The Sox are down 2-1 right now.
They’ve ht into four double plays, the last of which ended what could’ve been a promising rally. First and third, one out in the bottom of the fifth and boom, J.D. Drew goes 6-4-3. The Sox had six hits through five innings and one run.
Timely hits are [...]
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Mike Lowell just stunned everybody in the ballpark with a diving catch. With two outs and two men on (Johnny Damon on second, Mark Teixeira on third) in the top of the third, Nick Swisher ripped a 2-1 pitch on a line toward third base.
The ball looked destined for the left-field [...]
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The Red Sox only scored one run in the inning, but how they did it is worth mentioning. It shows just how dangerous Boston is when Jacoby Ellsbury gets on base. After leading off the game with a single, he advanced to second on Joba Chamberlain’s balk.
Ellsbury is a pain. There’s no doubt [...]
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Hey everybody, Alan Siegel here. Filling in for Bill Burt tonight.
Sox-Yankees, Round 1 will start in about 45 minutes.
Leading up to today, David Ortiz’s comments about Joba Chamberlain was the big story.
“None of that, man — just play the game the way it’s supposed to be, and that’s about it,” [...]
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Here’s a quick update — and it’s a very positive update — of two prospective Red Sox stars currently in Pawtucket:
Closer-in-the-making Daniel Bard, is tied for the International League lead with 3 saves in 3 chances while allowing just one run in 6 appearances over 9.0 innings (1.00 ERA). Better yet, he has an astounding 16 [...]
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Before we look ahead at this weekend, there are a few stories still lingering.
One is Tim Wakefield. The guy simply won’t go away. I have story in today’s Eagle-Tribune on ex-knuckleballer Charlie Hough, who I found in a minor league clubhouse in San Bernadino, Ca. Hough is the most recent “old fogie” pitcher to have [...]
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