Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Daniel Bard has a 2-4 record on the 2012 season with an ERA of 4.83 and a WHIP of 1.516. He took the loss in Tuesday’s 6-4 decision against the Kansas City Royals. He fared well until he allowed two walks to lead off the bottom of the eighth, then [...]
Whether you’re in the front office, on the coaching staff, on the same roster, or in the bleachers, there are three words you never want to hear associated with one of your team’s players: Dr. James Andrews. But that’s exactly what the Boston Red Sox and outfielder Carl Crawford are in store for, as Crawford [...]
When Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury went down with a partially separated shoulder, it put another damper on an already underwhelming, frustrating start to the 2012 season. Shortstop Mike Aviles was moved from the ninth slot in the batting order to leadoff. And boy, has he ever delivered. Since assuming the leadoff role [...]
There were plenty of rousing ovations during Friday’s ceremonies commemorating Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary. Every player and coach who ever wore a Boston Red Sox uniform was invited. Some of the ovations could be seen coming a mile away (Pedro Martinez, Nomar Garciaparra, Carl Yastrzemski, Johnny Pesky), others were a little more peculiar (Jose Canseco? [...]
An uncomfortable start to the 2012 season has given way to signs of encouragement for Boston Red Sox fans as the Red Sox defated the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4, for their third straight win over their division rivals on Sunday. The Red Sox got out to an early 4-o lead thanks to a three-run home [...]
Initial reports on Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury‘s partially separated shoulder said anything from six weeks to the rest of the season. Thankfully, the optimists prevailed. It looks like Ellsbury will be out six to eight weeks, the typical recovery time according to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe. Ellsbury was injured while trying [...]
A quick summary of the Boston Red Sox through their first six games: One win, five losses, 6.40 ERA, 1.404 WHIP, .236 batting average, and two home runs, tied for the fewest in the American League with Albert Pujols and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Needless to say, there’s cause for concern in Red [...]
The Boston Red Sox were unable to capitalize on the momentum from their first win of the 2012 campaign, and instead followed it up with yet another frustrating loss, falling to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-3, Tuesday night at Rogers Centre in Toronto. In Daniel Bard‘s (L, 0-1) first start for the Red Sox after [...]
With Boston Red Sox fans closely watching and ready to express their frustration and elation with the team’s performance with a few simple keystrokes, they had plenty of material to draw from, to say the least. Here’s a small sample of what was said on Twitter about the Sox’ 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue [...]
Despite rough outings, to say the least, in each of their three games against the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox pitching staff has some positives going for it, and some help that could come sooner than expected. Aaron Cook, who had a 0.77 WHIP and sub-2.00 ERA in spring training, could be called up [...]
