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200 On Hold, Sox Other MVP Candidate Continues Path to Pay Day
Looks like Timmy boy will have to wait for his next start (Monday at Minnesota) to gather win number 200. The newly turned 45 year old yielded 3 runs on 5 hits while collecting a no decision in the Sox 4-3 walk off win last night at Fenway. Wake was the story early but Ellsbury…
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…
Red Sox Quest To Capture AL Pennant Heads to Houston
(image courtesy Flickr (Amy) (Link) The surprising 2021 Red Sox are heading to Houston to continue their playoff series for the AL pennant and a possible fifth trip to the World Series in the 2000s! They have to win two in a row on the road to succeed in their quest for the World Series….
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…
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….
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…
