox Launch 4 Home Runs, Top Phillies 7-5

By ⋅ May 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

After watching Jonathan Papelbon close out the Red Sox on Friday and do his signature poses in the process, there’s no way the Sox could let that happen again on Saturday. So, the offense took over, clubbing four home runs to back Jon Lester, who despite a shaky outing, managed to earn the win in [...]

Adrian Gonzalez Home Run Guarantee Falls Short

By ⋅ May 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

“I’ll start hitting home runs,” Adrian Gonzalez said after Wednesday’s game. “I’ll hit a homer (Thursday).” So, now that Thursday’s game is in the books, how did he do? Well, upon hearing Gonzalez’s comments, David Price retweeted this to his 87,000+ followers: Moore should put one right between his numbers. @TBTimes_Rays: Gonzo guarantee: “I’ll homer [...]

Cody Ross Powers Red Sox to 5-3 Win at the Trop

By ⋅ May 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

After dropping the series opener on Wednesday night by the score of 2-1, the Boston Red Sox hit two home runs on Thursday night to back Felix Doubront en route to a 5-3 victory. Doubront went 5.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) and striking out seven. Matt Moore made the start for the [...]

Nava-gating MLB: Do the Red Sox Need More Players like Daniel Nava?

By ⋅ May 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

When you have three outfielders on the disabled list and a team in last place, what do you do? Call up lifetime minor leaguer Daniel Nava, of course. The 29-year-old outfielder may be best known for hitting a grand slam on his first major league pitch back in 2010, but Nava is managing to contribute [...]

Pawtucket Red Sox Update, Week 6: Podsednik Makes Good First Impression

By ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Pawtucket Red Sox just keep on tearing through the International League. A 6-1 week against three different teams expanded the Sox’ lead in the IL North from one half to three games. Daisuke Matsuzaka made his second rehab start, but Boston manager Bobby Valentine was unimpressed and announced that Daisuke would be making two [...]

376,000 Fans Pack Fenway Park for Sunday’s Red Sox Game (Wait, What???)

By ⋅ May 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s doubts about the legitimacy of the current MLB-record sellout streak at Fenway Park, but according to the ESPN box score for Sunday’s game, attendance is as high as ever. So high, in fact, that Fenway Park was filled to a whopping 1,019.4% capacity. Yeah, OK. According to the box score, more than 376,000 packed Fenway on [...]

David Ortiz Ticketed for Causing Minor Car Accident near Fenway Park

By ⋅ May 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was issued a citation for causing a multi-car accident before Friday night’s game against the Indians. Ortiz was on his way to Fenway Park when he got into the accident near the corner of Boylston Street and Ipswich Street. According to police, the other driver involved in the crash was [...]

Fenway Park PA Announcer Carl Beane Dies in Car Crash

By ⋅ May 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

One of the most iconic voices in the history of Fenway Park, and the only man since the 1910′s to ever call Red Sox games for two World Series Champions (2004, 2007) has died. Carl Beane suffered a heart attack while driving Wednesday. He was 59. “We are filled with sadness at this tragic news,” [...]

Pawtucket Red Sox Update, Week 5: Daisuke Dominant in Return

By ⋅ May 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It was quite an exciting week for the Pawtucket Red Sox. After slipping just out of first place due to a 1-7 slide, the Sox roared back with four wins in four days in four different cities to reclaim the penthouse. McCoy Stadium hosted another rehab on Monday, with Daisuke Matsuzaka making his first start [...]

Will Middlebrooks Hits 2 Home Runs vs. Royals

By ⋅ May 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

In 18 games this season, Kevin Youkilis is hitting (if you can call it that) .219/.292/.344 with 2 HRs, 9 RBI and just 5 walks. Meanwhile, in 4 games this season, Will Middlebrooks is hitting .381/.405/.952 with 3 HRs and 9 RBI. That’s right. Forgot the averages for just a moment. Middlebrooks has one more [...]

Video: Aaron Cook Spiked During Red Sox-Orioles Game

By ⋅ May 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Red Sox starter Aaron Cook wasn’t very good in his first start with the team. He went 2.2 innings, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits. But, most of the damage came after one ugly incident. In the second inning, Jarrod Saltalamacchia was charged with a passed ball. He then tried to throw it [...]

Pawtucket Red Sox Update, Week 4: Cook, Middlebrooks on Way to Boston

By ⋅ May 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

There were a few roster moves made this past week. On Friday, Boston and Pawtucket swapped relievers as Justin Thomas was sent south while Rich Hill completed his return from Tommy John surgery. Then, on Tuesday, Jose Iglesias got the call up to Boston, and Junichi Tazawa returned to Pawtucket, where he has nine strikeouts [...]

What is Wrong with Clay Buchholz?

By ⋅ May 1, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz improved to 3-1 with a win over the A’s Monday night. So nothing’s wrong, right? Well, no. In getting his team-leading third win, Buchholz LOWERED his ERA to 8.69, which if he weren’t pitching for this year’s Red Sox, would probably be the worst earned run average on the [...]

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