This past offseason, the Red Sox nearly let Jason Varitek walk away, due to his declining production, ascending age and contract demands. I shudder to think where they’d be this year without their Captain. Varitek hit two solo homers this afternoon in the soon-to-be-extinct Homerdome, the first one tying the game at one and the second a mammoth upper-deck job [...]
Minnesota wild: Ugly loss drops Sox into a tie for first
The scoreboard may show the Red Sox lost by just two runs tonight, but this was one of those cases where the final score doesn’t tell the whole story. Not by a long shot. Boston lost one its ugliest games of the season Wednesday night in Minneapolis, dropping a 4-2 decision that could have been much [...]
Big inning burns Lester again
There once was a time, not so long ago, that people considered Jon Lester not just possibly the ace of the Boston staff, but a sure-fire Cy Young candidate. But right now, with a 3-5 record and an ERA over 6.00, he looks like a bottom-of-the-rotation pitcher who can’t seem to find a groove, and more often than not, the strike [...]
Win vs. Twins ups Sox lead to one full game
Jonathan Papelbon tried to blow his second save in three days, and after allowing another two-run, ninth inning homer, he nearly succeeded. But this time, his offense had scored enough runs to minimize his now regular meltdowns. Boston was enjoying a comfy 5-1 lead after four innings, but when Brad Penny faltered and allowed a [...]
Happy Birthday, Tito! Sox sweep Twins-bill
On the day manager Terry Francona celebrated the 50th anniversary of his birth, his team gave him the best present a major league manager could ask for – a double header sweep. After blasting three homers and riding another complete game by Tim Wakefield to a 10-1, rain-shortened victory this afternoon in the makeup game of last [...]
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, [...]
