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Beckett To Have Thumb Evaluated
In the latest news from the 2012 Red Sox pitching rotation, Josh Beckett is headed to Texas. The pitcher has an alleged thumb injury that needs to be evaluated, and he will have it done in San Antonio. Apparently this came up about 10 days ago, but there were no negative effects on his pitching,…
Just A Bump In The Road
The Red Sox have hit a rough patch of late and after losing two out of three to both the lowly Seattle Mariners and rival Tampa Bay Rays the Sox find themselves trailing the New York Yankees by a half game in the A.L. East. Ironically it has been the Red Sox bats and not…
The Resurrection of David Ortiz
Hector Noesi had never faced David Ortiz before. He was in his second inning of work, mopping up for starter Freddy Garcia, who got whacked harder than a piñata at a second grader’s birthday party. Noesi had walked Adrian Gonzalez to start the inning before inducing a Kevin Youkilis fly-out in the next at bat….
Padres Walk Past Sox
Alfredo Aceves did his best Rick “Wildthing” Vaughn impression last night, giving up four runs on four hits and six walks while throwing a career high 98 pitches during a 5 IP no decision. Filling it for a sick Josh Beckett, Aceves had trouble finding the strike zone putting the Sox in an early 4-1…
Losing Ohtani To Tommy John Is A Bummer for Baseball
With news today that Shohei Ohtani would be opting for Tommy John surgery, we’re feeling just a bit of sadness for the poor guy, who has brought some added excitement to Major League Baseball this year. Here he is throwing absolute gas (101mph reached) against the Astros. Ohtani, who at only twenty-three years old, had…
Sox, Cubs Show Off Throwbacks
BOSTON — The ceremonial pitches at Fenway Park on Saturday were thrown out by Dr. Louis Zamperini, a 1936 United States Olympian, and Julia Ruth Stevens, Babe Ruth’s daughter, in keeping with the nostalgic theme of the Boston Red Sox–Chicago Cubs weekend, with the teams meeting in Boston for the first time since the 1918…
