John Derran Lackey

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 235 lb.

Born: October 23, 1978 in Abilene, TX
High School: Abilene HS (Abilene, TX)
Schools: Grayson County College (Denison, TX), University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX)
Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 24, 2002 (Age 23)   vs. TEX 7.0 IP, 6 H, 6 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Angels/RedSox 2002-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 5 yrs/$82.5M (10-14) & 15 vesting option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 10.095, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Steve Hilliard, previously: Joe Urbon [*]
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• 4/16 MLBTradeRumors: Each Team's Highest-Paid Player: When calculating the amount of the Qualifying Offer, MLB and the players' union find the average salary of the 125 highest-paid...
• 4/16 MLB Injury News: Red Sox John Lackey cleared to resume throwing: Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell told reporters – including Julian Benbow of The Boston Globe – that right-handed starting pitcher...
• 4/12 Down on the Yarn: Alex Wilson Makes His MLB Debut with the Boston Red Sox: The Boston Red Sox placed John Lackey on the 15-day disabled list this week. In a related roster move they have called up pitcher...
• 4/12 Billy-Ball.com: Top 10: Pitchers who have hit the most batters since 2006: Pitchers who have hit the most batters since 2006 (Carlos Quentin‘s MLB career began in 2006) Rk Player HBP From To 1 A.J....
• 4/12 BoSox Injection: Sox Fall 3-2 to O’s, Drop First Series: With John Lackey now on the disabled list, the always temperamental Alfredo Aceves was scheduled to pick up the right-hander’s...
• 4/11 Red Sox Life: Sox fall to O's and drop 1st series: Adam Jones ripped a 2-out RBI double down the left field line in the top of the 7th inning off Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara...
• 4/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/11: After falling late in the game last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series in the rubber game of a three-game...
• 4/11 Injury Report: ()
• 4/11 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Boston not interested in Rockies’ Aaron Harang: In the wake of John Lackey’s arm injury, the Boston Red Sox were recently tied to Colorado Rockies right-hander Aaron Harang....
• 4/10 BoSox Injection: Alex Wilson Called Up To Red Sox As Lackey Heads To 15-Day DL: Shortly after manager John Farrell announced that Alfredo Aceves would be making a spot start tomorrow, we’ve learned that...
• 4/10 BoSox Banter: Lackey placed on DL, Wilson summoned from Pawtucket: By Jeff Louderback Hours after it was reported that John Lackey would likely just miss a start and not land on the disabled list...
• 4/10 MLB Injury News: Red Sox place John Lackey on 15-day DL: John Lackey was one start into his return from Tommy John surgery before he re-injured himself.  Fortunately, the injury...
• 4/10 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Activate SS Stephen Drew, Option Jose Iglesias: The Boston Red Sox will option shortstop Jose Iglesias  to AAA and will activate Stephen Drew off the disabled list.  Drew  has...
• 4/10 BoSox Banter: Aceves to start Thursday, Doubront Friday: By Jeff Louderback Alfredo Aceves will take the mound on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles instead of Friday against the...
• 4/10 BoSox Banter: Lackey diagnosis encouraging, Aceves likely to start Friday: By Jeff Louderback Before John Lackey first experienced elbow problems in the 2009 season, he was one of the most durable and...
• 4/10 Injury Report: ()
• 4/10 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Aceves Tomorrow, Lackey to Miss Start: The Red Sox have just announced that Alfredo Aceves will start on Thursday, bumping Felix Doubront back to Friday and giving both...
• 4/10 Fire Brand of the American League: What can the Red Sox expect from John Lackey?Hunter Golden unites lacktators from around the world and declares that "YES! LACKEY WILL RIDE AGAIN~!"...
• 4/10 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – Once More, With FeelingAll for second chances....
• 4/9 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Terry Francona, Derek Jeter, Margaret Thatcher: Contributors: Eliza Bayne, Jon Sender, Zach Pennington, Atman Thakrar The hottest topics for the week of April 7, 2013 …...
• 4/9 Baseball Jerks: Week 2 MLB Injury Report: Brian’s Song: We are just about a week into the season and already have a full slate of injuries around the league – including the return...
• 4/9 MLB Injury News: John Lackey injury: No tear for Red Sox RHP: There was initially fear that Boston Red Sox right-handed starting pitcher John Lackey had sustained a tear in his injured biceps. However,...
• 4/9 BoSox Injection: Who’s On First? BosoxLinx: 4-9-2013: Jackie Bradley has cooled off after a torrid spring got a day off for Boston’s home opener http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/clubhouse_insider/2013/04/jackie_bradley_jr_cools_as_red_sox_set_to_return_home...
• 4/9 Baseball News Source: Clay Buchholz K’s Eight, Nava Homers, Red Sox Edge Orioles: Boston Red Sox fans could get used to this. Clay Buchholz struck out eight over seven scoreless innings and Daniel Nava hit a...
• 4/9 MLB Dirt: Baseball Notes for April 8, 2013: Not surprisingly, the first week of the 2013 major league season got off to a roaring start, teasing fans with the promise of...
• 4/9 BoSox Banter: Lackey might avoid DL, Aceves possible Sunday starter: By Jeff Louderback Diagnosed with a right biceps strain after he departed Sunday’s start in the fifth inning, John Lackey...
• 4/8 MLB Injury News: Alfredo Aceves could start for Lackey: The Boston Red Sox right-hander Alfredo Aceves may start in the place of John Lackey on Sunday after Lackey left Saturday's...
• 4/8 BoSox Injection: Farrell Hints That Lackey May Be Able to Avoid The DL: Full disclosure: I’ve never been a big John Lackey fan. Over the years he’s been on the wrong end of my poisoned pen...
• 4/8 Injury Report: ()
• 4/8 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: John Lackey: Maybe Only a Bicep Strain: The best thing about this afternoon’s loss to the Blue Jays was John Lackey pitching with the stuff and command of the John...
• 4/8 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Game Five Thread – Red Sox (3-1, 1st) at Blue Jays (4/6/13): John Lackey (DNP in 2012) vs. J.A. Happ (10-11, 4.79 in 2012) Note: Saturday’s Portland starter Kyle Kaminska is by my reckoning...
• 4/8 Red Sox Life: Nava powers Sox to 3-1 home-opener win: Daniel Nava's 3-run blast in the bottom of the 7th inning powered the Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles Monday...
• 4/8 Red Sox Life: John Lackey and Red Sox avoid catastrophe: As expected, John Lackey avoided serious injury Saturday after leaving his season debut with a dangling right arm. Team president...
• 4/8 Fire Brand of the American League: On John Lackey And Mixed EmotionsDoes John Lackey deserve our sympathy? ...
• 4/8 Baseballhotcorner.com: MLB.TV Review 2013 – If You Love Baseball, You’ll Love This.: It’s 2013 which means that thanks to the internet, we have the ability to watch pretty much anything we want. Every TV show,...
• 4/8 Red Sox Maineiacs: Headed Home at 4-2 and We Got Some Answers: Let me start off by clearly stating that we here at RSM fully understand that the baseball season is a marathon and not a sprint....
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Twins, Astros All Interested In Harang: The Red Sox, Twins and Astros are all interested in trading for Aaron Harang, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports (on Twitter)....
• 4/7 BoSox Injection: Middlebrooks, Sox Drop Bomb. Jays Flattened 13-0.: R.A. Dickey, welcome to the American League Beast. A day after Boston was embarrassed 5-0 by the Toronto Blue Jays – a...
• 4/7 BoSox Banter: Lackey, Red Sox awaiting MRI results: By Jeff Louderback A year and a half removed from Tommy John surgery, John Lackey did not last long in his return to game action....
• 4/7 Jays Journal: AL Feast Week 3 (07/04/2013): Here at Jays Journal we like to keep you up to date with breaking news, statistical analysis and opinion pieces on the players,...
• 4/7 MLB Injury News: John Lackey diagnosed with biceps strain: In his first start since undergoing Tommy John surgery, the Red Sox and John Lackey got a scare.  He pitched 4 1/3 innings...
• 4/7 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Need Ryan Dempster To Step Up In John Lackey’s Absence: Losing John Lackey to an injury in his first start after a grueling 16 months of Tommy John rehab is a tough break for both him...
• 4/7 Baseball News Source: AL Scores: Rays Blank Indians, Jays Stop Red Sox, Pujols Lifts Angels: Alex Cobb  pitched into the eighth inning allowing just four hits in the Tampa Bay rays shut out the Cleveland Indians 6-0 for...
• 4/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Relief WorkDaniel likes that bullpen. That is a nice bullpen....
• 4/7 Red Sox Beacon: Game 5: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 0: That was about as bad as a single game gets. Boston fell to Toronto 5-0 and lost their starting pitcher to what appeared to be...
• 4/7 Injury Report: ()
• 4/7 AroundTheFoghorn: “It’s April, enjoy the games”: I saw this quote retweeted by someone somewhere over the twitter tubes, and really, it’s hard to argue with. Do these games...
• 4/6 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Blue Jays 4-6-13: Game 5: Red Sox get shutout 5-0 The Red Sox didn't show much life in this one at all, only mustering two hits all game off...
• 4/6 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Happ(y) To Oblige With Win: Coming off of a disappointing loss against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, their third in four games to start the season,...
• 4/6 Injury Report: ()
• 4/6 Red Sox Life: More on Lackey's Injury: If you saw the pitch on television, you know just how ugly the situation looked on the 5th inning pitch John Lackey (pictured)...
• 4/6 BoSox Injection: Lackey Hurt, Offense Stymied In All-Around Bad Loss: Just one day after a great win where the Red Sox edged the Blue Jays 6-4, things took a complete 180 in the game today. It was...
• 4/6 SOX & Dawgs: Video: John Lackey Suffers Biceps Strain: If the initial diagnosis of John Lackey's arm injury is any indication, he and the Boston Red Sox should consider themselves...
• 4/6 TheLeadoffWalk: Red Sox vs. Blue Jays, Marlins vs. Mets: Day Six Observations: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 0 Colby Rasmus: On the final out of the game, Rasmus put his outstanding glove work on display...
• 4/6 Red Sox Life: Sox lose game and Lackey: The Red Sox lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 at the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon but worse, they may have lost starting...
• 4/6 BoSox Injection: Breaking News: John Lackey Injury Update, Strained Right Bicep: It has been reported by NESN’s Jenny Dell that John Lackey suffered a right bicep strain when he sustained an injury in...
• 4/6 Baseball Musings: Winning the Under: If you had the under on John Lackey getting hurt again, it appears you won. It’s too bad, as John was pitching well, walking...
• 4/6 BoSox Injection: Lackey Injures Arm in Fifth Inning Against the Blue Jays: On the 78th pitch of his comeback from Tommy John surgery, John Lackey threw wildly and grabbed his arm in pain. The shoulder...
• 4/6 Jays Journal: Jeremy Jeffress Designated For Assignment, Dave Bush Called Up: Apparently, one bad appearance can make a world of difference when it came to Jeremy Jeffress. The 25 year old fireballer Jeremy...
• 4/6 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Delight - 4/6: After taking game one of a three-game set, the Boston Red Sox look to keep the good times rolling in game two of a three-game...
• 4/6 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Saturday: April 6, 2013: Lessons learned over the past couple of days: Picking the Astros is problematic. Picking the Yankees has become problematic....
• 4/6 Red Sox Beacon: Game 4: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4: It took Boston 13 games in 2011 to win its third. Eight in 2012. This season it took four and after last night’s win against...
• 4/6 BoSox Injection: Sox Break Into The Home Run Category In 6-4 Win Vs Jays: For all the doubts many have about the 2013 Red Sox, they are definitely off to a much better start than the recent two editions...
• 4/5 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue JaysThe Advanced Scout takes his hoser self to Toronto to analyze the Toronto Blue Jays...
• 4/4 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 4/5-4/7: Note: Pitching matchups are subject to change Friday,  April 5 @ 7:07 PM Felix Doubront, LHP (0-0, ---) vs...
• 4/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Set 2013 Opening Day Roster: While we really already did know how the Boston Red Sox were going to open the 2013 as far as the roster went, they finally...
• 4/3 BoSox Injection: The Road Ahead: Red Sox April Match Ups Will Provide Early Yard Stick: The Red Sox’ three-game set in the Bronx against the Yankees that kicks off their 2013 campaign is just the first test in...
• 4/2 BoSox Injection: Red Sox AL East Roundup: Boston Red Sox Q&A: Since Bosox Injection was able to bring you all the Fansided MLB AL East Editor Q&As last week I figured now was good time...
• 4/2 Mastersball.com: Box Score Blitz: Opening Day: It's back! If you recall that Box Score Blitz used to be a regular feature of the site, you have an excellent memory but better...
• 4/1 Red Sox Maineiacs: Red Sox Maineiacs Podcast: 2013 AL East Preview!: The Red Sox Maineiacs Podcast is back with a preview of the AL East.  Barry and Brandon discuss Red Sox story lines heading...
• 4/1 Red Sox Life: Guess how many ESPN "experts" picked the Sox to make the playoffs: ESPN, the self-proclaimed "World Wide Leader in Sports" released their 2013 season predictions this weekend, and guess what? No...
• 4/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Set 2013 Opening Day Roster: While we really already did know how the Boston Red Sox were going to open the 2013 as far as the roster went, they finally...

• 3/30 FanSided: 2013 MLB Preview: Boston Red Sox: After the historic collapse that ended their 2011 season, there was a lot of pressure facing the Boston Red Sox in 2012. Nothing...
• 3/29 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Homeward BoundGoing north has never been dog-gone awesome!...
• 3/29 StoopSports.com: MLB X Factors: Jeff Israel-  It takes 25 players to make a baseball team. Nine guys on the field playing a smooth, crisp game giving maximum...
• 3/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Thread and Series Preview | Yankees vs. Red Sox II: Maybe let's not let Dustin Pedroia pick up nine hits this time: The Yankees and their arch-rivals to the north, the Boston Red Sox, square off tonight in the first of three in Boston’s...
• 3/27 BoSox Injection: Lester Looking Good Despite 5-1 Red Sox Loss: The countdown to the end of spring training continued today as the Miami Marlins beat the Red Sox 5-1.  Daniel Bard was the main...
• 3/27 Red Sox Life: Lester named Opening Day starter: The Red Sox made it official Wednesday morning - lefty Jon Lester will be the Opening Day starting pitcher when the Sox open...
• 3/27 Red Sox Life: John Lackey shows more signs of progess: If you know where to look in the image, you can almost make out the scar near his right elbow. It's probably 4-6 inches long,...
• 3/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – Pitchers, Prospects & PinstripesAn absolutely amazing act of alliteration!...
• 3/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy baseball analysis: Boston Red Sox pitching projections: After posting the worst ERA in team history last year, the Boston Red Sox need to be more effective at keeping their opponents...
• 3/25 Red Sox Maineiacs: Roster Becoming More Clear: With a week of spring training left the Red Sox roster is becoming more and more clear by the day, but there are still decisions...
• 3/22 BoSox Injection: Lackey Freezes Phillies, Sox Roll to 6-1 Win: John Lackey continued his impressive return from Tommy John surgery yesterday and Shane Victorino broke it open with a bases clearing...
• 3/19 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Boston seeking starting pitching depth: While the Boston Red Sox projected starting rotation has performed well this spring, manager John Farrell told reporters, including Gordon...
• 3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Looking For Starting Pitching Depth: As ESPN's Jayson Stark notes in his latest column, Boston's 2012 rotation posted the worst ERA of any Red Sox rotation in history...
• 3/18 BoSox Banter: Red Sox rotation impressive so far this spring: By Jeff Louderback Ineffective starting pitching has doomed the Red Sox the last three years. This season, it projects to be a...
• 3/18 mlbreports.com : Can Lester And Co. Weather The Power Outage?: Like us on Facebook here Monday, Mar.18, 2013 By Saul Wisnia,  Red Sox Correspondent (Read his blog ‘Fenway Reflections’...
• 3/18 Baseballhotcorner.com: Boston Red Sox 2013 Preview: Two Baseball Hot Corner writers collaborate their efforts to bring you a 2013 Boston Red Sox Preview. The 2012 Boston Red Sox...
• 3/18 Baseballhotcorner.com: American League East Preview-Team By Team Breakdown: Why it’s good for baseball for the Yankees to be bad I can’t recall a time I was more excited for baseball than I am in 2013. ...
• 3/18 BoSox Injection: Runs, Hits and Errors: Can An Improved Red Sox Team Overcome the Injury Bug?: In every major league spring training season, a time when hope springs eternal, there are inevitable twisting and turning stories...
• 3/18 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: 30 Players, 30 Teams - Boston Red Sox: In this series, we are going to spotlight one player on each of the 30 Major League Baseball teams. However, we won't be...
• 3/12 BoSox Injection: Young Pitching Depth Could Be Key To Red Sox Success In 2013: Pitching has been the biggest problem for the Red Sox in recent years. Nobody can deny or argue with that, as the Red Sox have...
• 3/11 Red Sox Life: Seven things you missed from a crazy Red Sox weekend: The Red Sox had a busy weekend (as far as Spring Training goes). Here's what you missed: 1. Stephen Drew was...
• 3/11 Fire Brand of the American League: Monday’s Links – Back On His HeelsThe injury bug still crawls around the clubhouse....
• 3/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Matt Moore Shows Progress But Falls Apart in 4th as Rays Lose 6-2 to Red Sox: Entering 2012, the expectations were sky-high for Matt Moore after he struck out 11 in his first major league start in 2011 and...
• 3/10 BoSox Injection: Lackey, Sox Bend But Don’t Break. Beat Rays 6-2.: Sunday afternoon against Tampa Bay was another step in John Lackey‘s bend but not break pitching journey as well as a testament...
• 3/9 Red Sox Life: Three reasons to be excited about the Red Sox pitching staff: There is one reason that the Red Sox have struggled mightily since September 2011: pitching. This pitching staff, from the...
• 3/7 Baseballhotcorner.com: Boston Red Sox 2013 Preview: Two Baseball Hot Corner writers collaborate their efforts to bring you a 2013 Boston Red Sox Preview. The 2012 Boston Red Sox...
• 3/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Triumphant Return of John Lackey…Sort Of: To say John Lackey's 2011 was atrocious would be, well, pretty accurate. In 28 starts with the BoSox, Lackey was 12-12 with an...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox turned to the free agent market to address their various needs this winter, spending well over $100MM.  Major League...
• 3/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – Silly Spring StatisticsAlways trying to trick people into taking them seriously. Tsk tsk....
• 3/5 BoSox Injection: Sox Bag Another Win Against Team Puerto Rico, Win 4-3: It was a wonderful, weird and ironic day at Jet Blue Park Tuesday afternoon. First the wonderful. John Lackey pitched three innings...
• 3/5 Red Sox Life: Red Sox to face mystery opponent tonight: The Red Sox do not have a scheduled Grapefruit League game tonight, but they will be playing an exhibition against null Team...
• 3/4 mlbreports.com : How Might Pedro Martinez’s Past Struggles Help This Year’s Red Sox?: Like us on Facebook here Monday, Mar.04, 2013 By Saul Wisnia,  Red Sox Correspondent (Read his blog ‘Fenway Reflections’...
• 3/2 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Pitching Projections: The hope is that Red Sox pitchers will improve with the return of John Farrell, who served as Boston's pitching coach from 2007...
• 3/2 Baseballhotcorner.com: American League East Preview-Team By Team Breakdown: Why it’s good for baseball for the Yankees to be bad I can’t recall a time I was more excited for baseball than I am in 2013. ...

