SOX (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Two more members of the Boston Red Sox filed for free agency on Friday. They are pitcher Paul Byrd and utility infielder Chris Woodward. Byrd pitched in seven games for the Red Sox in 2009 after coming out of semi-retirement. He went 1-3 with a 5.82 ERA. Woodward came over from the Mariners after the Red Sox [...]
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Rankings for Boston's free agents courtesy of the MLBPA: Type A: Jason Bay, Billy Wagner, Type B: Jason Varitek. Unranked: Rocco Baldelli, Paul Byrd, Alex Gonzalez, Chris Woodward. What this means: Bay and Wagner, should they sign with another team,...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Evil Empire manager Joe Girardi is looking to change his uniform number from 27 to 28. My suggestion to him is to 86 this idea. Another would involve the number 96 backwards and any of his players. In all fairness, Girardi did bail someone out of a jam recently. Personally, I think it's ridiculous for managers and coaches to have numbers to begin with. They're usually wearing team-issued windbreakers...
The Mighty Quinn Media Machine (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
The Red Sox made a wise move tonight, activating Paul Byrd for the ALDS and shelving Manny Delcarmen for the series. Byrd figures to be long man out of the pen, someone the Sox can turn to if they need someone to eat up valuable innings should a starter go down or be terribly ineffective. Delcarmen did nothing over the final games to show he belongs as anything other than a garbage time pitcher. Jed...
The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
The addition of Jed Lowrie (over Nick Green) to the ALDS roster comes as no surprise, but it was a little strange to hear Gil Velazquez was chosen over Chris Woodward to be on call, if needed. The Red Sox would love to have Rocco Baldelli available to face lefties Scott Kazmir and Joe Saunders in Games 3 and 4, but his status (left hip flexor) is still up in the air. Rosters are not due until 1 PM...
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Jed Lowrie will be the backup infielder on the Red Sox first round roster, manager Terry Francona said a short while ago. The move did not come as a surprise given the status of Nick Green and Chris Woodward, the...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
More photos » by Frank Franklin II - AP 2 months ago: Boston Red Sox's Jed Lowrie takes a strike during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, in New York. Lowrie departed in the fourth inning with an irritated left forearm. The Red Sox lost 13-6. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Browse more photos » Although he's still not 100 percent healthy,...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
(Barry Chin / Boston Globe Staff) Are the Sox About to Begin Their World Series Drive with Chris Woodward at Short? Alex Gonzalez Hit By Pitch, "Line" in the Hand , More X-Rays Today No Long-Term Solution at Short: Green Has Disk/Nerve Issue, And the .145 Hitting Jed Lowrie's Left Wrist Problems Linger More Walking Wounded: J.D. O.P.S. Gets C.O.R.T.I.S.O.N.E. Shot in Shoulder Baldelli Naturally...
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Alex Gonzalez may have a hairline fracture in his right hand from getting beaned last night. Tito explained the injury: "Gonzie got a flor-scan, flor-scope, whatever they call that thing in there," he said. "It was actually a little bit inconclusive. That doesn't mean that -- I think they just feel a little more comfortable if they get some x-rays tomorrow morning. Paulie said it could...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Well, our corvids look to keep our their fine play over the last week and a half (having won five straight and eight of the last nine). Roy Halladay is on the hill for the Jays and -- since Boston backed into the playoffs last night with a Texas loss -- the Red Sox send out their B-Squad, featuring Joey Gathright in centre, Josh Reddick in left, Alex Gonzalez at short (with Jed Lowrie playing third...
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
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The UberReview (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
It says something that in a world of uber-expensive coffee gadgets, a humble French press still makes some of the best coffee. It is a simple piece of technology, and it is the simplicity that makes the the coffee taste so good. There is no filter paper to tarnish the taste. So what does the [...]
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
From Dan Shaughnessy : One team is going all out to win every day. The other team is the Red Sox - asking you to stand back and look at the big picture. The starting lineups told you everything you needed to know about the respective approaches of these rivals. Yankees manager Joe Girardi, burning his guys in a manner like Don Zimmer (circa 1978), put out his best nine players along with the winningest...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
(AP) Sox Get Spanked at the Stadium, Division Dreams Dead And It's Not the Patriots Offense We Have to Worry About Bronx Bummer | How the East Was Bought 4, Thank God for the Wild Card 2 'Tek Aside, That Was Pretty Much the A-Team That Got Beat on Sunday Victor Martinez... Putting the Team Before Any Personal Hitting Streak Goals Good to Know You Can't Pitch Bard in the Bronx "Tastes good!"...
The Joy of Sox (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Junichi Tazawa's 2009 season is over . The rookie pitcher was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a left groin strain (suffered in Chicago on September 4). I had no idea what to expect this year [his first professional experience after pitching in Japan's Industrial League in 2008]. But looking back on it, I had a better year than I could ever hope for, and looking back, I think it was a great...
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