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Red Sox on Wrong End of Walk-off

By John ⋅ August 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If nothing else, this season has been full of drama for the Red Sox. This time, it was another trough rather than a crest, and the Rays walked off with a win 3-2 in 10 innings. The Sox took the lead in the 4th when Adrian Beltre hit a sac fly following a single from [...]

Papelbon Hopes Save Record Will Salvage Season

By Colin Neagle ⋅ August 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Yeah, Jonathan Papelbon broke a major league record the other night. Yeah, he looked better than we’ve seen him in a long time after striking out the side, hitting 97 miles per hour in the ninth inning against the Angels. And he deserves a congratulations for becoming the first player in baseball history to record at [...]

One More Inning Too Much To Ask For From Boston

By John ⋅ August 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Three more outs. Three runs ahead. No problem? Not for the 29 other teams, anyway. The Boston Red Sox were in that exact position Thursday, but gave up a four-run 9th inning to Toronto, blowing the game 6-5. Both teams jostled for positioning during the first two innings, until the Red Sox got their first [...]

Lester, Bard, Papelbon Beat Yankees 2-1

By Mike Carlucci ⋅ August 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

After losing the middle games in the four-game series, the Red Sox turned to Jon Lester to preserve the split. While the Red Sox would make up no ground with a split, they would also be no further back from the AL East lead than when they entered New York. Thanks to extraordinary efforts from [...]

Can Theo Relieve Bullpen Struggles?

By Mike Carlucci ⋅ July 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

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 this [...]

Red Sox Harpooned By Mariners

By John ⋅ July 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Yet again, Boston had a chance to ride decent pitching to a win, but they completely screwed it up again, giving way to the Mariners 4-2. The Mariners rank 27th out of 30 of all major league teams, and are one of four not above .400, and don’t have Cliff Lee, but still, the Red [...]

Michael Bowden: The Reliever

By Matt Huegel ⋅ July 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When Michael Bowden was asked to move into a relief role just a few weeks ago after spending his entire career as a starter, he embraced it as an opportunity to impact the major league club. Though he had been performing well as a starter prior to his move to the bullpen, it appears Felix [...]

Red Sox 2010 Second Half Preview

By Mike Martyniak ⋅ July 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

With the 2010 Midsummer Classic in the books, after Joe Girardi screwed the American League out of homefield advantage in the World Series, it’s time to look ahead. The unofficial second half of the season will get underway for your Boston Red Sox Thursday night at Fenway Park, with the opener of a four-game series [...]

Red Sox Win, But Lose Another Player to Injury

By John ⋅ July 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

In dramatic fashion, the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Sunday. It looked like the pitching might never break, as Daisuke Matsuzaka had a shutout going deep and Jesse Litsch had a no-no going, but that was not to be. Having given up just one walk, Litsch gave up a double to Marco [...]

Red Sox Blow Lead And Game In The Trop

By John ⋅ July 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Boston almost had it, but in the end handed the Rays a 6-5 victory. Marco Scutaro started off the game with a bunt single, and despite a walk and passed ball, nothing came of it. Then the Rays started like you’d expect, with a walk and (surprise) stolen base from Ben Zobrist, who was doubled [...]

Walking Wounded Sox Pull Out Win in San Francisco

By Mike Martyniak ⋅ June 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s safe to say they needed this win. It’s been a tough interleague road trip out west for the Boston Red Sox, and they headed into Saturday’s game with the 2008 A.L. MVP Dustin Pedroia shelved for what seems to be indefinitely with a fractured left foot. Pedroia suffered the injury when he fouled a [...]

Boston Beats L.A. in the Big Game! Red Sox 10, Dodgers 6.

By Dan Davis ⋅ June 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When this season’s schedule came out, Red Sox fans circled the date of June 18, when the Los Angeles Dodgers would be at Fenway Park, for it would be the night of The Return: a former Red Sox hero coming back to the site of his glory, the most anticipated Fenway reunion in quite a [...]

Meet Boof Bonser

By Robert McLeod ⋅ June 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When the Boston Red Sox traded for Boof Bonser over the winter, it flew under the radar a little bit.
For good reason.
A casual baseball fan may know his name, you don’t forget a name like Boof. Sad to say, most of Mr. Bonser’s notoriety comes from merely that, his name.
This will be Bonser’s fourth year [...]

Red Sox Blow Two Leads, Let Cleveland Walk Off

By Colin Neagle ⋅ June 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox lost the game twice in Cleveland on Thursday night. After hitting through the order and going up 4-0 in the first inning, it looked like the Red Sox were going to cruise through an easy win over a lowly Indians team. Jon Lester made it look like more of a sure thing [...]

Wakefield Sets Red Sox IP Record, Beats Indians

By KC Downey ⋅ June 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Tim Wakefield offered another big blow to the gigantic ego of Roger Clemens, and passed the former Red Sox ace for the team record in total innings pitched with 2,777. It was no sure thing that the knuckleballer would even set the record on Tuesday night, given his recent up-and-down performances. After dominating the Phillies [...]