• 2/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Over-Unders: Just a few fun ones I came up with on my own: Starting 9 Jacoby Ellsbury--39.5 steals Dustin Pedroia--.300 batting average David...
• 2/27 Red Sox Life: Jon Lester As Ace? The Job's Certainly Available: The memory is as fresh as if it happened yesterday.  Driving home from work in August 2011 listening to the Red Sox...
• 2/27 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Competing in the AL East: Today is a split-squad day for the Baltimore Orioles. The “B team” will travel to Tampa at 1 PM this afternoon to...
• 2/26 60ft6in.com: Red Sox have five pitchers with Tommy John surgery: When Tommy John had his right forearm tendon transplanted in his left elbow by Dr. Jobe in 1975, nobody knew what the results...
• 2/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Across the AL: The effects of Red Sox injuries: The fracture sustained by Curtis Granderson in his first at-bat of the spring is certainly a huge blow to a Yankee offense...
• 2/26 Fire Brand of the American League: …In Which the 2004 World Series Was Won By Intangibles, Cafardo Style!: Counting prospects before they hatch, discounting "best shape of their lives," wondering if Mike Napoli will be an elite defender,...
• 2/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Five starting rotations that will be fun to watch in 2013: With spring training well underway, and opening day a little over a month away, it seems time for bold speculations and predications...
• 2/24 BoSox Banter: Red Sox weekend spring training review: By Jeff Louderback Spring Training is the only time when wins and losses are irrelevant. Veterans getting into “baseball...
• 2/24 BoSox Injection: Lackey’s Last Chance?: It has been my experience that when you strip away the trappings of fame and financial success, most baseball players will play...
• 2/24 Fire Brand of the American League: CountdownDaniel waits for the 2013 season....
• 2/23 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Take It Down To The Wire But Lose 4-3 In First Spring Matchup: Red Sox fans got a good game in the first Grapefruit League game of 2013, but it eventually culminated in a loss. Pitching dominated...
• 2/23 BoSox Injection: Tommy John Twins De La Rosa and Lackey Pivotal To Sox Success: Boston’s bookend Tommy John pitchers, John Lackey and Rubby De La Rosa are both coming off Tommy John surgery, each with...
• 2/23 Baseballhotcorner.com: Why Red Sox Fans Should Be Excited This Season:   The Boston Red Sox have had so much pressure and expectations the past decade or so that city of Boston has become a media...
• 2/22 SOX & Dawgs: Video: John Lackey Feels Like a Rookie Again: CSN New England's Trenni Kusnierek took a few minutes to chat with Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey who told her he...
• 2/21 Red Sox Maineiacs: Red Sox Maineiacs Podcast: Over Unders: The Red Sox Maineiacs Podcast is back with an episode of over/unders!  Barry and Brandon go through the following lines together...
• 2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: Red Sox Maineiacs Podcast 2013 Spring Training Preview: The Red Sox Podcast is back as we discuss Spring Training 2013.  Brandon and Barry discuss the new coaching staff, offseason...
• 2/19 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Announce Early Spring Pitching Rotation: As exhibition games grow ever closer, the Red Sox have added one more cog to the news surfacing everyday. Manager John Farrell...
• 2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: "Addressing" the Red Sox 2013 Rotation: A couple of weeks ago on the "Downtown with Rich Kimball Show", Chris Bahr of the Sporting News was interviewed and the subject...
• 2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: 13 Red Sox Predictions for 2013: Happy New Year Red Sox fans! Here's to hoping that this year is much better than the last.  With the calendar turning to...
• 2/18 MLB Injury News: John Lackey Looks Good Throwng Red Sox BP: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The...
• 2/18 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Boston Red Sox 2013 Preview: For all of the anguish and disappointment that Boston Red Sox fans went through during the epic collapse of 2011, nothing...
• 2/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Pop a CapDaniel thinks the Red Sox might have their own Stephen Strasburg situation in 2013....
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Red Sox, Duquette, Escobar, LaRoche: John Lackey's new slim physique marks one of the many signs that the Red Sox organization has taken a step toward rebuilding...
• 2/15 mlbreports.com : Eight Things To Watch For At Red Sox Spring Training: Like us on Facebook here Friday, February.15, 2013 By Saul Wisnia,  Red Sox Correspondent (Read his blog ‘Fenway Reflections’...
• 2/15 Billy-Ball.com: The Bill Chuck Files: Five for Friday: Micah Owings has a 32-33 lifetime record on the mound, so it was just mildly surprising when the Nationals signed him as a first...
• 2/15 MLB Dirt: AL East Players To Watch: Dan Marino is trekking through each division in the major leagues and giving you one player he thinks is the: Rookie to Watch,...
• 2/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Favorites No MoreBut they're always #1 in our hearts!...
• 2/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Valverde, Mets, Ellsbury, Bauer: Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he is "shocked" and "broken-hearted" that reliever Jose Valverde hasn’t signed yet, according...
• 2/14 Fire Brand of the American League: In Search of a Cure for My Raging Case of Lackey OptimismProcessing the hope that comes from green grass and bright sunlight on a warm Florida field. ...
• 2/14 RoxPile: Good News: Rockies Do Not Have Any Of The Worst Contracts In Baseball: Over at Grantland Jonah Keri rounded up his list of the 15 worst contracts in Major League Baseball. The National League West...
• 2/13 Fire Brand of the American League: 2013 Red Sox Rotation, PECTOA, ZiPS and Steamer Fun: Editor Hunter Golden plays with PECTOA, ZiPS and Steamer projections and gives us a more in-depth look at the Red Sox 2013 rotation...
• 2/12 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Mike Napoli Beats John Lackey in Beautyrest Baggo Classic : The past few years, NESN has been holding different types of "sporting contests" with the Boston Red Sox players...
• 2/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Ask Nick: Bridge Year Edition: In which Nick channels Theo Epstein c. 2010, champions Saltalamacchia based on one counting stat, and is jazzed to be at "The...
• 2/11 Jays Journal: AL East Fan Projection February Part III: Pitching: For the most part, pitching staffs in the AL East have remained stagnant amongst the division’s clubs. While the Rays did...
• 2/11 Fire Brand of the American League: Putting Prospect Rankings In PerspectiveProspect rankings can be good fun for all, but what can you really take away from all the noise? ...
• 2/10 PaulLebowitz.com: King Felix’s Mariners Deal Will Get Done Because It Has To Get Done: The dual-sided coin of big signings leaked to the media before they’re “officially” official is landing incoveniently for...
• 2/9 Red Sox Maineiacs: "Addressing" the Red Sox 2013 Rotation: A couple of weeks ago on the "Downtown with Rich Kimball Show", Chris Bahr of the Sporting News was interviewed and the subject...
• 2/9 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Cherington, Pedroia, Lavarnway: There has been a lot of talk this offseason about what John Farrell can do for the Red Sox pitching staff as manager, but GM...
• 2/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Pitching InThere's a pretty nasty 'pen in Fenway....
• 2/8 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Javier Vasquez Drawing Major Interest: It says something for the quality of the pitching market when Javier Vazquez can sit out an entire season and then still...
• 2/7 Behind the Plate: 2013 Bounceback in Beantown?Ben Cherington (left [...] ...
• 2/7 MLB Injury News: Red Sox injury news: David Ortiz, John Lackey: Boston Red Sox starting pitcher John Lackey is set to enter spring training without restrictions, while designated hitter David...
• 2/7 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Boston ‘highly unlikely’ to land Kyle Lohse: The Boston Red Sox have been one of the many teams tied to free agent Kyle Lohse, but it’s “highly unlikely” the right-hander...
• 2/7 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Unlikely To Make Serious Play For Kyle Lohse: While some might see Kyle Lohse as a fit for the Red Sox given their financial flexibility, it is “highly unlikely” that...
• 2/6 BoSox Injection: For The Red Sox 2013 Is All About a Change in Attitude As Much As Personnel: If you take into account what the players are saying, how they’re acting and what fans are hearing from the Red Sox ticketing...
• 2/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Rolling In The Deep: There's a fire starting in Hunter Golden's heart. To take a look at this rotation and talk about what could bring it out of the...
• 2/5 BoSox Injection: Going All In With Farrell: With the disaster of 2012 behind them, the Red Sox and their fans are looking for any and all positive developments as the team...
• 2/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Player Development: How Did Theo Do?Breaking down the minor league system under Theo Epstein....
• 2/3 mlbreports.com : Who’s Ready To Dominate In 2013?: Red Sox MGR John Farrell’s Answer Will Surprise you: Like us on Facebook here Sunday, February.03, 2013 By Saul Wisnia,  Red Sox Correspondent (Read his blog ‘Fenway Reflections’...
• 2/1 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – ‘Bay and the BullpenThankfully, no relation to modern-day Jason Bay....

• 1/31 BoSox Injection: Thin Is Not In When It Comes To Pitching: The Case For Kyle Lohse: Coventional – hell even unconventional – wisdom dictates that Boston must secure more starting pitching as they now...
• 1/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Ryan Kalish And Prospect AttritionRyan Kalish’s inability to stay on the field proves that the notion of prospect redundancy is misguided....
• 1/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Dear Brian Cashman,: It seems as though you have made a firm commitment to getting the budget under $189 million. The motives are clear, and the...
• 1/24 BoSox Injection: Boston’s Starting Pitching: The Elephant in the Room: The Red Sox were the most active team in major league baseball during the offseason. They deliberately reversed the over-spending,...
• 1/24 Fire Brand of the American League: Bold Predictions for 2013, Part 1 — The Pitchers: With 19 days to go before pitchers and catchers officially report, let’s pass some of the long cold winter weeks by making some...
• 1/22 Fire Brand of the American League: Being Nick Cafardo: Nick Cafardo answers questions presented to him by Red Sox fans spanning the globe. I ignore his bland (non) answers, and answer...
• 1/21 Talkin Sox with Dan: News on Baseball, the Red Sox: Ahhh. That’s better. After an absolutely brutal Sunday evening, it is important to remember that life goes on. You’ve...
• 1/20 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Avoid Arbitration Drama: The Boston Red Sox have had a busy holiday weekend so far.  General Manager Ben Cherington reached agreements with all eight...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Skipper to meet with John Lackey: Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell will travel to Texas to meet with SP John Lackey (elbow), who is recovering from Tommy John...[+] surgery. Farrell has said how important Lackey's contributions will be for the starting rotation in 2013.
• 1/16 BoSox Injection: The Beat Goes On. Sox Say Deal With Napoli To Be Sealed Next Week.: At a snail’s pace, the Boston Red Sox and Mike Napoli are inching toward a deal that Red Sox officials now say will be consummated...
• 1/16 BoSox Banter: Excerpts from Francona’s book show what we already knew: By Jeff Louderback Baseball is a “toy or hobby” for the Red Sox ownership group, former Red Sox manager Terry Francona...
• 1/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Matt Barnes: Not An Ace, And That’s OkMatt Barnes may “only” profile as a No. 2 starter, but that’s still a big deal. ...
• 1/11 The Sports Provocateur: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Nightmare): The Worst Pitching Contracts of the Past Five Years: Zack Greinke won the 2012-2013 hot stove lottery, signing a $150 million, six year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Ownership...
• 1/10 BoSox Injection: No Love For Lackey: John Lackey seems to be public enemy number one in Boston.  Ever since he arrived from Anaheim on a 5-year, $85 million contract...
• 1/8 BoSox Injection: Runs, Hits and Errors: So You Think You Know the Red Sox?: With all the Sabermetric frenzy, facts and figures that drive baseball reporting, sometimes it nice to take a break to appreciate...
• 1/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Top 5 Overplayed Storylines of 2013Daniel takes a look at the five Red Sox narratives that are annoying him the most... and they haven't even happened yet....
• 1/5 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Javier Vasquez Drawing Major Interest: It says something for the quality of the pitching market when Javier Vazquez can sit out an entire season and then still...
• 1/5 Fire Brand of the American League: John Lackey in 2013: Rebound or Bust?A brieft history on post-2007 John Lackey and what Red Sox fans can expect form him in 2013....
• 1/4 BoSox Banter: Red Sox fans will eventually embrace 2013 version of ballclub: By Jeff Louderback When crafting my columns for BoSox Banter, I incorporate my background as a professional journalist, a feverish...
• 1/3 Baseball News Source: Javier Vazquez Drawing Interest From Multiple MLB Teams: Vazquez has reportedly been touching 92 to 93 MPH with his fastball Javier Vazquez, 36, last pitched in the big leagues in 2011,...
• 1/3 BoSox Banter: Red Sox work out Abreu, plan to scout Vazquez on Friday: By Jeff Louderback Earlier this week, Bobby Abreu worked out for the Red Sox in Venezuela. On Friday, the club will scout veteran...
• 1/3 Red Sox Maineiacs: 13 Red Sox Predictions for 2013: Happy New Year Red Sox fans! Here's to hoping that this year is much better than the last.  With the calendar turning to...
• 1/3 BoSox Injection: Red Sox To Scout Javier Vazquez In Puerto Rico: It seems that the Red Sox are still trying to improve their pitching, as they are scouting Javier Vazquez. Vazquez, who did not...
• 1/2 Fire Brand of the American League: How good can the 2013 Red Sox be?: Inspired by too many Spatens, Google ads and chick flicks, Hunter Golden whisks us away to the land of North Korea, where unicorns...

• 12/30 More Than A Fan: Baffled By Off-Season Projections: According to this column, the Boston Red Sox are allegedly the 2nd-most improved team in the big leagues (the Toronto Blue Jays...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Red Sox & Mike Napoli: It has been 24 days since the Red Sox and Mike Napoli agreed to a three-year contract worth $39MM. The two sides have been...
• 12/24 MLB Injury News: Red Sox Injury News: John Lackey, Andrew Bailey: The Boston Red Sox are busy re-tooling their ball club this winter.  However, they have returning players from the 2012 team...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Red Sox: Ryan Dempster Agrees to Two-year $26.5 Million Deal: Dempster settles for two-year deal with Boston The Boston Red Sox and free-agent right-hander Ryan Dempster reached agreement...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Red Sox News: Post Winter Meetings Update: Boston signed the 31-year-old Napoli to a three-year deal, pending a physical Though he was expected to be introduced at a press...
• 12/20 Talkin Sox with Dan: Where the Hell is Mike Napoli?: On December 3, the Red Sox agreed to a three-year deal with free agent Mike Napoli. That’s right. The third. Seventeen...
• 12/18 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Becoming More Likable This Offseason: One of the key problems with the Red Sox at the end of the 2011 season and throughout the 2012 season was a bad clubhouse. Rumors...
• 12/18 BoSox Injection: Sox Restart Talks with Napoli, Swisher Likely Plan B: The rumors have been buzzing since Boston offered Mike Napoli a three-year, $39 million deal two weeks ago. Since then no introduction...
• 12/16 BoSox Injection: Remaining Free Agent Starting Pitcher Options: The signings of Zack Greinke and Anibal Sanchez to the Dodgers and Tigers, respectively, have taken the two best starting pitchers...
• 12/13 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Ryan Dempster Signs With Boston: Look for Ryan Dempster near the top of Boston's rotation. (US Presswire)Another one of the upper-tier free agent pitchers found...
• 12/13 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Red Sox Sign Ryan Dempster To Two-Year Deal: One of the positions we knew the Boston Red Sox were looking for during free agency was starting pitching. Up until now,...
• 12/13 Baseball Jerks: Red Sox Add Ryan Dempster, Stay Away from Big Contracts: The Boston Red Sox are continuing to put together a roster of veteran players on short-term contracts. After agreeing to deals...
• 12/13 Baseball News Source: Red Sox: Ryan Dempster Agrees to Two-year $26.5 Million Deal: Dempster settles for two-year deal with Boston The Boston Red Sox and free-agent right-hander Ryan Dempster reached agreement...
• 12/13 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Red Sox Reel In Ryan Dempster: With a need to upgrade their rotation, the Red Sox signed free agent Ryan Dempster on Thursday, adding another veteran arm...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox To Sign Ryan Dempster: The Red Sox have agreed to sign free agent right-hander Ryan Dempster, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports (Twitter links). The...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox, Dempster Nearing Deal: The Red Sox are close to a deal with Ryan Dempster, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports (on Twitter). Rosenthal reported yesterday...
• 12/12 Baseball News Source: Red Sox News – Post Winter Meetings Update: Boston signed the 31-year-old Napoli to a three-year deal, pending a physical Though he was expected to be introduced at a press...
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Wilson, Bourn, Indians, Red Sox: One AL GM said the Indians got “incredible value” for Shin-Soo Choo by obtaining Trevor Bauer in last night’s three-team...
• 12/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Building a mystery: finding the last piece of the rotation: "Oh, you're working, building a mystery... Holding on, and holding it in...Yeah you're working, building a mystery... and choosing...
• 12/11 BoSox Injection: Runs, Hits and Errors: Sox Now Need To Wind Up For The Pitch: The Red Sox have been as busy playing chess and spending money as any team in baseball with the exception of the Toronto Blue...
• 12/8 MLB Injury News: Brian Wilson, Ryan Madsen, Other Tommy John Patients Working Their Way Back: MLB.com released injury updates Friday on no less than six pitchers, all recovering from surgery to repair ligaments in their...
• 12/5 Baseball News Source: Should The Red Sox Trade Ellsbury Sooner Rather Than Later?: Trade Ellsbury ? The debate is rampant among Red Sox fans With the addition of Shane Victorino, the Boston Red Sox outfield is...
• 12/5 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox Are Different, But Are They Better?: Calling Shane Victorino a “fourth outfielder” as Keith Law did yesterday on Twitter is flat out wrong and obnoxious in its...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey fully recovered: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) has fully recovered from Tommy John surgery and will enter the season in the starting rotation....[+]
• 12/1 BoSox Banter: An in-depth look at Red Sox updated 40-man roster: By Jeff Louderback As it does every offseason, the 40-man roster carousel continues to spin for the Boston Red Sox. On Friday,...

• 11/29 BoSox Banter: Trading Jon Lester would be a mistake by the Red Sox: By Jeff Louderback If Kansas City general manager gave the go-ahead on his end, would the Red Sox complete a trade that would...
• 11/29 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Blueprint Far From Complete Addressing Needs For 2013 and Beyond: Cherington methodically implementing his plan for the Red Sox The slate remains mostly clean for Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington...
• 11/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Wil Myers, Jon Lester and runaway rumorsHunter Golden grapples with the hoopla surrounding the rumored Jon Lester for Will Myers trade and says profound stuff. ...
• 11/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Red Sox Return to a Strategy From 10 Years Ago: After a last place finish and disastrous 2012 season, it’s a convenient storyline for the Red Sox to get back to their “roots”...
• 11/24 Jays Journal: What Should AA Do With JJ (Josh Johnson)?: It’s been a whole five days since Alex Anthopoulos has done any major transactions, which is odd after that whirlwind week...
• 11/24 MLB Injury News: Can John Lackey Rebound to Fill Red Sox Void?: With division rivals Baltimore and Tampa  already deep in young pitching ( and the Orioles in the market for more), and the...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox must pursue answers at multiple positions and address needs on their pitching staff this offseason, and they should...
• 11/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Josh Hamilton—Free Agency Profile: Name: Josh Hamilton Position: Outfielder Vital Statistics: Age—31 (32 on May 21st); Height—6’4”; Weight—240 lbs.; Bats—Left;...
• 11/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Lies, **** Lies and General ManagersScott Candage investigates a very big lie that could be coming to Red Sox Nation...
• 11/15 Baseball News Source: Yankees and MLB Fire Sales – Failed Spending Sprees: MLB proves again how spending money does not equal winning It’s not always easy being a Yankees’ fan. Whether you...
• 11/14 BoSox Injection: Jays Pulling Trigger on Blockbuster Deal Feels So Old School Red Sox: In the end, it was irresistible – like candy in a candy store to a six year-old. You know it’s eventually gonna make...
• 11/14 Baseball News Source: How the Red Sox Can Win 95 Games in 2013: GM Cherington has his man with Farrell but needs to add more help To say that 2012 was a forgettable season for the Boston Red...
• 11/10 BoSox Injection: Could John Lackey Prove His Worth In 2013?: No. John Lackey will never be worth the 5 year/$82.5 million contract that he signed before the 2010 season. However, he will...
• 11/9 Fire Brand of the American League: Playing the GM Part 5: ShortstopWho could be the Red Sox's next shortstop? Will it be Jose Iglesias, or will they look elsewhere?...
• 11/8 BoSox Banter: Why you should not be panicked about Red Sox starting pitching: By Jeff Louderback Ineffective starting pitching was a key reason why the Boston Red Sox imploded in September 2011 and posted...
• 11/6 Yanks Go Yard: Attention Yankees: Don’t Break the Bank for Pitching: The New York Yankees have some holes to fill for 2013, not the least of which is starting pitching. As I wrote last week, after...
• 11/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Playing the GM Part 4: Free Agent First BasemenWho could the Red Sox sign to play first base? The crop is pretty thin....
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Links: Ortiz, Offseason Plans: Earlier today, the Red Sox assured that longtime designated hitter David Ortiz would be in Boston through 2014 when they signed...
• 11/5 MLB Injury News: Red Sox Injury News: Boston Listening to Offers for John Lackey: John Lackey was the source of numerous trade rumors around this time last year.  However, any potential deals were tabled...
• 11/4 Tyler's Think Tank: Sox Re-Sign Ortiz: Big Papi is back with the Red Sox David Ortiz re-upped with Red Sox after signing a two year, $26 million deal that could...
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Four reinstated from disabled list: The Boston Red Sox have reinstated SPs John Lackey (elbow) and Franklin Morales (shoulder), 3B Will Middlebrooks (wrist) and OF...[+] Ryan Sweeney (hand) from the 60-day disabled list.
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Shields, Twins, Wells, Red Sox, Aceves: After 25 years as a General Manager and president of the Twins, Cubs, and Orioles, Andy MacPhail stepped away from baseball...
• 11/1 Halo Hangout: What The Angels Do With Dan Haren Will Shape Entire Off-Season: If the Angels do indeed trade Dan Haren and every indication are he will, what they get in return will really shape the team moving...
• 11/1 BoSox Injection: Red Sox, Angels Discussing Potential Haren Trade: As the first rumors of the offseason begin to circulate, the Red Sox are right in the center. MLB Trade Rumors has reported that...

