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Ryan Kalish To Miss Start of 2012 MLB Season – Fenway Park 12/30/11

Ryan Kalish had surgery on a labrum tear in his left shoulder in November and will miss the start of the 2012 MLB season.  Kalish should start hitting during spring training and then should be ready to make regular game appearances in early 2012.  Kalish suffered a back injury in April 2011 while making a [...]

Mike Cameron — Outside Looking in? – Fenway Park 12/7/10

Mike Cameron understands the position he could be in once the winter frenzy ends before spring training 2011.  Cameron signed a 2-year deal before the start of the 2010 MLB season, but played only 48 games for the Red Sox.  He hit .259 with only 4 HR’s and only 18 RBI’s.  Ouch… Throw in the [...]

Gotta Love the Bill James Handbook Projections – Ryan Kalish, David Ortiz, Carl Crawford & Jayson Werth – Fenway Park – 11/5/10

Gotta love the Bill James Handbook projections for the 2011 MLB schedule – Ryan Kalish, David Ortiz, Carl Crawford & Jayson Werth.  Kalish had a decent numbers during the 2010 MLB season filling in for Mike Cameron and Jacoby Ellsbury as they battled through injuries all season long.  Here are Kalish’s 2010 numbers — .252 [...]

Lester Top Notch in Seattle – Red Sox 5, Mariners 1 – 9/13/10

Jon Lester picked up win #17 (against just 8 losses) in the Red Sox 5-1 win over the Mariners in Seattle on Monday night. Playoff Watch – Yankees 1–0 loss to Rays — 7.0 games lead over Red Sox. Rays 1-0 win over Yankees — 7.5 games lead over Red Sox. The Good — Jon [...]

Lester, Red Sox “Stay Alive” with Win — Red Sox 12, Rays 5 – 9/6/10 Fenway Park

The Red Sox “stayed alive” with their 12-5 win over the Rays on Labor Day.  Lester picked up win #16. Playoff Watch – Yankees 4-3 loss to Orioles  — 9 games lead over Red Sox. Rays 12-5 loss to Red Sox — 6.5 games lead over Red Sox. The Good — Jon Lester – 16 [...]

Buchholz Continues Emergence as “Ace” of Red Sox Staff; No Gonzalez Trade Over the Winter a Blessing in Disguise – Red Sox 6, Angels 0 – 8/17/10 Fenway Park

Win #14 for Clay Buchholz was a HUGE one for the Red Sox.  Not only did it help end the Red Sox get off to a good start on their upcoming homestand, it also helped them keep pace with the Yankees and Rays who both won on Tuesday night.  Buchholz tossed 7 scoreless innings, scattering [...]

Red Sox Downed by Rangers in Texas — Red Sox 3, Rangers 1 – Saturday 8/14/10 & Red Sox 3, Rangers 7 – Sunday 8/15/10

It was a frustrating series loss for the Red Sox in Texas.With the Yankees and Rays both playing poorly all week long, it was a chance for the Red Sox to pick up some ground on their nearest rivals.  After starting the week 3-0, they finished up losing 3 out of their last 4 games.  [...]

On the Right Track — Buchholz, Clutch Hits Key Win — Red Sox 6, Yankees 3 – 8/6/10 Yankee Stadium

Clay Buchholz was electric on Friday night and the Red Sox bats came through with clutch hits as the Red Sox beat the Yankees 6-3 in the all-important Game 1 of the 4-game series at Yankee Stadium on Friday night.  Playing in front of a packed house and a record attendance of 49,875 crazed fans, [...]

Another Early Hole, Another Loss; Plus Injuries Abound — Red Sox 5, Indians 6 – 8/2/10

What is going on – just when you things might start to get better as players return from the DL, the exact opposite happen.  As has been the usual MO lately, the Sox found themselves in an early 6-1 hole after 6 innings, and a late rally was too little too late. The Bad — [...]