The Red Sox, still stinging from a pair of lackluster losses suffered at the hands of new rival Tampa Bay, had a great chance to turn things around and extend their winning streak to nine games over old rival New York tonight. After jumping out to an early 3-1 lead, courtesy of a pair of homers including [...]
Deadline deals leave Sox with more questions than answers
The Red Sox approached the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline as a struggling team with holes in the starting lineup and starting rotation, and every Sox fan in the Nation knew Theo Epstein was going to make a splashy deal, as much to shake up as to improve his pennant-contending club. Unfortunately the deals he [...]
