It’s a win streak! (Isn’t it? It is, right?)

Ever since Tampa Bay eviscerated the Sox in that four game beatdown a week ago, Boston has run off a tidy 5-2 winning streak that has them a mere 5 1/2 games behind the Devil Rays (yes, I am calling them by their birth names – they’ve earned it). So tell me, why does this little run have all the feel [...]

Injuries piling up along with losses

Riding a five game losing skid and scuffling worse than a scolded adolescent, the reeling Red Sox got a double dose of bad news today before they could even think about facing the Texas Rangers tonight. Starting outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury and Mike Cameron were both placed on the disabled list with significant abdominal injuries that could force them to [...]

Sox Drawer: Dice-K, Smoltz and the dregs of interleague play

While the Red Sox are enjoying another off day - the second one in the past week, not counting all the rain delays – before embarking on yet another 10- day road trip, it gives me a chance to catch up some goings-on regarding the team. #1: What will happen to Dice-K now that he is disabled [...]

Sox starting pitching sucks again

In my previous post  I mentioned that the Red Sox have the second-worst ERA among starting pitchers in the major leagues. Tonight they proved why. Tim Wakefield, the one starter on the staff this year who appeared immune to the shitty ERA syndrome, fell victim to the curse tonight, as Anaheim tagged the ageless knuckleballer for [...]

Sox PPD again; injuries starting to pile up

The lovely New England spring weather forced the Red Sox to postpone their second home game of the young season, resulting in Boston having to play a day/night doubleheader tomorrow against the Minnesota Twins. The first home game of the 2009 season against the Rays was also pushed back a day due to inclement weather, [...]

Bosox back home, but all is not well in Beantown

I’m sure the Red Sox are thrilled to back at Fenway Park to open a nine game home stand tonight after spending the last week on the left coast, where they went 2-4 against the Angels and A’s. But just because the team has returned to the friendly confines of Fenway, don’t think the early season woes will magically disappear. [...]

Dice-K DL-bound

Looks like Tito was right to take Daisuke Matsuzaka out of the game last night after one (horrible) inning of work. The Red Sox placed Matsuzaka on the disabled list today with “shoulder fatigue”, which no doubt could be translated to ‘World Baseball Classic arm’. Dice was the MVP of the 2009 (and 2006) WBC, [...]