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Boston Red Sox Face Tough Roster Decisions
The Boston Red Sox are just one game below .500 after their 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies today. The past 10 games, the Red Sox have gone 8-2 and things are finally starting to click for them. Today’s starter Josh Beckett has now been dominant in two straight outings, Clay Buchholz, who will get [...]
Boston Red Sox Still Struggling with Streakiness
The 2012 Boston Red Sox have been a fickle bunch. They have four streaks of three or more losses and three streaks of three or more wins. Their longest winning streak has been six games and their longest losing streak has been five games. During their winning streaks they have appeared to the 91 win [...]
Scott Atchison: Boston Red Sox New Super-Reliever
Yesterday, I looked at how the Boston Red Sox bullpen has gone from being the worst in the game to being the best over the past two weeks. One player who has been solid since the very start of the season is Scott Atchison.Atchison leads all major league relievers in innings pitched with 24 innings [...]
Boston Red Sox Bullpen Goes From Worst to First
On April 21, The Boston Red Sox held a 9-1 lead over their rivals, the New York Yankees, when starter Felix Doubront gave way to Vicente Padilla for the seventh inning. What followed was an complete and total bullpen collapse of epic proportions. Padilla, Matt Albers, Franklin Morales, and Alfredo Aceves combined to allow eleven [...]
Adrian Gonzalez in Right Field: A Bad Idea or Necessary Evil?
Tonight the Boston Red Sox will take on the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia in the first interleague game of the year. That means this weekend will see David Ortiz playing first base and possibly Adrian Gonzalez playing right field. Facing the pitching rich, offensively challenged Phillies, the Red Sox could start a career DH at [...]
Will Middlebrooks Should Be Sent Down When Kevin Youkilis Returns
Will Middlebrooks has set the world on firewith his early performance for theBoston Red Sox, and a number of baseball pundits believe he should retain the starting job at third base when Kevin Youkilis returns. Youkilis became eligible to come off the DL yesterday, May 14, but he is still not fully recovered from the back injury that [...]
Is Josh Beckett Tipping his Pitches?
Today, Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett will make his second start the since the ridiculous controversy surrounding his off-day golf game began. The Boston Red Sox are not concerned with the issue of Beckett playing golf after he was told to miss a start, but they are concerned about his performance. In his last start Beckett was roughed [...]
Joey Votto and Josh Hamilton: A Study in Contrast
It has been a good week for the 2010 MVPs. On May 8th, 2010 AL MVP Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in a single game, becoming jus the 16th player in basball history to do so. On May 13, 2010 NL MVP Joey Votto managed just three home runs in a game, but the [...]
Josh Beckett Golf Story: The Media Got It Wrong
In his last start, Josh Beckett did not pitch well for the Boston Red Sox and he was booed, loud and long. He deserved that booing. The Red Sox highest paid pitcher has been terrible this season. He has a 5.97 ERA and that isn’t the result of bad luck; his FIP is 5.78. His [...]
Boston Red Sox Acquire Scott Podsednik
The Boston Red Sox have reached a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies to acquire outfielder Scott Podsednik for cash considerations. The 36 year old outfielder was playing with Philadelphia’s AAA affiliate, Lehigh Valley, on a minor league contract. The Boston Red Sox need outfield depth following the injuries to Jacoby Ellsbury, Carl Crawford, and Jason [...]
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