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Reader advisory: These grades are based off how these players have performed based on the expectations I had for them going into the season. Pretty pumped to be on the giving end of some grades as opposed to the receiving. Catcher: B Jarrod Saltamacchia/ Jason Varitek: Despite a slow start Salty has been a pleasant…
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,…
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…
Theo’s Time to Shine
The Red Sox have had a little case of the J.D. Drews spreading throughout the clubhouse with with the likes of Crawford, Buchholz, and most recently Lester finding themselves on the the Disabled List. I attended the game Tuesday night and I almost thought I was watching a game from last season with Darnell McDonald…
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….