• 10/31 BoSox Injection: Sound Off! Help BSI Write The Red Sox 2013 Story.: Sounding off, as usual, is exactly what the BSI staff will be doing all during November and this time around we want you to join...
• 10/31 Fire Brand of the American League: Random musingsHunter Golden ponders life, Lackey, losers, and luscious Japanese pitchers....
• 10/25 Mets Merized: ESPN: Worst Contracts In Baseball: David Schoenfield posted his ten worst contracts in baseball on ESPN.com. 1. Alex Rodriguez, 10 years, $275 million: Hey, it’s...
• 10/25 Cubbies Crib: Theo Epstein Lays Foundation For Off-Season Construction: 104 Seasons. The Chicago Cubs have gone 104 seasons since last winning a World Series title. Cubs fans can not help but dream...
• 10/23 Fire Brand of the American League: Playing the GM Part 3: The Free Agent Catching Options: With Salty and Lavarnway in the fold, the Red Sox could make some moves that would require them to acquire a back-up catcher....
• 10/22 Call to the Pen: Can John Farrell Fix Jon Lester: That’s right Red Sox fans, I came right out and said it. I asked the question that has been on everyone’s mind from...
• 10/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Pillow TalkHunter Golden takes a look at four starters who the Red Sox may be able to sign to a one-year deal. ...
• 10/16 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Notes: Wells, Hunter, Bourjos, Pujols: A swap of bad contracts may be the Angels' best way to move Vernon Wells, opines MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez, who lists a few other...
• 10/16 Fire Brand of the American League: Playing the GM Part 2: The PitchersChip examines the pitching staff, and tries to determine what Ben Cherington will do with them this offseason....
• 10/12 Mets Merized: Will Wright’s Extension Rank Up There With Some Of MLB’s Worst Deals?: Nobody knows how much David Wright will ultimately get as Sandy Alderson and the third baseman try to come to a meaningful resolution...
• 10/11 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Boston Red Sox: Coming off one of the most historic late-season collapses in baseball history, the Boston Red Sox faced a tough challenge in the...
• 10/7 BoSox Banter: Lackey’s return will bolster the Red Sox rotation in 2013: By Jeff Louderback After a forgettable and embarrassing 2012 season for the Boston Red Sox, the thought of a more prosperous and...
• 10/6 BoSox Injection: A Contending Team In 2013, Part 2: The Pitching Staff: It’s doesn’t take a tremendous amount of searching to see that the Red Sox pitching staff was miserable in 2012. As...
• 10/5 MLB Dirt: Why the Red Sox Should Beware of John Farrell: Bobby Valentine’s run as manager of the Boston Red Sox came to a merciful end yesterday afternoon. By going 69-93 (the team’s...
• 10/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Blame for Bobby Valentine’s Red Sox Failure Extends Worldwide: Bobby Valentine was fired as manager by the Boston Red Sox yesterday with approximately $2.5 million remaining on his 2-year contract....
• 10/2 The Flagrant Fan: Will Josh Beckett be remembered as the villain in Boston?: For Red Sox fans, this season cannot end soon enough. Decimated by injuries, plagued by constant turmoil and negative news stories,...
• 10/1 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York YankeesThe Advanced Scout starts storing nuts for winter and analyzes the New York Yankees...
• 10/1 BoSox Injection: Boston Adds Advisors, Completes Restructuring of Front Office: Once the season entered its final month it started to become increasingly more evident that the Boston Red Sox organization’s...
• 10/1 Fire Brand of the American League: Pitching, Pitching and More PitchingThe highlights of the 2012 Red Sox on the mound. Yes, there were some!...

• 9/29 The Baseball Page: An update to the Red Sox 40-man roster puzzle: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results="...
• 9/29 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes (gratuitous no-hit edition): Reds 1, @Pirates no-no: Carl Hubbell (1929), Sam Jones (1955), Bob Gibson (1971): These were the only men to baffle the...
• 9/26 Jays Journal: VETS VETS VETS!!!: Escobar’s latest ‘example’ is supposed to highlight the Blue Jays OBVIOUS need for more veteran leadership...
• 9/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/24: Four starts ago, the talk around the Boston Red Sox was that Felix Doubront could be shut down for the rest of the season....
• 9/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/24: Four starts ago, the talk around the Boston Red Sox was that Felix Doubront could be shut down for the rest of the season....
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey rehab update: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) tossed 26 pitches over two perfect innings and struck out three batters in an intrasquad...[+] instructional league game Sunday, Sept. 23.
• 9/19 Baseball Analytics: Jered Weaver joins the Angels 100-win club: RkPlayerWFromToGSSHOLW-L%IPBBSOERA 1 Chuck Finley 165 1986 1999 379 14 140 .541 2675.0 1118 2151 3.72 2 Nolan Ryan 138 1972 1979 288 40 121 .533 2181.1 1302 2416 3.07 3 Mike...
• 9/18 Baseball News Source: Lackey Continues Return from Tommy John Surgery: Lackey retired six out of eight hitters faced in a simulated game Though a rash of injuries to key names and dysfunction in the...
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey throws sim game: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) threw a two-inning simulated game Tuesday, Sept. 18, and he threw 27 pitches plus warm-ups....[+] He retired six of the eight hitters he faced and appeared to have good fastball velocity. He didn't throw any cutters. Lackey will work in an intrasquad game in Florida Sunday, Sept. 23.
• 9/17 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agents Who Cost Teams Draft Picks: In some instances the decision to make a player a qualifying offer is not so much a choice as a formality. Is there any doubt...
• 9/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey throws BP: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) threw 20 pitches of live batting practice Thursday, Sept. 13, and he felt great. Lackey...[+] will move to a two-inning simulated game next, and he's expected to throw some innings in the instructional league in the next few weeks.
• 9/12 High Heat Stats: The All-Time Los Angeles/California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Team: For my High Heat Stats debut, I’m continuing a series I started on my personal blog, Left Field, in which I’m naming...
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey throws BP: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) threw 15 pitches of live batting practice Saturday, Sept. 8, the first time he had faced...[+] hitters since undergoing Tommy John surgery last year. 'He looked OK, considering it was his fist time. His breaking ball was really good, which is usually the last thing, and he's been working on that less. It was good. He just didn't have real good control of his two-seamer,' manager Bobby Valentine said. Lackey could throw another session Wednesday, Sept. 12, but he dismissed the chance that he could appear in a major league game for an inning or two before the end of the season. There is a chance, though, that he could pitch in the Arizona Fall League.
• 9/9 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Strasburg, Valentine, Rolen to Cooperstown, Josh Hamilton to the Red Sox and More: Sunday September 9th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered....
• 9/9 SOX & Dawgs: From Champions to Laughingstocks: On September 1, 2011 the Boston Red Sox were 83-52 that’s a .615 winning percentage and they were playing the best baseball...
• 9/9 SOX & Dawgs: From Champions to Laughingstocks: On September 1, 2011 the Boston Red Sox were 83-52 that’s a .615 winning percentage and they were playing the best baseball...
• 9/8 Call to the Pen: John Farrell Will Not Come Cheaply For Red Sox: Bobby Valentine was never the first choice to replace Terry Francona as the manager of the Boston Red Sox following the 2011 season....
• 9/7 Red Sox Life: Ortiz's Season May Be Over: Scott Lauber reports:[Ortiz] received a platelet-rich plasma injection Aug. 27 that, Valentine said, has taken effect. Still,...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey throwing: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) will throw live batting practice Saturday, Sept. 8, and will do so two or three more times...[+] before seeing game action in the instructional league.
• 9/6 MLB Injury News: The Year of Tommy John Surgery: Every year pitchers experience injuries to their elbows.  That's the nature of throwing a baseball overhand.  It's...
• 9/1 BoSox Injection: “Ben & Larry” rediscover 1921 recipe for tea…very “interesting”: “May your life be interesting,” is believed to be an ancient curse in China. “I think the next season and the season after...
• 9/1 BoSox Injection: What To Do With Bard and Aceves. A Tale of Two Pitchers.: Both Daniel Bard and Alfredo Aceves have had two of the most bizarre seasons of any Red Sox pitcher in recent memory and for two...

• 8/30 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Should Re-Sign David Ortiz – Should They?: Will Red Sox Plans Include David Ortiz When he is healthy, David Ortiz is hands down the best designated hitter in the game. Even...
• 8/30 mlbreports.com : Top Ten Stat of The Week Special Trade Edition! Boston Red Sox: Payroll 2013: Thursday, Aug.30/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): – In one fell swoop, the Boston Red Sox went from a team with...
• 8/30 Fire Brand of the American League: Which pitchers could Red Sox get?: If the Red Sox are going to have any hope of making the playoffs next season, the starting pitchers must step up their game. That...
• 8/29 Fire Brand of the American League: One Last Look Before Turning the Page: Before turning the page on the next great era that never was, Chip tries to make sense of what will happen going forward for the...
• 8/28 MLBTradeRumors: The Red Sox's Future Payroll Obligations: A few days ago the Red Sox freed up more than a quarter-billion dollars in the future payroll obligation with their blockbuster...
• 8/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking Balls: What Boston-LA mega-trade means for each team:   Around this time of year, most of the sports world has its attention fixated on the upcoming college and pro football seasons....
• 8/27 mlbreports.com : The Blockbuster MLB Trade Between the Red Sox and Dodgers: A Win/Win For Both Teams: Monday August 27th, 2012 Robert Whitmer:  $250,000,000 is a lot of money.  I know for a fact that it is more than I will ever...
• 8/27 BoSox Injection: Aceves Suspension Represents New Red Sox Regime: We learnt Saturday night, part way through the Red Sox and Royals game that closer Alfredo Aceves had been suspended for three...
• 8/26 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Reshape Roster: Nearly five months into one of the most dysfunctional, frustrating and turbulent seasons in recent Red Sox memory,...
• 8/26 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: WBC Qualifiers, Suspending Aceves, Blowing Up the Red Sox and More: Sunday August 26th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered....
• 8/25 MLB Dirt: Red Sox Reboot Creates Many Questions: Boston Red Sox fans have agitated for the better part of the 2012 season for the team to facilitate major change as a way to address...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At The Prospects Headed To The Red Sox: The Red Sox and Dodgers completed what is arguably the biggest trade of the MLB Trade Rumors era today, a nine-player swap featuring...
• 8/25 Call to the Pen: What a Bizarre Season for the Boston Red Sox: Chances are you’ve already heard about the nine-player deal between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers that’s...
• 8/25 BoSox Injection: Gonzo!: It’s happened. The biggest deal in baseball history (financially) has finally gone thorough. The only other player with over...
• 8/24 Baseball News Source: Will Adrian Gonzalez Be Traded to the Dodgers?: Dating back to before last month’s non-waiver trade deadline, the Los Angeles Dodgers were reportedly interested in acquiring...
• 8/24 Call to the Pen: Deciphering the Chaos in Boston: Things in Boston haven’t gone as planned this year. In fact, things have gone exactly the opposite as planned. Entering play...
• 8/24 Halo Hangout: Dan Haren – Slumping, or declining?: Here’s a line that has been drilled into the head of every Angels fan, “Dan Haren is a workhorse, an elite pitcher,...
• 8/23 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Place Beckett, Gonzalez on Trade Waivers: Josh Beckett and Adrian Gonzalez were placed on trade waivers this week by the Boston Red Sox, joining Arizona’s Joe Saunders...
• 8/22 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Desperate Need For Starting Pitching Reinforced By Cook’s Lousy Outing: It is guaranteed to be a hot topic well after the disappointing 2012 season comes to a close on this year’s version of the...
• 8/21 Tyler's Think Tank: Supporting Crawford's Call: Little more than a month after it began, Carl Crawford's season has ended Carl Crawford's season is over. Boston's...
• 8/21 Halo Hangout: Could Vernon Wells For John Lackey Work?: I love some good unfounded rumors. I mean, that’s what Twitter is for, right? Let’s take a quick look at the one the...
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey throws: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) threw 45 pitches in the bullpen Sunday, Aug. 19. The team isn't ruling out a return by Lackey...[+] later this season, and general manager Ben Cherington expects Lackey to pitch in a 'competitive environment' this year.
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Los Angeles Notes: Ellis, Lackey, Wells, Greinke: The Dodgers lead the NL West by the slimmest of margins (half a game) over the Giants, but their American League counterpart isn’t...
• 8/20 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Remarks: Ortiz, Bard, Crawford & Lackey: As the Red Sox return home after a disappointing road trip that saw the club drop four of the six games against their AL Divisional...
• 8/18 Talkin Sox with Dan: Quick Hits – Red Sox: Before we delve into all things Red Sox, I’m going to be upfront by saying that I’m not going to directly deal with...
• 8/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Bobby Valentine—Sympathetic Figure?: The Red Sox have done the impossible. They’ve made Bobby Valentine, one of the most polarizing people in baseball this side...
• 8/15 PaulLebowitz.com: Your Alternate Red Sox Universe: You’ve all heard and read about the Red Sox players running to ownership to complain about Bobby Valentine. Analysis of this...
• 8/13 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Adrian Gonzalez Rebounds Post All-Star Break: Including his numbers from 2011 and this season, Adrian Gonzalez is batting .326 with 40 home runs, 197 RBI, 81 doubles and a...
• 8/11 BoSox Injection: Welcome to The DL Mr. Middlebrooks: Name please? Ah, yes, right here, Middlebrooks. There we have it. We’ve been expecting you. Welcome to the DL Mr. Middlebrooks....
• 8/11 BoSox Injection: Have We Been Too Hard On John Lackey?: Most Red Sox fans are sure to grimace when they hear the name John Lackey and mutter a cold, degrading remark under their breath...
• 8/10 BoSox Injection: Taking the Red Sox away from these FAILURES: PT. 5: Blame the PLAYERS:   We ask for a FIFTH time: Who kidnapped our Red Sox? Hand me my Red Sox souvenir Giant Foam Finger, YET, ONCE AGAIN! A:...
• 8/8 BoSox Injection: Taking the Red Sox away from these FAILURES: PT. 3: Blame the General Manager: We ask for a THIRD time: Who kidnapped our Red Sox? Hand me my Red Sox souvenir Giant Foam Finger, yet AGAIN! ALL of the above!...
• 8/5 Baseball News Source: Red Sox’ Franklin Morales Starting to Fulfill Expectations: Sometimes, it takes starting pitching prospects with live arms longer to reach their Major League potential than minor leaguers...
• 8/2 Baseball News Source: Feliz, Bard, Sale – Converting Relievers to Starters Produces Mixed Results: On separate sides of Chicago, two converted relievers have mowed down opposing hitters as starting pitchers this season. In Texas,...

• 7/31 BoSox Injection: Runs, Hits and Errors: The Hunter Becomes The Hunted: If we’re being realistic, the Red Sox should not be going after a blockbuster trade of any sort at the deadline in an attempt...
• 7/29 BoSox Injection: Builders Not Sellers: Oh, my God, we’re having a fire! Sale. As Tobias Funke famously suggested, maybe it’s time for a fire sale. Now before...
• 7/27 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/27: Over the course of the next four days, we are going to hear a lot of talk and rumors about whether or not the Boston Red Sox will...
• 7/27 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/27: Over the course of the next four days, we are going to hear a lot of talk and rumors about whether or not the Boston Red Sox will...
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: Five Moves That Would Fix the Red Sox: The Red Sox need fixing. With their 49-50 record alone, that much is obvious. Yet the stench in Boston extends beyond the team’s...
• 7/26 mlbreports.com : The Interesting Case of Francisco Liriano: Twins Look to Move a Starter by the Trade Deadline: Thursday July 26th, 2012 Bryan Sheehan (MLB Writer): There is no doubt that the Minnesota Twins are going to be sellers this...
• 7/26 Tyler's Think Tank: Hamels Hauls in $144 Million: The Philadelphia Phillies, still wallowing at the bottom of the NL East nine games below .500, just locked up Cole...
• 7/22 Tyler's Think Tank: Ross Raking: Cody Ross watches his walk-off home run leave the yard In what has become another crazy, whirlwind, injury-plagued baseball...
• 7/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Do Championship Teams Really Need an Ace?Do the Red Sox really need an ace? Chip takes a look....
• 7/10 SOX & Dawgs: A Look at the Red Sox First Half: we are in the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star break, I figured it would be a good time to take a look at Boston Red Sox...
• 7/10 The Baseball Page: Tale of Two Teams: The Red Sox and Yankees have been hit with injuries this season but...
• 7/10 SOX & Dawgs: A Look at the Red Sox First Half: we are in the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star break, I figured it would be a good time to take a look at Boston Red Sox...
• 7/5 Tyler's Think Tank: Halfway Point Pitching Paces: In the wake of yesterday's games, every team in the majors has played at least 81 so far this year except for the Washington Nationals,...

• 6/23 High Heat Stats: Friday mini-recap: @Orioles 2, Nationals 1: After Washington equalized on an error in the 5th, J.J. Hardy answered with a 2-out scoring double...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Rare Feat: Zack Greinke posted an unusual stat line Friday night. He pitched nine shutout innings, received the win, but did not get credit...
• 6/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Theo Epstein: Feeding the MonsterChip examines Theo's remarks from his interview with WEEI's Alex Speier....
• 6/15 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Boston Red Sox (31-32) at Chicago Cubs (21-42): Wait, the Red Sox have a losing record? That was a surprise to me. Pythagoras disagrees with their record, as they have a +26...
• 6/2 High Heat Stats: Consecutive CG shutouts by decade: By request of HHS reader Brett, here are the longest individual shutout streaks since 1918, broken down by decade. Note that streaks...

• 5/29 High Heat Stats: The Mount Rushmore of the Los Angeles Angels of Ahaheim: Just to be clear, this poll includes all iterations of the Angels franchise, including the Anaheim Angels, California Angels,...
• 5/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking Balls: The challenge of “challenge trades”:   Most of us are familiar with this ancient Chinese proverb: “No matter how hot she is, someone, somewhere is tired of...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey progressing: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) will return to Florida to continue his rehab from Tommy John surgery. He has been playing...[+] catch from 150 feet.
• 5/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/11: The Boston Red Sox have now played nine games in the month of May. Want to take a guess as to how many of those they have won? If...
• 5/11 FanSided: What Would Kevin Millar Do With Josh Beckett?
• 5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/11: The Boston Red Sox have now played nine games in the month of May. Want to take a guess as to how many of those they have won? If...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Make Or Break Year: Kevin Youkilis: The Red Sox are among baseball's most disappointing teams so far this season, due in part to injury. Closer Andrew Bailey, outfielders...
• 5/7 Tyler's Think Tank: MLB All DL Team: We're barely a month into the season, and already there are enough star players on the Disable List to fill an All-Star team. C...
• 5/4 FanSided: Are The Red Sox a Playoff Team?
• 5/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Is the postseason still in sight?: Boston Red Sox: In part two of this five-part series, we take a look at the Boston Red Sox and their chances to reach the postseason. The bad...

