Via Gordon Edes: Hopes that Carl Crawford’s experience with the Boston Red Sox would take an immediate turn for the better after a disappointing first season were dashed with the announcement by Red Sox GM Ben Cherington on Tuesday that the left fielder underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist. Cherington did not rule out…
Nice article from Gordon Edes and ESPN Boston breaking down some of the possible Red Sox manager candidates. Let’s face it this season was tough and it after the Sox collapse it’s difficult to bet on baseball these days. If you had to there is a lot of options as far as sports betting online,…
Being a die-hard Red Sox fan can pay off in all sorts of ways, even when they’re not nothing yet another victory versus the dreaded Yankees. More and more Red Sox fans (and fans of all sports) are turning to the Internet to not only expand their sports knowledge but to also put a little…
With the Red Sox closing out their regular season home schedule against the Yankees last night, we’re looking back at each and every matchup so far this season. In case you missed it, the Red Sox lead the season series 11 – 4 with a month left to play. Its easy to forget these teams…
The Red Sox start the day sitting one game out of first place in the AL East. During this series against the Yankees, they are looking to move into the top spot in the division. To do so they must win at least two out of three game, which would put that at a tie with…
CLEVELAND — John Lackey threw 40 fastballs without discomfort in the Red Sox bullpen on Tuesday. The right-hander, sidelined since May 12 with a strained right elbow, said he was encouraged and eager to give it another test soon. “I felt pretty good and it was a step in the right direction,” Lackey said. “I…
CLEVELAND — Dustin Pedroia got to Progressive Field ahead of most of his teammates on Tuesday, even though he knew he would not be in Terry Francona’s starting lineup. Even before he tweaked his left leg and left Monday night’s 3-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians in the eighth inning, Pedroia was told by Boston’s…
CLEVELAND — The Red Sox’ pregame worries were in the wrong place. Their post-game concerns may be more significant after losing Dustin Pedroia. Concerned with mustering some offense against former Boston right-hander Justin Masterson, they should have focused on hot-hitting Asdrubal Cabrera. Cabrera homered and had three hits, including a go-ahead RBI double in the…
After being diagnosed with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament and strained flexor in his pitching elbow, Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka has decided to get another opinion. Manager Terry Francona confirmed after Monday night’s 3-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians that Matsuzaka is in Japan rather than with the team in Cleveland, and that…
BOSTON — This was not Tim Wakefield’s first rodeo, of course. The knuckleballer has been a member of the Red Sox’s pitching staff forever, or at least it seems that way. The truth is Wakefield has been wearing a Boston uniform for more than 17 years. Wakefield has been a starter for the Sox. He…
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…