Wake wins again in milestone start

If  Tim Wakefield continues to produce at the rate he has this year for another three or four seasons, he won’t just be eligible for the baseball Hall of Fame, he’ll be a candidate for the Smithsonian. Wake continued his mind-blowing run in 2009, earning his 10th victory of the season in his 382nd start as a [...]

Beckett dominates Braves again

With each passing start, Josh Beckett continues to regain his Cy Young caliber form; if he got to face the Atlanta Braves a few more times this season, he might finally win that elusive piece of pitching hardware. Beckett notched his second consecutive impressive outing against the reeling Braves, tossing seven shutout innings at Turner Field, which [...]

Smoltz does his best Dice-K impersonation

Raise your hand if you didn’t see this coming? An aging pitcher with a surgically repaired shoulder takes the hill for the first time in over a year against a hungry, hapless young club that could have easily won the first two games of this three game set if it weren’t for a few bad [...]

Longballs propel Sox in a close win over Nats

Ignore the fact that Boston has outscored Washington in the first two games of this series 17-7, and has outhit the Nats 24-16, including a 9-5 edge in extra base hits; the fact of the matter is, both of the first two contests have been tight ballgames in the later innings. Tuesday night the Sox [...]

Sox squeak by Nats, 11-3

Don’t let the end result fool ya – this game can be filed under the proverbial “much closer than the final score indicated” category. The Red Sox scratched and clawed its way to a tougher-than-expected victory over the worst team in the major leagues Tuesday night, and if it weren’t for an inexcusable error by Washington’s All [...]

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 [...]

Nick Green delivers for Red Sox dads

For the final few frames of Sunday’s soggy game between the Red Sox and Braves at Fenway, it looked as though the Boston bullpen was bound to spoil what could have been a sweet Father’s Day for all the Nation’s daddies. And then, with one quick flick of the wrist, Sox shortstop Nick Green wrapped a solo shot around Pesky’ [...]

Marlins swallowed up by a mighty Wake

Wanna know the best part of Boston’s 8-2 thrashing of the Florida Marlins at Fenway Tuesday night? Big Papi hit another home run, and for the first time this season, he didn’t receive a standing ovation. That must mean things are getting back to normal, right? Ortiz hit a titanic blast into the Boston bullpen to kick [...]

Sox set to tackle the Fish at Fenway

Fresh off taking two of three from the World Champs in the City of Brotherly Love, and following four straight series against division leaders, the Red Sox will welcome the floundering Miami Florida Marlins to Fenway Park tonight as they kick off a quick six game homestand before embarking on yet another lengthy road trip. [...]

Sox avoid sweep, take over first place

I must admit I didn’t catch any part of the last two games while I was indulging in the typical Memorial Day weekend activities of pool parties, barbecues and movie-going (Star Trek rocked, BTW!).  And apparently, I didn’t miss too much. Well, other than: Josh Beckett pitching eight innings of one-run ball, only to have Jonathan Papelbon [...]