• 4/30 PaulLebowitz.com: American League Ticking Tempers Of Ownership: Let’s take a look at some American League teams that have unexpectedly struggled or made ghastly blunders that would normally...
• 4/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Question for Red Sox fans: Are your boos misdirected?: It’s the top of the eighth and there are none out. It’s not ideal, but Alfredo Aceves has earned the closing role in the absence...
• 4/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Carfardo Mailbag: Bobby V Needs a Hug Edition: Bobby Valentine has a problem.  He likes to talk.  For most people, this wouldn’t be a problem.  For Bobby, though, he...
• 4/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: R.A. Dickey: Get him while he’s hot!: Folks, I have to admit to being a little confused about something, and I am really looking for your help. I guess the best way...
• 4/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Is it 2010 all over again for the Red Sox?: Superstardom. Jacoby Ellsbury had always been an elite steals maven, once swiping 50 bags and 70 bags in back-to-back seasons....
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey plays catch Sunday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) played catch with head trainer Mike Reinold Sunday, April 15. 'He's on a long progressive...[+] schedule and to start the throwing process is just the beginning of what will be a seven, eight-month road back,' manager Bobby Valentine said.
• 4/12 FanSided: Weekly Red Sox Superlatives: Bard, Gonzo and Beckett
• 4/12 Fragile Freddy's: Feelings...Nothing More Than Feelings: Let’s face facts, it is not easy to stay positive right now as a Red Sox fan.  I will freely admit that I am much more...
• 4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Bard, Theo, Valentine, Cook: While three games isn't a great sample size, it's never too early to panic in Boston or New York.  Some items on the Red Sox...
• 4/8 Tyler's Think Tank: 5 Most Important Red Sox for 2012: 1. Josh Beckett The starting rotation is both thin and top heavy again this season, so the Sox need Beckett perform at the top...
• 4/8 FanSided: Adding Payroll Won't Cure Red Sox Woes
• 4/6 The Pesky Pole: Predicting the 2012 Season: I was lucky enough to receive a very early copy of Out of the Park Baseball 13 and the first thing I did was simulate the...
• 4/5 James Smyth Broadcast: Opening Day Starters for Defending Champs: As Joe Strauss reported in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Chris Carpenter has a bulging disc in his back and Kyle Lohse will...
• 4/4 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Opening day, Joey Votto, Jessica Simpson:   The hottest topics for the week of April 1, 2012 … Opening day! The Mariners and the Athletics kicked off the season...
• 4/3 Tyler's Think Tank: 2011 MLB All Bust Team (AL): A look back at those who flopped in 2011, either due to injuries, bad performance, or a combination of both.  If you picked...
• 4/3 MetsToday.com: Price of Pitching Just Went Up: If you haven’t yet heard, the San Francisco Giants have signed pitcher Matt Cain to a 5-year, $112M extension — which...

• 3/30 Fragile Freddy's: Spring Update: The Sox picked up a solid victory in Clearwater, FL yesterday behind the strong pitching of Jon Lester.  With Lester scheduled...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Aceves struggles; Red Sox yet to solidify rotation: The Boston Red Sox entered this spring with two rotation vacancies. Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Bard were the favorites going into...
• 3/21 Talkin Sox with Dan: Bard in Limbo: According to a report from CSNNE’s Sean McAdam, Daniel Bard could be heading back to the bullpen to begin the 2012 season....
• 3/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Is Buchholz the Key?: The fact the Red Sox even got to within one game of reaching the playoffs last season was something of a miracle.  I know you...
• 3/16 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 6 - Boston Red Sox: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 3/14 The Daily Catch: Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia Shines Amongst Competive AL East Rivals: This article is courtesy of our friends at Rant Sports Written by: Dan Flaherty   If any player deserves the title of “Heart...
• 3/11 The "Mc" Effect: MLB Injury Report: by: Drew Brown (@DruBrownESPN)As far as injuries for the Pirates go, other than A.J. Burnett, they have been fairly healthy...
• 3/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Missing Carmona Creates Deep Fifth Starter Battle: By Christian Petrila Dear Fausto/Roberto, Even if you manage to get out of the Dominican Republic sometime this season, good...
• 3/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Hughes Precedent: All things considered, it’s been a quiet few months for Phillip Joseph Hughes. Despite a series of events that have transpired...
• 3/7 Tyler's Think Tank: 10 Stats You Probably Didn't Know: NL East: -Hunter Pence turned into one of the game's best righthanded hitters after Houston traded him to Philadelphia, where he posted...
• 3/1 Tyler's Think Tank: 'Tek Calls it a Career: Less than a week after Tim Wakefield, the veteran knuckleballer who'd worn a Red Sox uniform since 1995, hung up his spikes,...

• 2/24 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Beane, Braun, Burnett, Minor: On this date in 1966, the Braves signed Tom Seaver out of the University of Southern California. The contract was later voided...
• 2/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Can the Red Sox make up for 2011?: After experiencing the most monumental regular-season collapse in 2012, despite prognostications of an eighth World Series title...
• 2/22 Fragile Freddy's: The Rotation: Every now and then I start out looking for one piece of information and wind up finding a completely different piece of information. ...
• 2/22 Phillies Nation: Prospect Nation 2012: #9 RHP Jonathan Pettibone: Right-handed pitcher Jonathan Pettibone, a third round selection in the 2008 amateur draft, was among the excellent starting rotation...
• 2/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The 60-Day DL Is Now Open For Business: When the Dodgers signed Todd Coffey earlier this month, they had to DFA Russ Mitc**** in order to make room for him, since the...
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey updateUpdating previous reports, Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) is throwing on flat ground from 60 feet....[+] Updating previous reports, Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) is throwing on flat ground from 60 feet.
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Hill, Hanley, Collins: The Red Sox finally received compensation earlier today for Theo Epstein's defection to the Cubs, adding reliever Chris Carpenter...
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey placed on 60-day DL: The Boston Red Sox placed SP John Lackey (elbow) on the 60-day disabled list Tuesday, Feb. 21. Lackey is recovering from Tommy...[+] John surgery and will miss the 2012 season.
• 2/21 Talkin Sox with Dan: Tuesday’s Notes: 109 years ago today, Tom Yawkey was born. 30 years and four days later, he bought the Red Sox. As for today’s news on all...
• 2/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY JOSH BECKETT'S EGO NEEDS TO TAKE A BACK SEAT: I’ve always believed baseball players were role models and this thinking goes back to my childhood. You know a positive role...
• 2/20 SOX & Dawgs: Beckett Knows Red Sox Need To Earn Back Trust of Fans: When the Boston Red Sox collapsed in 2011, we as fans were not very happy. After all, the team was all but assured of going...
• 2/19 SOX & Dawgs: Beckett Knows Red Sox Need To Earn Back Trust of Fans: When the Boston Red Sox collapsed in 2011, we as fans were not very happy. After all, the team was all but assured of going...
• 2/18 Tyler's Think Tank: Wakefield Retires: Tim Wakefield, the 45 year-old knuckleballer, retired yesterday after 19 seasons, all but two of which he spent as...
• 2/12 Tyler's Think Tank: Players Entering Age 27 Seasons: The general consensus among baseball pundits is that a player's prime covers his age 25-29 seasons, even if the steroid era has...
• 2/10 Fire Brand of the American League: Great Moments in Intellectual Dishonesty: As most of you probably know by now, I love to read baseball articles, pick them apart, and respond in kind.  Typically, when...
• 2/8 Baseball Musings: Changes, Boston Red Sox: The health of Clay Buchholz could be the key to Boston's season. Photo: Tony Ding/Icon SMI The Boston Red Sox finished third...
• 2/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Five Questions with the Enemy: An Interview with Chip Buck: Good morning, everyone. Today, I’ve got something a little special for you. Over the weekend, I exchanged emails with...

• 1/27 Fire Brand of the American League: The Hot Stove is Still Burning in Boston: Even though the hot stove has turned luke warm around the rest of the league, it’s still piping hot in Boston.  To keep...
• 1/27 The Daily Catch: In Defense of John Lackey: This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Matthew Kory It’s been almost four months since...
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agents Who Cost Draft Picks: The Tigers committed $214MM to sign Prince Fielder yesterday afternoon, but that's not all they gave up -- the Brewers will...
• 1/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Finding Reason with the Red Sox: The Red Sox have seemed discombobulated since September and that didn’t change once the statuses of manager Terry Francona and...
• 1/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Shaughnessy’s Faux Rage: I’m Not Buying It: If you heard a loud thumping noise a few minutes ago, that wasn’t your imagination.  It was me bashing my head against...
• 1/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Revisiting the 2012 Luxury Tax Situation: In a two part series written last month, I discussed in detail the Red Sox’s current luxury tax situation for 2012, 2013...
• 1/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Carmona’s Story is the American Way: I’m shocked by the fact that others are shocked that players from the Dominican Republic use fake names to get themselves signed...
• 1/19 Fire Brand of the American League: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the 2012 Red Sox: The 2011 Red Sox in a single Picture This offseason has seen the insults, comments, questions and general malaise come from all angles....
• 1/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Searching For The Next Great Yankee Bat: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) While the Yankees’ shoddy track record of developing young...
• 1/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Darvish is Coming: Totaling up the posting fee and the reported contract for Yu Darvish, the Rangers have made a commitment of $111.7 million over...
• 1/18 Talkin Sox with Dan: Theo Epstein on WEEI: On Thursday morning, Cubs’ President and former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein made an appearance the Dennis & Callahan Show on...
• 1/18 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The Debbie Downer Edition: People often ask me why I continue to recap the Cafardo mailbag week after week.  Really, it’s simple.  As the lead writer...
• 1/16 Fragile Freddy's: Time for a Counter?: With their surprising activities Friday night the Yankees firmly threw down a gauntlet in the AL East.  The question has...
• 1/13 Crashburn Alley: A Halfhearted Defense of the Kyle Kendrick Contract: This afternoon, as you’ve no doubt figured out by now, the Phillies have avoided arbitration with RHP Kyle Kendrick by...
• 1/13 BoSox Injection: Theo Epstein Gives First Boston Interview Since Departing for Chicago: Current Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations, Theo Epstein joined the Dennis and Callahan show Thursday morning on WEEI...
• 1/11 WasWatching: 100+ Wins & 1,500+ IP Since 2003: It’s a small group - Rk Player WAR 6 W IP From To Age GS L BB SO ERA ERA+ Tm 1 Roy Halladay 52.4 151 1955.1 2003 2011 26-34...
• 1/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Theo Epstein’s real value to the Chicago Cubs: It’s been nearly three months now since Theo Epstein agreed to the terms of a five-year deal that made him the new president...
• 1/10 Fire Brand of the American League: Making Sense Of Ben Cherington’s Offseason: The date is September 27th. The Red Sox don’t know it, but in less than twenty-four hours they will lose 4-3 to the Baltimore...
• 1/10 The Captain's Blog: Is Yanks’, Red Sox’ Offseason Thaw a Prelude to Renewed Hostilities Next Winter?: Over a month ago, I wondered if the Yankees’ patient approach this offseason was part of a larger strategy to load up for next...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/1/12 - 1/7/12: Lots of transactions this week... let's run down the major ones along with the week's top rumors here: The Angels and Howie...
• 1/7 Fire Brand of the American League: Anthony Ranaudo, Calculated Risks, and Large Market Teams In The Draft: Big market teams have obvious luxuries. They can sign A-level free agents like Carl Crawford and John Lackey (wait…). They can...
• 1/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Significance of the Matt Garza sweepstakes:   Until Prince Fielder ultimately decides where he’ll be playing this upcoming season, his name will continue dominating...

• 12/28 Fire Brand of the American League: The Cafardo Mailbag: Holiday Hangover Edition: On December 3rd, the day after I posted my last Cafardo mailbag, I entered into rehab with the intent of never stealing Nick’s...
• 12/24 High Heat Stats: The most valuable batters of 2011: The most valuable batter of 2011Icon SMIFollowing on from the top pitchers post, here are the top batters of 2011 using the same...
• 12/24 High Heat Stats: Do-over: The most valuable pitchers of 2011: (Thanks very much to Sky Kalkman who provided extremely useful feedback to improve my approach to this analysis.)Yesterday, I...
• 12/24 Roto Think Tank: 2011 A.L. Starting Pitchers: Part II: If there's one thing you can always take to the bank, it's that this group of pitchers is almost certain to lose money...
• 12/22 High Heat Stats: The most valuable pitchers in 2011: The most valuable pitcher of 2011Icon SMIHere's a look at the pitchers who provided the most value relative to their salaries...
• 12/16 BoSox Injection: Possible No. 5 Starters for the Red Sox in 2012: Who could be joining Daniel Bard in the 2012 Red Sox' starting rotation? The Red Sox made a move this week in trading for...
• 12/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Why the Red Sox (Probably) Won’t Make it Rain: If you read my link around yesterday, you probably saw Matt Kory’s piece for Over the Monster on the effect the luxury...
• 12/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Stretching Out Daniel Bard: This weekend Bobby Valentine spoke clearly about Daniel Bard entering 2012 spring training looking to be stretched out as a starter....
• 12/10 High Heat Stats: Amnesty: which contract would each MLB team void?: The NBA recently adopted a rule that allows each team to claim amnesty on a particular player's contract. While they still have...
• 12/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Winter meetings recap: National League winners and losers: Heading into this year’s Major League Baseball winter meetings, there seemed to be a noticeable decrease in overall interest...
• 12/9 Yankees Daily: Rumor: Yankees have officially signed Freddy Garcia: **** friends. According to Bryan Hoch’s twitter account, the New York Yankees have officially signed RHP Freddy Garcia....
• 12/8 Tyler's Think Tank: Angels Add Pujols, Wilson: The Los Angeles Angels endured a rough winter last year.  They missed out on Carl Crawford, even though California was his...
• 12/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Observation of the day: Over the past few weeks or so, we've heard a lot coming from the front office about how the price of pitching on this year's...
• 12/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Sox Remain Quiet as Top Free Agents Sign: The Red Sox were in on Mark Buehrle and we here at Fire Brand would have been happy to see him in Boston. However, Buehrle is...
• 12/6 Mets360.com: The eight players clubs would trade for Jason Bay: Yesterday I wrote an article asking if the Mets should trade Jason Bay and David Wright for nothing. My idea, clearly not explained...
• 12/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): What is and isn’t “stupid”: The word of the day is "stupid," as in Brian Cashman trying not to be stupid at the winter meetings, or in the offseason in general....
• 12/4 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Interest in Hiroki Kuroda a Little Concerning: Multiple reports recently have the Red Sox interested in free agent pitcher Hiroki Kuroda.  Haven’t we seen this type of...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox To Meet With Agent For Wilson And Oswalt: The Red Sox will meet with the agent for C.J. Wilson and Roy Oswalt at the winter meetings in Dallas next week, reports Michael...
• 12/2 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Shopping List: The holiday season is upon us, and the Red Sox have some work to do this winter. -Another starting pitcher John Lackey will...
• 12/1 Pitchers Hit Eighth: The Daily Pujols – 12.01.2011: On the morning of January 19th, I started collecting links – as many as I can find with minimal effort – that discuss...

• 11/30 MetsToday.com: Red Sox Hire Bobby Valentine: In case you haven’t heard, former Mets utilityman Bobby Valentine has been chosen by the Boston Red Sox to be their manager...
• 11/29 The Cardinal Nation Blog: A new Pujols-Cubs bromance with Theo?Is reported interest by the Chicago Cubs in free agent Albert Pujols a new chapter of an old story?...
• 11/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Swap Series: Boston Red Sox:   By Matt Van Wormer At the beginning of September, the Red Sox looked they were going to be able to coast into the playoffs...
• 11/25 Tyler's Think Tank: What the Red Sox should be thankful for: 1. John Lackey will miss the entire 2012 season.  Hopefully some extended time off will allow the 33 year-old to regroup...
• 11/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox 2012 preview, part III: Why Aceves is not the answer in Boston’s rotation: Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and what better way to kick off the long weekend than by talking about a group of guys who know a good...
• 11/20 Tyler's Think Tank: Papelbon Gone, Bard Should Shine: Last week Jonathan Papelbon inked a four year, $50 million deal with the Phillies after their talks in a similar deal for...
• 11/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Add Three To 40-Man Roster: With the MLB Rule 5 Draft coming up on December 8th, the Boston Red Sox have added three players to their 40-man roster. Here's...
• 11/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Add Three To 40-Man Roster: With the MLB Rule 5 Draft coming up on December 8th, the Boston Red Sox have added three players to their 40-man roster. Here's...
• 11/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Behold! The Cafardo Mail Bag!: To those of you who read Nick Cafardo regularly, this will come as no surprise to you. Mr. Cafardo has a giant non-sexual man...
• 11/14 SOX & Dawgs: Is Josh Beckett Responsible For Francona's Departure From Red Sox?: Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett hasn't been seen in good light so far during this offseason. He was seen as one...
• 11/13 SOX & Dawgs: Is Josh Beckett Responsible For Francona's Departure From Red Sox?: Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett hasn't been seen in good light so far during this offseason. He was seen as one...
• 11/13 Boston Globe: The search for a few new starting pitchers: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff The Red Sox should have their new manager in place sometime in the next 10 days. A new coaching...
• 11/9 MLB Dirt: Pitchers With Good Stuff: Jonathan Mitc**** posts here a few days ago on the worst pitches in baseball and the best pitches of 2011 has to be this writer’s...
• 11/9 Fire Brand of the American League: Valuing the 2011 Free Agent Class: As I was reading Jim Bowden’s ”Pricing the Free Agents” piece on ESPN last Friday afternoon, I could hear...
• 11/4 Fire Brand of the American League: Answering Nick’s Mail Bag Part 3: And we’re back!  Nick Cafardo returns with his amazingly amusing mail bag!  This week’s questions are just as eye-roll...
• 11/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: This off season expect the unexpected: One thing I’ve learned over the past several seasons is not to make bold predictions about what the Yankees will do during...

