Jacoby Ellsbury

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 [...]

Homers Fly Like Canadian Geese as Red Sox Out-Slug Blue Jays

By Matt Goisman ⋅ August 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

After splitting with the Yankees, the faintest of playoff hopes remains for the Boston Red Sox. But to keep that hope from dying, they would need to continue to dominate their rivals from north of the Niagara.
The Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays began their four-game series Tuesday night at the Rogers Center in [...]

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 [...]

Errors Prove Costly as Indians Clobber Red Sox

By Matt Goisman ⋅ August 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox continued their four-game series against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday night at Fenway Park. Making his long-awaited return from the disabled list was Jacoby Ellsbury, playing in just his tenth game of the season. On the hill for the Red Sox was Jon Lester, who had lost all three of his starts [...]

Lester Dominates But Bats Go Silent in Seattle in 5-1 Loss

By Mike Martyniak ⋅ July 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Who’d have thought Jon Lester v. David Pauley would have made for a Saturday night pitcher’s duel? While Lester’s home state and the confines of SafeCo Field have not exactly been kind to him in previous starts, he began a dominant roll in this one, retiring the first 16 batters he faced. He had struck [...]

The Couch Potato Report: Sox, Softball, and Snooki

By Brian Kintz ⋅ July 24, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

During the 2008 Presidential election, we heard both Barack Obama and John McCain use the rhetorical expression “you can’t put lipstick on a pig” multiple times as their respective campaigns waged on towards election day. One of my friends from across the pond has a different way of saying the same thing… “you can’t [...]

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 [...]

Boston Red Sox – Team of Broken Dreams (And Ribs, And Feet)

By John ⋅ July 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

We all know the situation; the Red Sox are taking on injuries like the Titanic took on water. It’s not a pretty sight. They’re now three games behind the Rays for the Wild-card, and five behind the Yankees for the division. They went 4-6 in their last 10 games before the All Star break, while [...]

Is Jacoby Ellsbury the New Manny Ramirez?

By Katy Fitzpatrick ⋅ June 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Recently, Jacoby Ellsbury has gained a negative reputation because of his rib injury. Is Red Sox Nation being too harsh on him? Who is really responsible for shedding this negative light on the swift outfielder?

Ortiz, Red Sox Cap Off Impressive Month With Victory Over Royals

By Mike Martyniak ⋅ May 30, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox finished off their month of May in suitable fashion. On New Hampshire Day at Fenway Park, the Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 to salvage a split of the series heading into tomorrow’s day off. After a much-needed sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays, the Sox came into this [...]

Sox Give Rays a Taste of Their Own Medicine

By Katy Fitzpatrick ⋅ May 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

It was a beautiful sight for Red Sox Nation to see them sweep the top team in the AL East this week, but will this 3-game sweep over the Rays be enough to motivate the Sox to keep on trucking up the treacherous AL ladder?

Buchholz Shines as Sox Top Rays

By Teddy ⋅ May 25, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

What is it with Boston against Florida teams?
First the Celtics roll over the Heat and started fantastic against the Magic. Then the Red Sox got into the action by steamrolling the Rays.
It was Big Papi and Youk that led the way with two home runs as Boston accumulated 12 hits and ended up winning 6-1.
Clay [...]

The Doc is Out; the Sox Are in

By John ⋅ May 23, 2010 ⋅ One comment

In a contest that could reasonably be assumed to be lopsided, it was, but is was the other team doing the damage, as Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox took down Roy Halladay and the Phillies 8-3. It didn’t take long for Boston to draw first blood, when Kevin Youkilis led off the 2nd inning [...]

Dice-K Flirts With No Hitter, Sox Win in Ellsbury’s Return

By KC Downey ⋅ May 23, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Daisuke Matsuzaka has mostly had a bad season. He entered Saturday night’s game in Philadelphia with a 7.89 ERA in four starts after his return from the disabled list. The numbers would be much worse if you take out his outstanding performance against the Blue Jays two turns ago (7 IP, 1 ER, 9 Ks).
Coming [...]

Red Sox 2010 Payroll: $168 Million Sure Doesn’t Buy What it Used to

By Robert McLeod ⋅ May 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Talks of a prolonged recession and rampant unemployment have led us all to take money saving strides. We as a nation we’ve begun stretching each and every dollar, car pooling, bargain hunting, skipping concerts, and sporting events we used to go to, to steal a line from John McCain, we’re cutting our pork spending.
In the meantime, Theo Epstein’s having ribs.
The [...]