• 10/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The MSTI 15-Step Plan for 2012: It’s time for another edition of the yearly plan, in which I put on my GM hat and try to piece together a competitive 2012...
• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/23/11 - 10/29/11: With the 2011 season in the rear view mirror, it's time to turn our attention to what should be a very interesting offseason. ...
• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Ortiz, Manager, Compensation, Lackey: We heard earlier today that the Red Sox have yet to make a formal contract offer to Jonathan Papelbon. Now let's round up another...
• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Boston Red Sox: Longtime GM Theo Epstein is gone and recently-appointed replacement Ben Cherington will try leading the Red Sox to their first...
• 10/29 SOX & Dawgs: It's Time To Forget 2011 And Move Forward to 2012: The 2011 season for the Boston Red Sox was one that started out with such promise in spring training of a team that was expected...
• 10/29 B-R Blog: Most anti**** off-season issues: Well, well, well....another season has come and gone. Congrats to the Cardinals, the one team I said we couldn't make an excellent...
• 10/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Is it Smart to Bet on Crawford?: During Tuesday afternoon’s 3:00 press conference, incoming General Manager Ben Cherington deftly, honestly, and directly...
• 10/28 22gigantes.com: On this date in Giants history — Oct. 27: (All entries courtesy nationalpastime.com) 2006: After leading the Padres to two consecutive NL West titles, Bruce Bochy, with...
• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Red Sox, Headley, Clippard: Nine years ago today, the Devil Rays signed Lou Piniella to a four-year contract and named him their manager. As compensation...
• 10/27 NY Baseball Digest: Toronto, Detroit, Waiting in Wings if CC Opts Out: The scuttlebutt among baseball executives down in Tampa has both the Tigers and Blue Jays getting ready to make huge offers to...
• 10/27 MLB Dirt: Top Rookies Report Card: Major League Baseball’s Rookie of the Year Award is a lot like the Best New Artist award at the Grammys. A very good start...
• 10/26 All of Baseball: Lackey surgery news a blessing in disguise? Or just a blessing: The Boston Herald’s website had a headline that amused me. “John Lackey injury a blessing in disguise.” If it’s...
• 10/26 Call to the Pen: John Lackey Requires Tommy John Surgery: During his introductory press conference yesterday, new Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington announced that starting pitcher...
• 10/26 BoSox Injection: Is Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Bard ready to Start?: Now that the question on whether John Lackey will be pitching for the Sox in 2012 has been answered, it is time to look at the...
• 10/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Answering Cafardo’s Mail Bag Part 2: Electric Bugaloo: Guess what time it is?  It’s Nick Cafardo Wednesday!  As a reminder, I’ve omitted the names to protect the guilty...
• 10/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Filling Out the 2012 Rotation: Last week, I was channeling my inner Mark McGwire when I triumphantly declared that I was not going to talk about the past,...
• 10/26 PaulLebowitz.com: The Hits Keep On Coming For The Red Sox: Judging by the sti**** in his contract that says the 2015 option turns into a league minimum paycheck if he requires surgery due...
• 10/25 SOX & Dawgs: John Lackey To Undergo Tommy John Surgery; Out for 2012: There's no secret that I do not like John Lackey one bit. No matter what people who have defended him this offseason about his...
• 10/25 BoSox Injection: Lackey To Miss Entire 2012 Season: On a day when the good news story of the new Red Sox GM finally became official, Ben Cherington also addressed the John Lackey...
• 10/25 Fragile Freddy's: Thoughts on a Busy Day: It has been a newsworthy day around the Boston Red Sox today, let’s look at the two big items;Item: Ben Cherington formally...
• 10/25 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: World Series, Theo Epstein, Tim Tebow:   The hottest topics for the week of October 23, 2011 … Cubs and Sox: Theo Epstein is officially in the Cubs organization....
• 10/25 SOX & Dawgs: John Lackey To Undergo Tommy John Surgery; Out for 2012: There's no secret that I do not like John Lackey one bit. No matter what people who have defended him this offseason about his...
• 10/25 Baseball Musings: Pitcher Surgery: Chris Narveson underwent surgery on his left hip: Narveson is scheduled for a follow-up visit with Dr. William Raasch on Wednesday...
• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Ben Cherington Press Conference Quotes: The Red Sox introduced Ben Cherington as their executive VP and general manager this afternoon. Cherington says the Red Sox will...
• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: John Lackey To Undergo Tommy John Surgery: Red Sox righty John Lackey will undergo Tommy John surgery, new GM Ben Cherington announced today.  WEEI's Rob Bradford reported...
• 10/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Will C.C. Sabathia become the new Mike Hampton?: This article from Andrew Marchand and ESPN New York has a pretty interesting premise, but once you really get down into the weeds...
• 10/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Free Agent Strategizing, Texas Style: C.J. Wilson is going to want a lot of money as a free agent. Presumably, he’ll have his eyes on an $100 million payday,...
• 10/24 22gigantes.com: On this date in Giants history — Oct. 23: (All entries courtesy nationalpastime.com) 2002: In Game 4 of the World Series, Barry Bonds is walked intentionally three times,...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: Culture Club: Tom Ricketts doesn’t want to get into the idea of Theo Epstein changing the culture of the Cubs: In fact, as Chairman Tom...
• 10/23 Fire Brand of the American League: It’s OK to Just Back Away, Look at Something Else…Like Saltalamacchia: I have advice for all you Red Sox fans: Stop paying attention until the New Year. I am just asking you to walk away. I thought...
• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Farrell, Red Sox, Rollins, Oswalt: When the Red Sox and manager Terry Francona parted ways, Blue Jays skipper John Farrell was the preferred candidate to manage...
• 10/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox need to restore fan faith: Despite a decade of athletic dominance, Boston fans have been rudely reminded of the feelings of betrayal that preceded that decade....
• 10/20 Rising Apple: Bad Contract of the Day to Swap Jason Bay With: John Lackey: After posting his second consecutive subpar season in-a-row for the Mets, Jason Bay proved his lucrative $66 million, four-year...
• 10/20 All of Baseball: Teddy Ballgame wasn’t enough; Padres want to do more for Sox: The San Diego Padres provided the Boston Red Sox with Ted Williams. Now they may take John Lackey off the …Continue reading...
• 10/20 BoSox Injection: One Man’s Garbage is Another Man’s Treasure. Oakland A’s Want Curt Young: The Oakland Athletics want Red Sox pitching coach, Curt Young.  Young was the A’s pitching coach from 2004-2010, before jumping...
• 10/20 Baseball Musings: Getting Lackey Cheap: The Padres may want John Lackey: The San Diego Padres have had internal discussions about acquiring John Lackey, so long as the...
• 10/19 All of Baseball: What’s next from Boston? Reports that pitchers drank while on mound?: Nelson Cruz‘s extra-inning home runs in the ALCS were exciting. The whole squirrel thing in St. Louis was fun. The …Continue...
• 10/19 Fire Brand of the American League: Answering Nick Cafardo’s Mail Bag!: Nick Cafardo’s mailbag is one of my favorite weekly treats with few other things giving me so much joy, so much grief, and...
• 10/19 Fire Brand of the American League: A No-Win Situation: As I’m sure most of you have already heard, Jon Lester broke his silence on Monday when he gave a lengthy interview discussing...
• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Rumors: Lackey, Bell, Front Office: The latest Padres rumors: The Padres have internally discussed the possibility of acquiring John Lackey from the Red Sox...
• 10/18 All of Baseball: Red Sox will have to eat every penny of Lackey’s contract: Quick: Name the dumbest front office in major league baseball. The one team that has no scouts. The one team …Continue reading...
• 10/18 The Captain's Blog: And Now the Deluge: Theo’s Departure Creates Uncertainty for GM, Sox: Theo Epstein is off to fight his next curse. According to WEEI, the Red Sox boy wonder has decided that the grass is greener at...
• 10/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY RED SOX NATION IS DIVIDED: I would definitely be lying to you if I didn't say that watching the Red Sox implode the last 6 weeks or so has made me feel,...
• 10/16 Fire Brand of the American League: I’ve Seen the Future: With my brain more jumbled than a Peter Gammons butt tweet, it’s hard to process the events of the past three weeks at...
• 10/16 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Red Sox, Lackey, Buehrle, Epstein: Upon joining the Cubs, Theo Epstein will leave behind one contractual headache in John Lackey and acquire another one in Carlos...
• 10/15 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Sandberg, Pitching, Youkilis: While the Red Sox and Cubs are still trying to figure out a compensation package for Theo Epstein, here are a few more items from...
• 10/14 PaulLebowitz.com: The John Henry Interview: I have to give Red Sox prin**** owner John Henry credit for going on what was clearly unfriendly ground with the Felger and Massarotti...
• 10/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Which free agent starter should the Yankees pursue, Part II: Yu Darvish edition: For Part 1 of this two-parter in which we discuss C.J. Wilson, please click here. Ah, Yu Darvish. I first wrote about Darvish...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Theo Epstein Links: Compensation, Baker, Quade: The Red Sox and Cubs began negotiations today about the compensation package required to finalize Theo Epstein's move to Chicago,...
• 10/13 The Pesky Pole: The Anatomy of a Collapse: The Boston Globe detailed some new allegations and more detailed accounts of old allegations as the Red Sox collapsed their...
• 10/13 PaulLebowitz.com: The Red Sox Come Apart: How long ago it seems that Eric Ortiz of NESN wrote that ridiculous piece suggesting that the 2011 Red Sox were going to challenge...
• 10/13 NY Baseball Digest: Is Boston the Worst Place to Play?: I have long admired the city of Boston. It’s a beautiful city that I have visited a few times. I always wish we could see...
• 10/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Which free agent starter should the Yankees pursue?: Following the CC Sabathia contract drama, the second-most important issue facing the Yankees this offseason is whether they decide...
• 10/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 10/12: The offseason is full of rumors and speculation but this offseason has been different for the Boston Red Sox. So far this offseason,...
• 10/12 NY Baseball Digest: Cashman Must Not Let Sabathia “Ponzi” the Yankees: While the New York Yankees sit home again and watch the balance of the post season like the rest of us, the biggest concern regarding...
• 10/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: And Now the Deluge: Theo’s Departure Creates Uncertainty for GM, Sox: (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). Theo Epstein is off to fight his next curse. According to WEEI,...
• 10/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 10/12: The offseason is full of rumors and speculation but this offseason has been different for the Boston Red Sox. So far this offseason,...
• 10/12 The Captain's Blog: And Now the Deluge: Theo’s Departure Creates Uncertainty for GM, Sox: Theo Epstein is off to fight his next curse. According to WEEI, the Red Sox boy wonder has decided that the grass is greener at...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Chronicling the Collapse: Bob Hohler of the Boston Globe traces the problems the Red Sox faced in 2011 that eventually led to their failing to make the...
• 10/11 Giants Nirvana: Pondering a Matt Cain extension: A week ago, Larry Baer sent out a letter to San Francisco Giants fans that was ultimately an apology of sorts, in which he mused...
• 10/11 Fire Brand of the American League: The Bullpen: A Failure to Meet Expectations: This guest post was written by Matt Collins of Red Stockings Thoughts, a blog about the Red Sox.  When most people look back...
• 10/10 Fire Brand of the American League: 2011 Player Review: John Lackey: John, John, John, John…what ever shall we do with you? A 6.41 ERA in 160 innings, a 1.9 K/BB rate (below the league average)...
• 10/8 All of Baseball: If it comes from a computer, it must be cutting edge: You may have heard of “Carmine,” the computer program the Boston Red Sox use to evaluate players and stats and …Continue...
• 10/7 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Epstein, Wallach, Lackey, Padres: Here's the latest from Fenway Park... "People around the game [are] getting [the] idea that" Theo Epstein will likely remain...
• 10/7 Fragile Freddy's: 2011 in Review - Non-Players: It feels a little dirty to do a review of management at this point but it is an annual feature and we’ve reviewed players...
• 10/6 Fragile Freddy's: 2011 in Review - The Minor Leagues: We have contemplated the big boys at the Major League level but of course we should consider the minor leaguers as well. ...
• 10/6 Fire Brand of the American League: The Cubs are a General Managers Dream: Earlier this week, I wrote how the actions of ownership maybe a strong reason Theo Epstein wants out of Boston, but what reason...
• 10/5 Fragile Freddy's: 2011 in Review - Starting Pitchers: So we did the hitters, what say we do the disaster of a pitching staff?  With a little luck we can get through this without...
• 10/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Avoid The Consolation Hire: The Cubs have asked the Red Sox for permission to speak to GM Theo Epstein; one would assume that if Epstein would like to hear...
• 10/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Boston’s monumental collapse: Assessing the aftermath: Yankees fans everywhere can breath a sigh of relief. Order has been restored to the force. A month ago the Boston Red Sox sat...
• 10/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 10/4: Yes I'm still in beautiful Hawai'i (sunset pictures from Ala Moana Park and Diamond Head) and right now my biggest decision...
• 10/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 10/4: Yes I'm still in beautiful Hawai'i (sunset pictures from Ala Moana Park and Diamond Head) and right now my biggest decision...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Theo Epstein And Starting Pitching: Theo Epstein was hired as GM of the Red Sox on November 25th, 2002, so he's coming up on nine years at the helm.  The fatal...
• 10/3 Tyler's Think Tank: What Really Doomed the Red Sox: What really doomed the Red Sox was not Terry Francona's inability to rally his demoralized players, Daniel Bard's sudden demise,...
• 10/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Best of the worst: Jim Tracy, John Lackey, Adam Dunn … and more:   Some people see the cup has half-full. Others see the cup as half-empty. I’m different. I see the cup as half-full –...
• 10/2 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Orioles, Red Sox, Francona : The Yankees and Rays are in the playoffs but the rest of the AL East is in offseason mode... Under John Henry's ownership,...

• 9/30 B-R Blog: Youngest with 7 scoreless IP in a postseason game: Matt Moore, Johnny Damon and Kelly Shoppach led the Rays to a 1-0 lead in their ALDS with Texas. At 22 years and about 104 days,...
• 9/30 Fragile Freddy's: Terry Francona "Released From His Contract": To call him the greatest manager in Red Sox history or the greatest Red Sox manager of my lifetime does not do him justice. ...
• 9/30 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Red Sox, MacPhail, Yankees: Two of the five AL East clubs made the playoffs, and both will begin their quest for the World Series later today. The Rays and...
• 9/29 The Captain's Blog: Curses: Explaining Away Another Epic Red Sox Collapse: Before Spring Training, Yankees’ General Manager Brian Cashman labeled the Boston Red Sox as the team to beat. In September,...
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Francona, Epstein, Ortiz, Papelbon: On September 3, the Red Sox had a 99.6% chance of making the postseason, according to statistican Nate Silver.  The next day,...
• 9/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Red Sox Eyeing Bruce Chen: So it’s really come down to this.  Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports that the Red Sox continue to scour the trade market for...
• 9/28 MLBTradeRumors: Chen Among Red Sox Targets For Tie-Breaker: 12:17pm: ESPN's Buster Olney and CSNNE.com's Sean McAdam both find the Red Sox trading for a starter to be unlikely, to varying...
• 9/26 BoSox Injection: Lackey Is Whackey: John Lackey arguably pitched his best game of the season on Sunday night and he put the Red Sox in a terrific position to win...
• 9/26 Yankees Daily: Yankees lose to Red Sox 7-4 in 14 as Yankees let Rookies play: NEW YORK (AP) — The Red Sox salvaged their AL wild-card lead Sunday when Jacoby Ellsbury hit a two-out, three-run homer...
• 9/26 Fragile Freddy's: Tim and Tito: If Sunday afternoon was the last start of Tim Wakefield’s career that will be sad.  Rare is the player who goes out in...
• 9/26 Fragile Freddy's: John Lackey: I just want to follow up on the post from last night about John Lackey’s situation.  If you have not heard by now many...
• 9/26 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap - Updated 12:23 AM: I don’t know about you but I am absolutely cooked.  The Boston Red Sox, at least for a night, staved off the Rays thanks...
• 9/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Live Game Chat Tonight! And the Monday Links…: I have something embarrassing to admit.  I feel asleep at some point during the 10th inning of last night’s game.  I’m...
• 9/26 Through The Fence Baseball: The 15 worst current contracts in Major League Baseball: In a sport where money is guaranteed, and salary caps cease to exist, overspending is commonplace as many teams overpay for players...
• 9/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/26: After falling in game one of the day/night doubleheader with the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox had...
• 9/26 SOX & Dawgs: Report: John Lackey Divorcing His Wife Krista: I'm wondering if Boston Red Sox starting pitcher John Lackey's ire towards the Boston media after Sunday's second game had...
• 9/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Boston Still In Hunt As Yankees Lose in 14: The Yankees had a chance to just about finish off the Boston Red Sox by sweeping them in this weekend’s three game series...
• 9/26 Chicken Fried Baseball: Let’s Go Red Sox: The Red Sox September collapse has been fascinating. The baseball media’s nearly unanimous pick to win the American League...
• 9/26 Chicken Fried Baseball: Season Series Recap: Red Sox: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You...
• 9/26 NY Baseball Digest: John Lackey’s Divorce and the Media Going Over the Line: Earlier today, I took the Boston media to task for how they handled the John Lackey divorce news, and chastised them for how they...
• 9/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks can’t complete sweep; fall to Sox in extras 7-4: So finally winning a series at home against the Red Sox for the first time in 2011 was quite enjoyable, although the spoiled part...
• 9/26 Baseball Musings: Lackey Divorce: Craig Calcaterra points to this TMZ article about John Lackey divorcing his wife. While Craig concentrates on the attacks on Lackey...
• 9/26 B-R Blog: Recapping Sunday 9/25/11: SOX WIN!!! (a game … at last): -- Red Sox 7, Yankees 4 (2nd game): The ominous words from Michael Kay -- "Scott Proctor has not pitched well for the Yankees"...
• 9/25 Baseball Musings: Late Fourteen: If nothing else, the Yankees are wearing out the Red Sox bullpen for the Baltimore series. The teams remain tied at four in the...
• 9/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): The collapse is nigh: A.J. Burnett took the mound in a big game (sort of) against the Red Sox...and he was fantastic. Well, fantastic enough. A.J....
• 9/25 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Misery - 9/25: After falling in game one this afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid falling into a tie for the AL Wild Card in a must...
• 9/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Help Out with Boston’s Collapse: The Yankees beat the Red Sox 6-2 in the first game of a Sunday double header today. Meanwhile the Rays beat the Blue Jays...
• 9/25 Baseball Musings: Three-Way Playoff: With the chance of Boston, LAnaheim and Tampa Bay tying for the AL Wild Card, here’s how the playoff would work out. The...
• 9/25 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Red Sox try to hold on to the AL Wild Card lead as they play a split admission double header against the Yankees. Tim Wakefield...
• 9/25 Baseball Musings: Massive Tie Scenario: With the Giants losing on Saturday, the AL Wild is the only massive tie remaining. A three-way tie in the American League can...
• 9/24 Baseball Musings: Epic Collapse Continues: The Red Sox lose to the Yankees 9-1 as their epic collapse continues. Jon Lester lasted just 2 2/3 innings, and the Red Sox used...
• 9/24 Yankees Daily: Montero and Jeter help Yankees romp over Red Sox 9-1: NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter capped a six-run second inning with a three-run homer, rookie Jesus Montero had four RBIs in finishing...
• 9/24 SoDo Mojo: Texas Rangers Inch Closer To Clinching, Seattle Mariners Jealous: via zimbio.com Anthony Vasquez started today, so everyone and their mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers and siblings...
• 9/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/24: The game last night between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees was rained out but that doesn't mean there wasn't any good...
• 9/24 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chad Billingsley Tries to End His Season on a High Note: Apologies for interrupting the well-deserved lovefest over Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, and Kenley Jansen (and the freakshow that...
• 9/23 Fire Brand of the American League: Taking the Pulse of Red Sox Nation: Oh Red Sox Nation, I love you, but you are a fickle bunch.  All summer you’ve been like the **** high school jock strutting...
• 9/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Firing Francona Is Plain Stupid: I’m the first one to say fire the manager when things don’t go as planned. It doesn’t have to be his fault....
• 9/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Red Sox VI: Winless in the Bronx: The Yankees are 0-6 at home against the Red Sox this year, having first suffered the ignominy of being swept at New Yankee Stadium...
• 9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Boston’s Starting Pitching Options: Boston’s late-season slide isn’t so shocking when you consider that Red Sox pitchers have allowed 6.5 runs per game this month....
• 9/22 Boston Globe: Their kingdom for a starter : By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, John Lackey, Tim Wakefield, Andrew Miller and Kyle Weiland have...
• 9/22 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees Pitching Matchups: 9/23-9/25: Friday, September 23rd @ 7:05 PM Jon Lester, LHP (15-8, 3.15) vs Freddy Garcia, RHP (11-8, 3.77) TV: NESN, YES, MLB Network,...
• 9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Tried For Capuano; Deal Unlikely: The slumping Red Sox are looking for pitching reinforcements and spent many days trying to obtain left-hander Chris Capuano from...
• 9/21 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Mariano Rivera, Prince Fielder, WNBA: The hottest topics for the week of September 18, 2011 … Man up: The Minnesota Twins have announced that Joe Mauer’s season...
• 9/21 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Mariano Rivera, Prince Fielder, WNBA: The hottest topics for the week of September 18, 2011 … Man up: The Minnesota Twins have announced that Joe Mauer’s season...
• 9/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday Links: Are you feeling a little down after last night’s frustrating 7-5 loss to the hapless Orioles?  Yeah, me too.  I really...
• 9/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Is Theo to Blame for the State of the Rotation?: As the Red Sox have fallen into a deeper slump than most of us ever imagined possible, the “Chicken Little” mentality that...
• 9/21 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Scouting C.J. Wilson: The Nationals will have a scout at C.J. Wilson's start tonight in Oakland, reports MLB.com's Bill Ladson.  Ladson takes this...
• 9/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/20: If you were a fan of the Boston Red Sox on Monday, your emotions were put on the roller coaster ride from **** You went from...
• 9/20 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/19: After falling in game one this afternoon, the Boston Red Sox desperately need a win in game two of the doubleheader tonight...
• 9/20 Fragile Freddy's: Game 154 Recap: BAL – 302 121 000 – 9 – 13 – 1  BOS – 425 000 70x – 18 – 20 – 3  After a frustrating afternoon at...
• 9/20 The Friarhood: Sc**w the Red Sox: Go Rays. Let me type that again. Go Rays. **** the Boston Red Sox. I have come to a startling revelation in the past few...
• 9/20 The Golden Sombrero: Changeups and **** A Southpaw’s Perspective for 9/20/11: -  I am finally sold on Ian Kennedy.  Dude has won more games this year than he has in his entire big league career.  And after...
• 9/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/20: If you were a fan of the Boston Red Sox on Monday, your emotions were put on the roller coaster ride from **** You went from...
• 9/20 Chicken Fried Baseball: Indifference?: So the Angels didn’t go undefeated over their final ten, and are now a full five games back in the West, and the Rangers...
• 9/20 NY Baseball Digest: Retire Enter Sandman, Yanks Control Rays Destiny, Is NY Right for David, Looking Back ’96: We have waxed poetic about Mariano Rivera for days now. I don’t think there is anything else left to say about his impact...
• 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Epstein, Ozzie, Beltran: Links for Tuesday, as the Red Sox and Braves try to fend off several wild card challengers... Red Sox GM Theo Epstein failed...
• 9/20 B-R Blog: Recapping relevant games of Monday, 9/19/2011: -- Marlins 6, Braves 5: With 2 out in the last of the 9th, Omar Infante drilled a tailing-in fastball from Craig Kimbrel for...
• 9/19 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/19: After falling in game one this afternoon, the Boston Red Sox desperately need a win in game two of the doubleheader tonight...
• 9/19 Baseball Musings: The Epic Fail Gets More Epic: The Orioles score three runs in the top of the first off John Lackey on three singles, a walk and a sacrifice fly. Boston is in...
• 9/19 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Epstein, Crawford, Yankees: The Rays and Orioles are technically division rivals, but tonight they're on the same side. Baltimore beat the Red Sox in the...
• 9/19 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: September 19, 2011: Mike McCoy $17.Yunel Escobar might miss the rest of the season with a bum elbow. This puts McCoy in line for plenty of...
• 9/19 B-R Blog: Plays and Notes from Games of Sunday, 9/18/11: Tampa 8, Boston 5: I'm exhausted just from following this series online. Matt Joyce had his first 3-RBI game since April, and...
• 9/18 SOX & Dawgs: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/19-9/21: Monday, September 19th @ 1:05 PM Jeremy Guthrie, RHP (8-17, 4.22) vs Kyle Weiland, RHP (0-2, 7.58) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 9/18 SOX & Dawgs: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/19-9/21: Monday, September 19th @ 1:05 PM Jeremy Guthrie, RHP (8-17, 4.22) vs Kyle Weiland, RHP (0-2, 7.58) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 9/18 Boston Globe: Pre-game news from Fenway Park : By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff A few revelations during Terry Francona's pre-game media session. Here are the highlights: •...
• 9/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Rosenthal’s Report On The Red Sox, Marlins And Cubs: Ken Rosenthal discusses several baseball situations in the video report here. If Rosenthal’s doomsday scenario for the Red...
• 9/16 PaulLebowitz.com: There’s Logic And Then There’s ESPN Logic: Here’s one from the Bizarro world known as ESPN, where expertise is discouraged in favor of providing…um…words;...
• 9/16 Boston Globe: The Red Sox still have time to recapture what they had: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff The Red Sox won 89 games last season and that was probably a few more than they should have. They...
• 9/16 Fire Brand of the American League: Are the Red Sox Suffering from a Sense of Entitlement?: In case you haven’t heard, the Red Sox are in a slump right now.  Since the calendar flipped from August to September,...
• 9/15 Dropped Strike Three: Quick Thoughts on Roy Oswalt's $16M 2012 Option: It seems to be a foregone conclusion amongst fans that Roy Oswalt's days in Philadelphia are numbered. His status for 2012 hinges...
• 9/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Daniel Bard Loses Control: The Red Sox had that one. John Lackey actually pitched well enough to hand the bullpen the lead. Franklin Morales did his job,...
• 9/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/15: With John Lackey on the mound and the Boston Red Sox losing 5-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays, the natural inclination is to blame...
• 9/14 Fragile Freddy's: Game 148 Recap: TOR – 200 000 030 – 5 – 8 – 3BOS – 021 001 000 – 4 – 6 – 3 So what’s left?Adrian Gonzalez left today’s game...
• 9/14 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 9/14: After helping Tim Wakefield pick up his 200th career win, the Boston Red Sox look to end the season series with a win over...
• 9/14 Baseball Musings: Epic Collapse Continues: Boston suffered two big losses Wednesday afternoon as the Blue Jays came back late from a 4-2 deficit to take the game 5-4, and...
• 9/14 mlbreports.com : The Hunt for Red Sox October: September 14, 2011 Rob Bland (Baseball Writer – MLB reports): Red Sox Nation is panicking. On September 1, the Boston Red...
• 9/14 MLB Dirt: Jered Weaver Could Have a lot More Wins: I recently wrote and article on John Lackey and his terrific run support. Well Jered Weaver is suffering from the opposite. Weaver...
• 9/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Should Francona Remove Lackey from the Rotation?: Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston has seen enough, and thinks it’s time to remove John Lackey from the Red Sox rotation. “This...
• 9/14 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 9/14: After helping Tim Wakefield pick up his 200th career win, the Boston Red Sox look to end the season series with a win over...
• 9/14 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Wednesday’s pitching match-up between the Blue Jays and Red Sox seems to favor the epic collapse continuing. Ricky Romero...
• 9/13 PaulLebowitz.com: Red Sox Need A Sense Of Urgency And A Few Wins, Not Panic: I understand what David Ortiz was doing with his “it’s time to panic” headline grabber. Ortiz is a far better...
• 9/12 For Baseball Junkies: Early September Twists- Red Sox Plummeting, Rays Streaking and Giants Are "Awful": Wanted to take a quick look back at our piece discussing the best storylines heading into September... that was ten days ago and...
• 9/12 Boston Globe: Theo Epstein: 'We've pulled ourselves out of this before': Despite the panic across Red Sox nation this morning, Theo Epstein is remaining positive and hopeful that his team can turn things...
• 9/12 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: One of my goals with this blog is to always provide a fair and even-handed look at the Boston Red Sox and the game of baseball. ...
• 9/12 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up A.L. Week 24: September 13-19: Rising Up:Bruce Chen (34% owned last week; 36% this week) vs. MIN, vs. CHWChen appeared to have a good month in August,...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/13-9/14: Tuesday, September 13th @ 7:10 PM Brandon Morrow, RHP (9-10, 5.12) vs Tim Wakefield, RHP (6-6, 5.03) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 9/11 Boston Globe: David Ortiz says it's time to panic: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff ST. PETERSBURG Fla. — A man who knows a little something about unlikely comebacks, Johnny Damon,...
• 9/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Blunt Group Therapy For Red Sox And Brewers Fans: It won’t help, but I know what Red Sox and Brewers fans are going through. You’re counting the days and games; scouring...
• 9/10 Tyler's Think Tank: Sox Stumble in September: The Red Sox were on a roll, having just swept a doubleheader from the Oakland A's at Fenway and capping a late August run of eight...
• 9/10 Boston Globe: Any pitching out there for the Red Sox?: By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff ST. PETERSBURG - Where's Pedro Martinez when you need him? The Red Sox could have used a little...
• 9/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/10: When the Tampa Bay Rays came to town back in mid-August for a brief three-game two-day set against the Boston Red Sox, two of...
• 9/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/9: After losing three-of-four in north of the border, the Boston Red Sox return to the lower 48 states as they try to get back...
• 9/10 B-R Blog: Recapping games of Friday, 9/9/11: -- Angels 2, Yanks 1, on the 16th game-ending sac fly this year (3rd by the Halos). Angels remain 2.5 GB the Rangers, Yanks 2.5...
• 9/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/10: When the Tampa Bay Rays came to town back in mid-August for a brief three-game two-day set against the Boston Red Sox, two of...
• 9/10 NY Baseball Digest: Things Getting Tight in Boston, Perspective on Jason Bay, Sausage Shenanigans, Griffey Jr. Folklore: Are we about to see the next great Boston collapse? It’s been a long time since the Red Sox and choke have been synonymous,...
• 9/9 Boston Globe: Lackey questionable for next start: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — John Lackey is questionable for his start Wednesday after being hit on...
• 9/9 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Take Game One: You can’t win every game in a series unless you win the first one. Step one, check. The Tampa Bay Rays jumped on the slumping...
• 9/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/9: After losing three-of-four in north of the border, the Boston Red Sox return to the lower 48 states as they try to get back...
• 9/9 Boston Globe: Shhh, the Red Sox are sleeping: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff TORONTO — The Yankees invited the Red Sox to join the pennant race, losing two games against sad-sack...
• 9/9 Fire Brand of the American League: An Alternative Idea for Buchholz: With Clay Buchholz continuing to progress in his recovery from a stress fracture in his lower back, many within the Boston sports...
• 9/9 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox as the teams open a three-game series in what could be the last gasp of the AL Wild...
• 9/8 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Matchups: 9/9-9/11: Friday, September 9th @ 7:10 PM John Lackey, RHP (12-11, 6.11) vs Wade Davis, RHP (9-8, 4.50) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red...
• 9/8 Boston Globe: Tim Wakefield remains in rotation, will start Tuesday against Toronto: By Michael Vega, Globe Staff TORONTO --- Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Tim Wakefield will remain in the rotation and make...
• 9/8 NY Baseball Digest: Nyjer Morgan Trash Talk, Yanks Road Trip,The Rise of Manny Acosta, Interview with Ken Singleton: One of my least favorite players is Nyjer Morgan. We talked about how the game usually takes care of bad behavior. John Lackey...
• 9/7 B-R Blog: A.J. Burnett Sets A Wild Pitch Record: A.J. Burnett had three wild pitches in today's Yankees game.  Before today, no pitcher since 1919 had 8+ games in their career...
• 9/7 Boston Globe: How to use Buchholz? Here's an idea: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff TORONTO — Clay Buchholz has started throwing again and the hope is that he can return to the...
• 9/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Twist of fate may derail Red Sox staff for stretch run: During the fourth inning of Monday’s game, Josh Beckett left with a sprained ankle. After 3.2 innings of scoreless ball, Beckett...
• 9/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Update on Beckett, Buchholz Injuries: The medical reports on Josh Beckett are back!  Here’s the latest according Red Sox medical director Dr. Tom Gill (via...
• 9/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Great AL Playoff Rotation Cluster F: For months now, the acrimony over the Yankees playoff rotation has been deafening. Despite the best effort of the sunshine fans,...
• 9/6 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: So is it time for Red Sox fans to be concerned?  The Sox were battered pretty comprehensively while dropping two out of three...
• 9/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/5: Apparently Boston Red Sox starting pitcher John Lackey is a magician and had us all fooled. He had been 7-2 in his last 10...
• 9/5 The Captain's Blog: If John Lackey Is Having a Terrible Season and You Know It, Clap Your Hands: Maybe the grass isn’t always greener on the other side? While Yankees’ fans have been lamenting the historically poor performance...
• 9/4 Boston Globe: Jackson bruised and battered after collision : Matthew J. Lee/Globe StaffBy Peter Abraham, Globe Staff Conor Jackson was moving slowly in the clubhouse as he dressed. His...
• 9/4 Nolan Writin': Rangers put another beat-down on Bosox: Yesterday’s 12-7 loss was merely a hiccup between Rangers blowouts. Today’s 11-4 trouncing of the Sox at Fenway gave...
• 9/4 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/4: After coming back for a win yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to win again in the rubber game of a three-game set with the...
• 9/3 i70baseball.com: World Series Champion Pitching: How They Did it.The numbers prove that the Royals will have to make some adjustments as they turn into contenders. ...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Postseason Contenders Red Sox and the Rangers Face off on "Sunday MLB on TBS": “Sunday MLB on TBS” continues on September 4 with an American League match-up between postseason hopefuls as Adrian Gonzalez...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/2-9/4: Friday, September 2nd @ 7:10 PM Derek Holland, LHP (12-5, 4.30) vs Andrew Miller, LHP (6-1, 4.42) TV: NESN, MLB, Network,...
• 9/2 Fragile Freddy's: Series Recap: The Sox dropped a frustrating ball game to the Yankees on Wednesday night but with Tampa’s loss the Sox remain nine up on a...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Postseason Contenders Red Sox and the Rangers Face off on "Sunday MLB on TBS": “Sunday MLB on TBS” continues on September 4 with an American League match-up between postseason hopefuls as Adrian Gonzalez...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/2-9/4: Friday, September 2nd @ 7:10 PM Derek Holland, LHP (12-5, 4.30) vs Andrew Miller, LHP (6-1, 4.42) TV: NESN, MLB, Network,...
• 9/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Latin Flavor Meets Texas Justice And The Culture Card: In this New York Times piece about Francisco Cervelli, you find Cervelli justifying his over-the-top on-field antics by playing...

• 8/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Catching notes: Cervelli’s scuffle and JESUS JUEVES!: There’s big news in the land of Yankee catchers. Let’s start with the small stuff… So, Francisco Cervelli hit...
• 8/31 Boston Globe: A rivalry (finally) renewed: Jim Davis/Globe StaffBy Peter Abraham, Globe Staff The Red Sox and the Yankees used to really hate each other. Carlton Fisk must...
• 8/31 Fragile Freddy's: Game 134 Recap: Last night was a frustrating one for the Sox as they had ample opportunities to do a lot of damage but came up on the short end...
• 8/31 Fire Brand of the American League: A Few Thoughts…: Just a few thoughts as I mull over last night’s loss to the Yankees. John Lackey‘s beaning of Francisco Cervelli...
• 8/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 133: Yankees 5, Red Sox 2: Hoping to extend their win streak, the Yankees headed to their rivals to the north on Tuesday.  CC Sabathia has struggled...
• 8/31 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/31: Before we get going here, this is something I should have done in yesterday's post. The WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon...
• 8/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Sabathia and Cervelli Power Yankees to Win Over Boston: CC Sabathia wasn’t at his best last night, but he was good enough to hold the Red Sox to two runs over six innings...
• 8/31 PaulLebowitz.com: Cervelli’s Lucky It Was Lackey: If Francisco Cervelli had been hitting against Don Drysdale, there’s a pretty good chance he’d be in the hospital...
• 8/31 NY Baseball Digest: Saltalamacchia’s Comments No Different than What You Hear at HOF: Jarrod Saltalamacchia uttered the dreaded “L” word when discussing Francisco Cervelli‘s antics last night....
• 8/31 My Pinstripes: Yankees Walk Tightrope To Win: Whether you are a fan of the Yankees or Red Sox, last night’s game between the two was not an easy one to watch. The teams...
• 8/30 Yankees Daily: Sabathia gets the Job done as Yankees beat Red Sox 5-2: BOSTON (AP) — CC Sabathia snapped out of his Red Sox funk, striking out 10 in six innings to beat Boston for the first time...
• 8/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Lackey’s new low: John Lackey gave up a home run to Francisco Cervelli. Not a cheapy either, a towering fly ball that landed in the back row of...
• 8/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Yankees vs. Red Sox: Baseball dysfunction: Well, here comes another matchup between the Yankees and the Red Sox – and, while nobody can say for sure who will win any of...
• 8/30 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/30: After two days off, one due to Hurricane Irene and one that was scheduled, the Boston Red Sox continue their nine-game homestand...
• 8/30 The Captain's Blog: Historical Footnotes Underscore Latest Rivalry Series: For the final time at Fenway Park during the regular season, the Yankees and Red Sox renew hostilities in a three-game series...
• 8/30 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - New York Yankees: With the Sox and Yankees both in very very good shape as far as reaching the playoffs this series lacks a bit of the drama of...
• 8/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Red Sox V: Regression, motherf$%^&(*s: Here’s what we know so far: The Yankees are 2-10 against the Red Sox in 2011. They are 78-42 against everyone else. The...
• 8/30 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees open a three-game series in Boston with CC Sabathia facing John Lackey. Sabathia started four games against the Red...
• 8/30 MLBTradeRumors: Will C.J. Wilson Get $100 Million?: Two years ago, Rangers lefty C.J. Wilson struck me as a quality reliever, but certainly not someone who could eventually score...
• 8/29 SOX & Dawgs: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/30-9/1: Tuesday, August 30th @ 7:10 PM CC Sabathia, LHP (17-7, 2.99) vs John Lackey, RHP (12-9, 5.98) TV: NESN, MY9, MLB Network,...
• 8/29 My Pinstripes: Jeter Outlook Improves, A-Rod Gets MRI: After hearing Sunday night that Derek Jeter may miss the entire Boston series due to a sore knee, the outlook was more optimistic...
• 8/29 SOX & Dawgs: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/30-9/1: Tuesday, August 30th @ 7:10 PM CC Sabathia, LHP (17-7, 2.99) vs John Lackey, RHP (12-9, 5.98) TV: NESN, MY9, MLB Network,...
• 8/29 My Pinstripes: I'm Limping Up To Boston: The Yankees may be without the services of shortstop Derek Jeter for the upcoming series in Boston and possibly longer. "El...
• 8/27 Boston Globe: Pregame notes from Fenway Park: By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff The Red Sox have sent Scott Atchison down to Pawtucket and recalled Michael Bowden. Atchison...
• 8/25 MLB Dirt: Pitchers Should Envy John Lackey: First off, the title of the article may be a little deceiving. Pitchers should in no way envy John Lackey’s stuff. Why? Well...
• 8/24 Fragile Freddy's: Our Own Little Yugo: With the Red Sox on pace to win 99 games (their most since 1978 if it happens) there is not a lot to complain about.  If...
• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/24: While all of us backseat managers out there sometimes question the decisions that Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona makes,...
• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Video: John Lackey Tries To Get On Our Good Sides: A lot has been said about John Lackey's antics when he's on the mound for the Boston Red Sox. We've seen him give skipper Terry...
• 8/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/23: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on the winning side of things in the second game of a four-game...
• 8/22 The Golden Sombrero: Changeups and **** A Southpaw’s Perspective: Harper, A-Rod, Weaver and A.L. Central: Lefty pitchers are baseball’s equivalent of kickers in the NFL.  They are just a little bit different.  However, because...
• 8/21 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers Pitching Matchups: 8/22-8/25: Monday, August 22nd @ 8:05 PM Erik Bedard, LHP (4-8, 3.44) vs C.J. Wilson, LHP (12-5, 3.20) TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 8/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/21: Just when things were looking up for the Boston Red Sox in helping starting pitcher Tim Wakefield get career win No. 200, the...
• 8/21 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers Pitching Matchups: 8/22-8/25: Monday, August 22nd @ 8:05 PM Erik Bedard, LHP (4-8, 3.44) vs C.J. Wilson, LHP (12-5, 3.20) TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 8/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/21: Just when things were looking up for the Boston Red Sox in helping starting pitcher Tim Wakefield get career win No. 200, the...
• 8/21 B-R Blog: 8+ Starts Since 2009 With Game Score : Since 2009, through last night, how many pitchers had 8+ starts where their Game Score was 25 or less? Here is the list - Rk Player...
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees, Other Contenders Scouting Rich Harden: Rich Harden has been drawing interest from several contenders, writes Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Yankees...
• 8/19 Fire Brand of the American League: Guess Who’s Back???: I have a confession to make.  Every time Curly Haired Boyfriend writes and article, I have to read it.  I know that I shouldn’t,...
• 8/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19: We always hear how much wins are a meaningless stat. We know this to be true when John Lackey is second on the team in wins...
• 8/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Let Zduriencik Run The Mariners And Get Rid Of Ichiro: I’ve been a critic of Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik. Actually, I’ve been more of a voice of reason about him. While...
• 8/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: “Effective A.J.,” where art thou?: It’s probably fair to say that A.J. Burnett has been the conversation du jour these past few weeks. Therefore, at the suggestion...
• 8/17 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 8/17: After splitting a day/night doubleheader yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to take the rubber game of a three-game set with...
• 8/17 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 8/17: After splitting a day/night doubleheader yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to take the rubber game of a three-game set with...
• 8/16 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Tampa Bay Rays: Pitchers:Tuesday Game 1 - James Shields (11-9, 2.80) vs. Jon Lester (11-6, 3.32)Tuesday Game 2 - Jeff Niemann (7-4, 3.43) vs....
• 8/15 Tyler's Think Tank: 25 Weird and Interesting Stats: Just a list of 25 random and possibly meaningless statistics I've compiled from the 2011 baseball season. In case you can't tell...
• 8/15 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: It was a disappointing weekend in Seattle for the Sox as they dropped two out of three to the lowly Mariners.  The weekend...
• 8/15 SOX & Dawgs: Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/16-8/17: Tuesday, August 16th @ 1:05 PM James Shields, RHP (11-9, 2.80) vs Jon Lester, LHP (11-6, 3.32) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 8/13 Bus League Baseball: 2011 Draft Pick Update: We’re just a few days away from baseball’s draft pick signing deadline which is at midnight ET on August 15th. That...
• 8/13 Boston Globe: Good luck for Lackey, not for Beckett: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff SEATTLE — Josh Beckett and John Lackey are good buddies. Throughout all of Lackey's ups and...
• 8/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/13: The Seattle Mariners home park of Safeco Field had only yielded 40 home runs all season long before last night's game against...
• 8/12 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 8/12: After taking two-of-three in Minnesota, the Boston Red Sox head to the Pacific Northwest for the weekend. There they'll take...
• 8/12 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Seattle Mariners Pitching Matchups: 8/12-8/14: Friday, August 12th @ 10:10 PM John Lackey, RHP (10-8, 6.14) vs Blake Beavan, RHP (3-2, 2.83) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red...
• 8/12 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 8/12: After taking two-of-three in Minnesota, the Boston Red Sox head to the Pacific Northwest for the weekend. There they'll take...
• 8/12 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Seattle Mariners: Pitchers:Friday – John Lackey (10-8, 6.14) vs. Blake Beavan (3-2, 2.83Saturday – Josh Beckett (9-4, 2.17) vs. Felix Hernandez...
• 8/11 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Seattle Mariners Pitching Matchups: 8/12-8/14: Friday, August 12th @ 10:10 PM John Lackey, RHP (10-8, 6.14) vs Blake Beavan, RHP (3-2, 2.83) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red...
• 8/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S JUST BASEBALL SUZYN: (Photo: Getty) So another Yankees/Red Sox Series has come and gone and it seems the Sox had the Yanks number. While the results...
• 8/9 B-R Blog: 5+ Batters With WAR >=4 On Same Team: How many teams, since 1901, had 5 or more batters with a WAR of 4 or better on the same roster? Here is the list - Rk Year Tm...
• 8/8 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: OK, so it’s rewrite time here at Freddy’s after the Sox’ dramatic comeback on Sunday night.  The good news for me is...
• 8/7 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/7: Jacoby Ellsbury is having himself quite the week with the Boston Red Sox. On Tuesday night, he delivered a walkoff single...
• 8/7 My Pinstripes: CC's Boston Beatdown: Putting everything else aside (his prior starts against Boston) and his red hot streak, I expected CC Sabathia to limit Boston's...
• 8/7 Baseball Reality Tour: Ugliest Pitcher Wins of 2011: On Friday night, Jered Weaver and Aaron Harang exemplified what pitcher "Wins" are worth. Weaver wound up with a no-decision...
• 8/7 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/7: Jacoby Ellsbury is having himself quite the week with the Boston Red Sox. On Tuesday night, he delivered a walkoff single...
• 8/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Red Sox clobber Yankees, 10-4: I haven’t screamed at the television like this in a long time. Nothing drives me crazier than watching a Red Sox hitter...
• 8/6 Boston Globe: Ellsbury enjoying the spotlight : By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff Most of the Red Sox conduct interviews by their locker after the game. But those players who command...
• 8/6 Yankees Daily: Red Sox smash Sabathia as Red Sox tie Yankees for First: BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury had a three-run homer with a career-high six RBIs as the Boston Red Sox continued their mastery...
• 8/6 B-R Blog: Rare “disaster start” for CC: -- Saturday in Boston, CC Sabathia was touched for 7 ER on 9 hits in 6 IP in Boston's 10-4 win. It was his first "disaster start"...
• 8/6 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/6: After falling out of first place last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get back into a tie for first in the second game of...
• 8/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: UNLEASHING THE BEAST...SABATHIA: “We're still in the race, and I have to give us a chance to win every time I'm out there.” -- CC SabathiaI'm not going to...
• 8/6 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees try to win take two in a row from the Red Sox as they send CC Sabathia against John Lackey. Sabathia pitched eight...
• 8/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Take 1st Place in Win Over Boston: Bartolo Colon didn’t have his best stuff Friday night, but the bullpen bailed him out as the Yankees edged out the...
• 8/5 SOX & Dawgs: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/5-8/7: Friday, August 5th @ 7:10 PM Bartolo Colon, RHP (8-6, 3.30) vs Jon Lester, LHP (11-4, 3.17) TV: NESN, YES, MLB Network MLB.tv Radio:...
• 8/5 Yankees Daily: Yankees and Red Sox tied for first as the Battle begins: We wouldn’t want it any other way. Both teams tied for first place at the start of August. How awesome is that? BOSTON –...
• 8/5 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - New York Yankees: Pitchers:Friday - Bartolo Colon (8-6, 3.30) vs. Jon Lester (11-4, 3.17)Saturday – C.C. Sabathia (16-5, 2.55) vs. John Lackey...
• 8/5 Fire Brand of the American League: Reaction to Bedard’s First Start: Erik Bedard made his first start in a Red Sox uniform last night, and some people have already made their mind up about the...
• 8/5 SOX & Dawgs: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/5-8/7: Friday, August 5th @ 7:10 PM Bartolo Colon, RHP (8-6, 3.30) vs Jon Lester, LHP (11-4, 3.17) TV: NESN, YES, MLB Network MLB.tv Radio:...
• 8/2 The Pesky Pole: The Weekly Rant: Thoughts too scattered for one coherent blog post gives birth to The Weekly Rant. The trade deadline is over and both...
• 8/2 Fragile Freddy's: Game 107 Recap: CLE – 001 103 031 – 9 – 13 – 0 BOS – 012 002 001 – 6 – 13 – 1 The Fenway Faithful were treated to a game familiar...
• 8/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/2: If chicks dig the longball, then they certainly are digging Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera right now. Cabrera...
• 8/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Cabrera’s Two Homers Give Tribe Victory; Indians 9, Red Sox 6:   By Mike Brandyberry Shaky starts by both Josh Tomlin and John Lackey created a see-saw game at Fenway Park for the opener...
• 8/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series Preview: Indians at Red Sox: By Matt Van Wormer The Indians begin a key seven game road trip tonight at Fenway Park in Boston taking on a team that, just...
• 8/1 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Cleveland Indians: Pitchers:As reported by Peter Abraham.  PeteAbe notes that these will almost surely change once the Sox (Erik Bedard) and...
• 8/1 Fire Brand of the American League: Buchholz has Stress Fracture in Lower Back: I’m just following up on Troy’s most recent article that mentioned the rumors surrounding Clay Buchholz‘s...
• 8/1 Fire Brand of the American League: **** Erik Bedard in the Rotation: After all the trade fallout this weekend the Red Sox find themselves with a new member to the rotation in Erik Bedard. This is...
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/1: After taking two-of-three in Chicago, the Boston Red Sox wrap up their 11-game sojourn through the AL Central starting tonight....
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/1: On a day where one eye was on the television and another watching the trade rumors fly on Twitter, the Boston Red Sox were on...
• 8/1 The Captain's Blog: Did Yanks Lose the Deadline? How Potential American League Playoff Rotations Stack Up: (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) By most objective...
• 8/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Did Yanks Lose the Deadline? How Potential American League Playoff Rotations Stack Up: (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). By most objective standards, the Yankees have the best pitching...

• 7/31 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Disappointing Defeat; Royals 5, Indians 3: By Craig Gifford What loomed as a key homestand just a little over a week ago ended Sunday in defeat, much like the majority...
• 7/31 mlbreports.com : Boston Red Sox: Who is on Their Radar? Jimenez to Indians and Trade Deadline Summary: Saturday July 30, 2011 Rob Bland (Intern- MLB Reports):   With the deadline only a day away, I expect a flurry of moves in the...
• 7/31 SOX & Dawgs: Cleveland Indians @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/1-8/4: Monday, August 1st @ 7:10 PM Josh Tomlin, RHP (11-5, 4.01) vs John Lackey, RHP (9-8, 6.20) TV: NESN, ESPN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 7/31 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/31: As the MLB Trade Deadline approaches, the Boston Red Sox do have one less thing to worry about it when it comes to their starting...
• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Red Sox Acquire Erik Bedard: Erik Bedard will strengthen the Boston pitching rotation. (Icon SMI)With just hours remaining before the 2011 MLB trade deadline,...
• 7/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Phillies Get Pence, Sox Need Ubaldo: The tug-of-war match between the Red Sox and Phillies for baseball supremacy in 2011 spilled over into the trade deadline yesterday...
• 7/29 Fire Brand of the American League: News, Notes, and Observations: Alright ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for another round of news, notes, and observation. Dustin Pedroia –...
• 7/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Should the Sox Deal for a Starter?: This from the Boston Globe’s Nick Carfardo on the Red Sox’s need for starting pitching, and their potential trade...
• 7/28 Boston Globe: Ortiz gets hot, makes some history: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff That David Ortiz has been in a slump for several weeks wasn't too noticeable because the Red Sox...
• 7/28 Fragile Freddy's: Game 102 Recap: KCR – 300 010 010 – 5 – 16 – 1 BOS – 230 501 01x – 12 – 16 – 2 The Sox overcame a rough top of the first to cruise...
• 7/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/28: Stop me if you've heard this one before. John Lackey gives up early runs but somehow manages to pick up the win for the Boston...
• 7/27 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/27: After yet another offensive explosion last night at Historic Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two wins in a row...
• 7/27 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/27: After yet another offensive explosion last night at Historic Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two wins in a row...
• 7/26 Boston Globe: Trade Talk: What if the Sox do nothing?: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff About 10 days ago, during two phone calls 10 minutes apart, a major league executive and an agent...
• 7/26 SOX & Dawgs: Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 7/25-7/28: Monday, July 25th @ 7:10 PM Kyle Davies, RHP (1-9, 7.32) vs Jon Lester, LHP (10-4, 3.31) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox...
• 7/25 mlbcoverage.com: Around the League: 7-14-11:   Quick notes and news from the first day back from the All-Star break: - The Cardinals have signed Jaime Garcia to a four-year...
• 7/25 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Kansas City Royals: Pitchers:Monday – Jon Lester (10-4, 3.31) vs. Kyle Davies (1-9, 7.32)Tuesday – Andrew Miller (4-1, 4.65) vs. Danny Duffy (2-4,...
• 7/24 SOX & Dawgs: Kansas City Royals @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 7/25-7/28: Monday, July 25th @ 7:10 PM Kyle Davies, RHP (1-9, 7.32) vs Jon Lester, LHP (10-4, 3.31) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox...
• 7/24 The Pesky Pole: The Weekly Rant: Thoughts too scattered for one coherent blog post gives birth to The Weekly Rant. We are a week away from the trade deadline....
• 7/23 mlbcoverage.com: Around the League: 07/14/11:   Quick notes and news from the first day back from the All-Star break: - The Cardinals have signed Jaime Garcia to a four-year...
• 7/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/23: With the Seattle Mariners in town with their best pitcher in Felix Hernandez and a 12-game losing streak, the thoughts were...
• 7/23 B-R Blog: Friday notes, part deux: Postgame edition for July 22: -- Jets 17, Raiders 7: The starting pitcher must go down, and he must go down hard: Trevor Cahill set a career high with 10...
• 7/22 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/22: After finishing up a six-game road trip, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines of Historic Fenway Park for...
• 7/22 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Seattle Mariners: Pitchers:Friday – John Lackey (7-8, 6.70) vs. Felix Hernandez (8-8, 3.26)Saturday – Josh Beckett (8-3, 2.12) vs. Blake Beavan...
• 7/22 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Felix Hernandez holds a 1.49 ERA at Fenway Park for his career. Photo: Icon SMI The Cardinals visit the Pirates in a battle for...
• 7/22 B-R Blog: A rare tough loss for Sabathia in pinstripes: Thursday night, CC Sabathia allowed 2 runs in a CG (8-inning) loss to the Rays. It was the first time as a Yankee that Sabathia...
• 7/21 mlbcoverage.com: Daily Notes: 7/14:   Quick notes and news from the first day back from the All-Star break: - The Cardinals have signed Jaime Garcia to a four-year...
• 7/21 Fire Brand of the American League: The Sox Need a Starter, Not Beltran: I feel like my writing about Andrew Miller might be bordering on overkill, but you know what, he’s just not that good...
• 7/21 SOX & Dawgs: Seattle Mariners @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 7/22-7/24: Friday, July 22nd @ 7:10 PM Felix Hernandez, RHP (8-8, 3.26) vs John Lackey, RHP (7-8, 6.70) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red...
• 7/20 Boston Globe: The power of Jacoby Ellsbury : AP Photo/Nick WassBy Peter Abraham, Globe Staff BALTIMORE — Jacoby Ellsbury hit two more home runs today and now has 15 on...
• 7/18 SOX & Dawgs: Lackey's Mound Antics Need To Stop: A lot was made of the antics of Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey on the mound during Saturday’s win over the Tampa Bay...
• 7/18 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: TOR – 000 000 002 – 2 – 5 – 0 BOS – 021 000 00x – 3 – 7 – 0 Some good and bad going on during the Sox’ weekend...
• 7/18 Fire Brand of the American League: Jose Reyes the Wrong Answer: photo © 2007 Dave Fletcher | more info (via: Wylio)This weekend Nick Cafado wrote in the Globe that the Red Sox should address...
• 7/18 SOX & Dawgs: Lackey's Mound Antics Need To Stop: A lot was made of the antics of Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey on the mound during Saturday’s win over the Tampa Bay...
• 7/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/17: The last time the Boston Red Sox faced Tampa Bay Rays starter James Shields, they found themselves on the wrong end of a complete...
• 7/16 Boston Globe: John Lackey is on, yes, a bit of a roll: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It's two games. Just two games. But let's give John Lackey credit for...
• 7/16 Rays Colored Glasses: This Time Red Sox Homers Too Much For Rays: The Rays got off to another quick start against the Red Sox when they scored three against Boson starter John Lackey. They had...
• 7/16 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/16: After seeing their six-game winning streak fall by the wayside last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get back to the business...
• 7/15 mlbcoverage.com: Daily Notes: 7/14:   Quick notes and news from the first day back from the All-Star break: - The Cardinals have signed Jaime Garcia to a four-year...
• 7/15 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Pitching First Half Review: Boston entered the 2011 with the same rotation from last year backed with a much deeper bullpen, thanks to offseason acquisitions...
• 7/15 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Tampa Bay Rays: Pitchers: Friday – Andrew Miller (3-0, 3.57) vs. David Price (8-7, 3.70)Saturday – John Lackey (6-8, 6.84) vs. James Shields...
• 7/14 SOX & Dawgs: MLB Suspends Papi & Gregg for Four Games: Major League Baseball announced on Thursday afternoon that Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz and Baltimore Orioles reliever Kevin...
• 7/14 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Matchups: 7/15-7/17: Friday, July 15th @ 7:10 PM Andrew Miller, LHP (3-0, 3.57) vs David Price, LHP (8-7, 3.70) TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 7/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/13: The big story from last night's 2011 MLB All-Star Game isn't the fact that if the Boston Red Sox get to the World Series they...
• 7/13 Fragile Freddy's: Harry and the Sox: Here’s the deal.  I tend to keep things on the straight and narrow around here and avoid pop culture references because;a....
• 7/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/12: Just when it looked like Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez might win the 2011 MLB Home Run Derby at the All-Star...
• 7/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/12: Just when it looked like Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez might win the 2011 MLB Home Run Derby at the All-Star...
• 7/12 Fragile Freddy's: Red Sox and Hit Batters: One of the issues of the day is the Boston Red Sox’ proclivity for hitting batters.  The Sox are on pace to hit 90 batters...
• 7/12 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Baltimore Orioles: In the interest of full disclosure this is being written on Tuesday as I have traveled to the SABR convention and am away from...
• 7/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Poll: What Position Would You Target in a Trade?: The trade market is just starting to develop and, while there hasn’t been a ton of noise about any trades that might be...
• 7/12 Fire Brand of the American League: When An 18-Wheeler Gets Rollin’: Dec. 18th, 2010 Merry Christmas, Boston. You have the makings of a shutdown bullpen. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images We...
• 7/12 Fire Brand of the American League: 7/9: Game Recap and Observations: Just a few observations from last night’s game against the Orioles: Last night, John Lackey arguably hurled his best...
• 7/12 PaulLebowitz.com: Trade Targets For American League Contenders: Yesterday I discussed players contending National League teams should pursue at the trading deadline. Now let’s look at...
• 7/6 Mastersball.com: More Arms Coming in Boston: All season, it’s seemed, that the Red Sox starting rotation has suffered injury fate so bad it’s almost as if Theo Epstein...
• 7/6 MLBTradeRumors: BoSox Looking At Position Players Over Pitchers: As the trade deadline approaches, the Red Sox are probably going to be looking for position players rather than pitchers, GM Theo...
• 7/5 60ft6in.com: Prospects Over Vets: How do you know when it is time for a prospect to take over for an aging veteran? Well, in the case of the Boston Red Sox‘...
• 7/5 Fragile Freddy's: First Half Review - The Pitchers: I looked at the hitters yesterday, now let's look at the pitchers;Josh BeckettThe big Texan righty has been at the top of...
• 7/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/5: There's no doubt right now that John Lackey has lost the backing of the Fenway faithful. After walking off the mound in the...
• 7/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Thinking Outside The Box On John Lackey: If you examine John Lackey‘s numbers before and after he joined the Red Sox, there are no glaring differences between his...
• 7/5 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Orioles, Jeter, Lackey: The defending AL East Champion Rays are 47-38, which gives them the third best record in the American League. Unfortunately for...
• 7/5 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 7/4: After finishing up interleague play with a sweep of the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines...
• 7/4 Baseball Musings: Fireworks in Boston: The Blue Jays and Red Sox combined for 24 hits, seven doubles, two triples, a home run, six walks and a hit batter as Toronto...
• 7/4 BoSox Injection: Lackey Falls Flat Once Again: There were a lot of groans across Red Sox nation when the Red Sox signed John Lackey to a monster 5-year, $85 million deal before...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 7/4: After finishing up interleague play with a sweep of the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines...
• 7/3 SOX & Dawgs: Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 7/4-7/6: Monday, July 4th @ 1:35 PM Brandon Morrow, RHP (4-4, 4.56) vs John Lackey, RHP (5-7, 6.81) TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 7/3 SOX & Dawgs: Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 7/4-7/6: Monday, July 4th @ 1:35 PM Brandon Morrow, RHP (4-4, 4.56) vs John Lackey, RHP (5-7, 6.81) TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...

• 6/30 Fragile Freddy's: Game 80 Recap: BOS – 000 021 020 – 5 – 13 – 0 PHI – 000 000 002 – 2 – 4 – 0 The Sox picked up a victory in Philadelphia to avoid...
• 6/30 Fragile Freddy's: Game 79 Recap: BOS - 000 010 000 - 1 - 5 - 0PHI - 010 000 10x - 2 - 8 - 0  Another day, another loss for the Red Sox.  Driving by a...
• 6/30 Fire Brand of the American League: Lackey Steps Up, But Offense Can’t Capitolize: John Lackey has been the target of many angry Red Sox fans as well as the media. We here at Fire Brand are guilty of that as...
• 6/29 Brotherly Glove: Lacking Lackey and Vance Nibbley: Fresh off of a pitching matchup that began with lofty expectations and finished with a dominant performance from Cliff Lee, the...
• 6/29 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies Pitching Matchups: 6/28-6/30: Tuesday, June 28th @ 7:05 PM Josh Beckett, RHP (6-2, 1.86) vs Cliff Lee, LHP (8-5, 2.87) TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 6/28 Philly Phanatics: Big Red Machines: Phils’ arms vs. Sox’s bats: This week's marquee matchup between the Phillies and Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park has been hyped as a potential World Series...
• 6/28 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Philadelphia Phillies: Pitchers:Tuesday – Josh Beckett (6-2, 1.86) vs. Cliff Lee (8-5, 2.87)Wednesday – John Lackey (5-6, 7.36) vs. Vance Worley...
• 6/28 Fire Brand of the American League: Sox/Phils: World Series Preview?: While some are dubbing this Red Sox vs. Phillies series as a World Series preview, we need to see a little more consistency...
• 6/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Poll: What Should the Red Sox Do About Right Field?: Our new poll is up and we’re asking you to make the call about the Red Sox right field situation. The J.D. Drew/Mike Cameron...
• 6/27 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies Pitching Matchups: 6/28-6/30: Tuesday, June 28th @ 7:05 PM Josh Beckett, RHP (6-2, 1.86) vs Cliff Lee, LHP (8-5, 2.87) TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 6/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/23: Mother Nature tried to do her absolute best to try and erase John Lackey's craptastic start for the Boston Red Sox against the...
• 6/24 Fire Brand of the American League: News, Notes, and Observations: With the Red Sox sitting on top of the AL East world, albeit by a slim half-game margin, there’s really not a lot from...
• 6/23 Fire Brand of the American League: A Little Hope for Lackey?: To say that watching John Lackey pitch is “frustrating” would be a huge understatement. To-date, he has three quality...
• 6/23 Baseball Happenings: John Lackey's Bad Day: The combination of a day game that I could not watch and some family commitments left me unable to post a recap of yesterday’s...
• 6/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/23: Mother Nature tried to do her absolute best to try and erase John Lackey's craptastic start for the Boston Red Sox against the...
• 6/23 B-R Blog: Cliff Lee’s consecutive shutouts and Kyle Lohse’s 0 BB, 0 K game: In last night's Phillies-Cardinals game, both starting pitchers did something pretty unusual. Cliff Lee pitched his second consecutive...
• 6/23 B-R Blog: Random Recap for Wednesday, June 22: A survey of Wednesday's MLB action that suffers severe sampling bias.... -- Cliff Lee became the first pitcher with consecutive...
• 6/22 Baseball Musings: Rubber Padres: The Padres take two out of three from the Boston Red Sox with a 5-1 rain-shortened win Wednesday afternoon. John Lackey lasted...
• 6/20 SOX & Dawgs: San Diego Padres @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/20-6/22: Monday, June 20th @ 7:10 PM Wade LeBlanc, LHP (0-2, 4.26) vs Andrew Miller, LHP (first start of 2011) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 6/20 SOX & Dawgs: Clay Buchholz Joins Seven Others on Red Sox DL: When Clay Buchholz left his last start after five innings, he was hoping to avoid the disabled list. After all the Red Sox...
• 6/20 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - San Diego Padres: Pitchers:Monday – Wade LeBlanc (0-2, 4.26) vs. Andrew Miller (3-3, 2.47 AAA)Tuesday – Mat Latos (4-8, 4.06) vs. Josh Beckett...
• 6/20 Baseball Happenings: Weekend Recap: The Sox kept the good times rolling with a strong series victory over the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend at Fenway.  As always...
• 6/19 SOX & Dawgs: Clay Buchholz Joins Seven Others on Red Sox DL: When Clay Buchholz left his last start after five innings, he was hoping to avoid the disabled list. After all the Red Sox...
• 6/19 SOX & Dawgs: San Diego Padres @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/20-6/22: Monday, June 20th @ 7:10 PM Wade LeBlanc, LHP (0-2, 4.26) vs Andrew Miller, LHP (first start of 2011) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 6/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/18: Apparently the National League can't slow the down the Boston Red Sox offensive juggernaut at least for now. The Red Sox offense...
• 6/18 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/17: After finishing up an 8-1 road trip, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines of Fenway Park to begin interleague...
• 6/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/18: Apparently the National League can't slow the down the Boston Red Sox offensive juggernaut at least for now. The Red Sox offense...
• 6/17 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Milwaukee Brewers: Pitchers:Friday - Shaun Marcum (7-2, 2.68) vs. John Lackey (4-5, 7.41)Saturday - Randy Wolf (4-4, 3.20) vs.Jon Lester (9-2, 3.73)Sunday...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/17: After finishing up an 8-1 road trip, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines of Fenway Park to begin interleague...
• 6/17 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Today begins the big interleague play session, where for over two weeks the American League teams play National League teams....
• 6/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Beckett’s Amazing Turnaround: What a difference a year makes. Josh Beckett‘s 2010 season was an absolute disaster.  Just three years after building...
• 6/16 SOX & Dawgs: Milwaukee Brewers @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/17-6/19: Friday, June 17th @ 7:10 PM Shaun Marcum, RHP (7-2, 2.68) vs John Lackey, RHP (4-5, 7.41) TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 6/13 Baseball Happenings: Weekend Recap: I don’t know how your weekend was but the Boston Red Sox had a wonderful weekend.  Heading to Toronto after playing into...
• 6/13 Fire Brand of the American League: A Little Rest Looks Good for John Lackey: photo © 2011 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)The results haven’t been ground breaking, but after the start we saw...
• 6/12 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Home Plate Ump Pulls The String a Little Early: During the third inning of yesterday's 16-4 win for the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays, home plate umpire Mark Carlson...
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/11: After extending their winning streak to seven games last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take their second straight game from...
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/11: After extending their winning streak to seven games last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take their second straight game from...
• 6/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 6/10-6/12: Friday, June 10th @ 7:07 PM Clay Buchholz, RHP (4-3, 3.82) vs Jo-Jo Reyes, LHP (2-4, 4.16) TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 6/10 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Toronto Blue Jays: Pitchers:Friday – Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.82) vs. Jo-Jo Reyes (2-4, 4.16)Saturday – John Lackey (3-5, 7.60) vs. Brandon Morrow...
• 6/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 6/10-6/12: Friday, June 10th @ 7:07 PM Clay Buchholz, RHP (4-3, 3.82) vs Jo-Jo Reyes, LHP (2-4, 4.16) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/9: You really have to wonder where the Boston Red Sox would be this season without the services of Tim Wakefield. Whatever Terry...
• 6/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/9: You really have to wonder where the Boston Red Sox would be this season without the services of Tim Wakefield. Whatever Terry...
• 6/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Maybe baseball is not for you: Baseball is a long hard slog. It's cliche at this point, but as far as cliches go it at least has the benefit of being true....
• 6/6 Baseball Happenings: Weekend Recap: The Boston Red Sox played a somewhat frustrating, but ultimately very successful weekend series against the Oakland Athletics. ...
• 6/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/6: When John Lackey took the mound for the Boston Red Sox yesterday, no one was quite sure what they were going to get. Coming...
• 6/5 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/5: After a 14th inning walkoff win yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to complete the sweep of the Oakland A's in the finale of...
• 6/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Red Sox Game 60: 1:59PM EDT: I love that Glen Kuiper thought Ray Fosse was calling Kurt Suzuki “the biggest rally killer”. New nickname...
• 6/5 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/5: After a 14th inning walkoff win yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to complete the sweep of the Oakland A's in the finale of...
• 6/3 Birds Watcher: Thank You New York for Millwood & Aceves: When the Red Sox signed Kevin Millwood to minor league contract they had their starting rotation set.  The problem was Daisuke...
• 6/3 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Oakland Athletics: Pitchers:Friday – Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.41) vs. Josh Outman (1-0, 2.08)Saturday – Josh Beckett (4-2, 1.80) vs. Guillermo...
• 6/2 SOX & Dawgs: Oakland A's @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/3-6/5: Friday, June 3rd @ 7:10 PM Josh Outman, LHP (1-0, 2.08) vs Clay Buchholz, RHP (4-3, 3.41) TV: NESN,  MLB.tv Radio:...
• 6/2 SOX & Dawgs: Oakland A's @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/3-6/5: Friday, June 3rd @ 7:10 PM Josh Outman, LHP (1-0, 2.08) vs Clay Buchholz, RHP (4-3, 3.41) TV: NESN,  MLB.tv Radio:...
• 6/2 Baseball Happenings: Minor League Update: The Red Sox are getting a rare off day today but Freddy’s is here for your off day amusement with a look at the Minor Leagues. ...
• 6/1 Fire Brand of the American League: Daisuke Matsuzaka Needs Tommy John Surgery: According to Nikkan Sports in Japan (In Japanese) Dr. Yocum has suggested that Daisuke Matsuzaka get Tommy John Surgery. This...
• 6/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/1: If Alfredo Aceves wanted to stay in the Boston Red Sox starting rotation when John Lackey returns, he really has a funny way...
• 6/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/1: If Alfredo Aceves wanted to stay in the Boston Red Sox starting rotation when John Lackey returns, he really has a funny way...

• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey decent in rehab appearance: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) allowed one earned run, three hits and no walks over 5 2/3 innings in a minor league rehab...[+] start with Triple-A Pawtucket Tuesday, May 31. He also struck out four batters in the 63-pitch performance, throwing 46 for strikes.
• 5/31 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/31: After so-so starts from Clay Buchholz and Josh Beckett on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox were expecting Jon Lester to put things...
• 5/31 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/31: After so-so starts from Clay Buchholz and Josh Beckett on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox were expecting Jon Lester to put things...
• 5/30 Red Sox Beacon: Red Sox By WAR: I was noodling around the internets and decided to look at the Fan Graphs Red Sox player page. The WAR list is instructive for...
• 5/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/28: When you went to bed last night, the Boston Red Sox had beaten the Detroit Tigers 6-3 and just a bit later, the Boston Bruins...
• 5/28 B-R Blog: Joey Devine: No Earned Runs in Last 30.1 IP since 2008: Oakland reliever Joey Devine is back after reconstructive elbow surgery that cost him the entire 2009-10 seasons. Devine finished...
• 5/28 Red Sox Beacon: The Red Sox Rotating Rotation: Daisuke Matsuzaka and John Lackey were not expected to anchor the Red Sox starting rotation this season. Five years ago? Maybe,...
• 5/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/28: When you went to bed last night, the Boston Red Sox had beaten the Detroit Tigers 6-3 and just a bit later, the Boston Bruins...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey throws: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) threw two simulated innings of 20 pitches each Friday, May 27, and will pitch for Triple-A...[+] Pawtucket Tuesday, May 31. He will throw roughly 70 pitches in the rehab outing.
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey works on cutter: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) said he felt fine while throwing his bullpen session Friday, May 27, and worked on some...[+] things with his cutter. 'I was trying to tweak a few things. But I felt pretty good,' said Lackey. 'I felt like I was locating my fastball pretty good today. I was working on tightening up my cutter a little bit. It had gotten a little bit loose on me sometimes. Those were the main things I was working on.'
• 5/27 Fire Brand of the American League: The Red Sox: 50 Games Into the Season: Can you believe it?  We’re already 50 games into the season!  It seems like just yesterday the Sox were 0-4, and I’d...
• 5/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Hopefully, an ace has returned to Fenway: Watching your favorite team in person adds an extra something to the baseball experience. That first trip each year generates...
• 5/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Trade Target: Francisco Liriano: While Tim Wakefield and Alfredo Aceves have stepped up big-time filling in for John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka, we have...
• 5/26 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Red Sox travel to Detroit with Alfredo Aceves facing Max Scherzer. Aceves moved from the bullpen to the rotation due to the...
• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox complete our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For Free...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | More on John Lackey: Updating a previous report, Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) said Tuesday, May 24, he was encouraged after throwing 40 fastballs...[+] in a bullpen session. He is eager to give it another test soon. 'I felt pretty good and it was a step in the right direction,' Lackey said. 'I was happy with how I was finishing. I was able to let it go.' Lackey said he will throw all of his pitches in the next session. He is tentatively scheduled to return from the 15-day disabled list June 5 against the Oakland Athletics.
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey throws bullpen : Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) threw 40 fastballs in a bullpen session Tuesday, May 24, and is scheduled for a longer session...[+] Friday, May 27. He will then pitch in a minor league game May 31 and could rejoin the rotation June 5.
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey update: Updating previous reports, Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) threw on the side Sunday, May 22, and will throw a bullpen session...[+] Tuesday, May 24.
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey throws SaturdayBoston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) threw on flat ground Saturday, May 21, for the first time since Monday, May 16....[+] Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) threw on flat ground Saturday, May 21, for the first time since Monday, May 16.
• 5/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Darn Sox: Suddenly, after a 2-10 start, not only are the Red Sox 24-20, but they’re ahead of the Yankees. Despite all the assertions...
• 5/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Red Sox Shake-Up Pitching Staff: With John Lackey, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Junichi Tazawa, Dan Wheeler, and Bobby Jenks all on the disabled list, it was only a...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey plays catch: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (elbow) felt fine after playing catch for the first time Friday, May 20, since landing on the disabled...[+] list.
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey received cortisone shot: Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona said SP John Lackey (elbow) received a cortisone shot in his elbow before the team's game...[+] Monday, May 16.
• 5/20 Red Sox Beacon: As The Roster Turns: The Red Sox made a number of moves over the last day or so. Here they are, in super sexy bullet form: DFA Hideki Okajima -It’s...
• 5/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Random notes from around the league:: Former Yankee, Jason Giambi, had what was probably his most productive evening in the past five years last night. He became the...
• 5/19 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Sign Kevin MillwoodThe Red Sox and Kevin Millwood have agreed to a minor league deal, tweets Yahoo's Tim Brown. ...
• 5/19 Birds Watcher: What does 25 Minus 4 Equal: Do the Math: Seems like a simple math problem, doesn’t it?  The logical answer is 21, but in the Red Sox case it means more opportunities...
• 5/19 Red Sox Beacon: Dice-K Joins Lackey on the DL: After John Lackey‘s start on May 5, we pointed out that it was possible he was dealing with an underlying injury: This kind...
• 5/19 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Orioles, Martinez, Lowe, Posada: Hector Noesi got his first MLB win in unconventional fashion yesterday, pitching in and out of trouble through four innings of...
• 5/19 Fire Brand of the American League: Buchholz Stepping Up as Lackey, Dice-K Go Down: Last night, an eighth inning double by Jarrod Saltalamacchia, which brought in Carl Crawford for the game-winning run, put the...
• 5/18 Fire Brand of the American League: Dice-K Hits the DL: And the hits…err…injuries keep on coming… As I mentioned on Monday, the Red Sox placed struggling starting pitcher,...
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Matsuzaka, Lackey, Martinez: On this date nine years ago, Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez disposed of the Mariners in the first inning by striking out the side...
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: Gammons On Red Sox, Catchers, Posada: MLB Network's Peter Gammons appeared on WEEI's Mut & Merloni show today, and Jerry Spar has the transcript.  A few highlights: With...
• 5/18 Baseball Happenings: State of the Staff: The big news in the last 48 hours has been the decimation of the Red Sox’ starting rotation.  While the injuries are significant...
• 5/18 Red Sox Beacon: Daily Links – The Quest For Fun Edition: Usually losing forty percent of something isn’t a big deal. Forty percent of a dollar? No problem. I can still buy that...
• 5/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/18: Apparently Mother Nature isn't a fan of the Boston Red Sox. Either that or she wanted Red Sox fans who are also Boston Bruins...
• 5/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/18: Apparently Mother Nature isn't a fan of the Boston Red Sox. Either that or she wanted Red Sox fans who are also Boston Bruins...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Dice-K To DL; Bowden Called Up: One day after losing John Lackey to the disabled list with a strain of his right elbow, the Boston Red Sox have lost another...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Dice-K To DL; Bowden Called Up: One day after losing John Lackey to the disabled list with a strain of his right elbow, the Boston Red Sox have lost another...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/17: After a dramatic comeback last night, the Boston Red Sox look for a sweep of their brief two-game set with the Baltimore Orioles...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/17: After a dramatic comeback last night, the Boston Red Sox look for a sweep of their brief two-game set with the Baltimore Orioles...
• 5/17 MLB Fantasy Recon: Injury Report from Sons of Roto - Wright, Sizemore, Beachy: Chipper's at it againGreat injury rundown over at Sons of Roto from Don Brown including a take on David Wright's stress fracture. ...
• 5/17 Baseball Happenings: This & That: First things first, greatest sympathies go out to the family, friends and fans of Harmon Killebrew who passed away today at the...
• 5/17 Birds Watcher: John Lackey to the DL: After 2 awful performances in a row, John Lackey has found himself with a stay on the 15-day DL. The official reason for the DL...
• 5/17 Baseball Happenings: Game 41 Recap: BAL – 201 021 100 – 7 – 10 – 2BOS – 000 005 102 – 8 – 15 – 0 For four hours all I could think was “two steps...
• 5/17 Fire Brand of the American League: In the Wake of 21-20: Things are looking up…right? The Sox, fresh off of a sweep of the Yankees and, with a ninth-inning victory against the...
• 5/17 SOX & Dawgs: Lackey Heads To DL; Atchison Back to Boston: Apparently besides the off the field issues, there was actually something wrong with Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey. Before...
• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Colvin, Olsen, Lackey, Astros: On this date 15 years ago, Sammy Sosa became the first Cub to homer twice in one inning. Here's the latest from around the league,...
• 5/16 Fire Brand of the American League: Lackey Hits the DL: According to Michael Vega of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox made a pretty significant roster prior to tonight’s game. “The...
• 5/16 Above the Shoulders: Reviewing Spring Training Red Sox Story Lines in September: Back in April, I wrote a list of Seven Red Sox Story Lines for 2010. Let’s see how they played out. 1. John Lackey‘s...
• 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Lackey Heads To DL; Atchison Back to Boston: Apparently besides the off the field issues, there was actually something wrong with Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey. Before...
• 5/16 Above the Shoulders: Reviewing Spring Training Red Sox Story Lines in September: Back in April, I wrote a list of Seven Red Sox Story Lines for 2010. Let’s see how they played out. 1. John Lackey‘s...
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey hits DL: The Boston Red Sox placed SP John Lackey (elbow) on the 15-day disabled list Monday, May 16, with a right elbow strain. RP Scott...[+] Atchison was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket in a corresponding move.
• 5/16 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Baltimore Orioles: Pitchers:Monday – Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-3, 4.64) vs. Chris Tillman (2-3, 6.15)Tuesday – John Lackey (2-5, 8.01) vs. Zach Britton...
• 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/16-5/17: Monday, May 16th @ 7:10 PM Chris Tillman, RHP (2-3, 6.15) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (3-3, 4.64) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 5/16 Fire Brand of the American League: Cutter Stands for Hittable: photo © 2011 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio)I feel like John Lackey just won’t let me do anything else as once again...
• 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/16-5/17: Monday, May 16th @ 7:10 PM Chris Tillman, RHP (2-3, 6.15) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (3-3, 4.64) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 5/15 Red Sox Beacon: Game 39 Ramblings: The last couple of days have felt like it was supposed to go. Excellent starting pitching, dependable bullpen work and big hits...
• 5/15 Baseball Happenings: Sunday Notes: Baseball on the DeclineThere is an element of sports media that seems to take every opportunity to disparage Major League Baseball...
• 5/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread and Series Preview | Yankees vs. Red Sox II: Maybe let’s not let Dustin Pedroia pick up nine hits this time: The Yankees and their arch-rivals to the north, the Boston Red Sox, square off tonight in the first of three in Boston’s...
• 5/13 Red Sox Beacon: Thoughts On Bartolo Colon And His Success: The pitcher with the biggest K/9 in the AL is Rickey Romero of the Blue Jays. Former Jays GM JP Ricciardi took a lot of guff for...
• 5/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/12: There's only way to describe my feelings and probably the emotions of others when we watch the 2011 Boston Red Sox right now....
• 5/12 Birds Watcher: Series Snapshot: New York Yankees: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Boston Red Sox Regular Season Record: 17-20, 3rd in AL East (5.0 GB)...
• 5/12 Birds Watcher: Something’s Lack(ey)ing In Boston: Getting straight to business, the line score says all you need to know.  John Lackey‘s ugly performance last night looked...
• 5/12 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Bautista, Red Sox, Orioles, Rays: Ten years ago today, Marlins starter A.J. Burnett pitched a no-hitter against the Padres despite walking nine batters. Now...
• 5/12 Baseball Happenings: Is It Francona's Fault?: OK, I have calmed down a bit from when I wrote the Game Recap for last night’s misery.  The Sox are 6 back of the Yankees...
• 5/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Lackey’s Continued Struggles: If allowing seven earned runs would have been an improvement, John Lackeyfailed to improve Wednesday. After three straight quality...
• 5/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/12: There's only way to describe my feelings and probably the emotions of others when we watch the 2011 Boston Red Sox right now....
• 5/12 B-R Blog: John Lackey’s tough season (and off-season): John Lackey is off to a very rough start this year. He's already got 3 games where he's allowed at least 8 earned runs. You have...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey dealing with personal issues: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey, who has struggled mightily this season, said his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer last Thanksgiving....[+] 'Everything in my life sucks right now, to be honest with you,' Lackey said.
• 5/12 Baseball Happenings: Game 37 Recap: BOS – 100 002 000 – 3 – 7 – 1TOR – 002 200 50x – 9 – 12 – 0 Enough.I tried to look objectively at this team yesterday...
• 5/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): The IIATMS morning update: 5/12/2011: Everyone sleep off the crakiness from last night's game? No? Neither did I. Should be a fun day. Let's break it down anyway,...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey trampled north of the border: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed nine earned runs, nine hits and five walks over 6 2/3 innings in a loss Wednesday, May 11,...[+] against the Toronto Blue Jays. Lackey's record slipped to 2-5, while his ERA rose to 8.01.
• 5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/11: Before heading into a much needed day off, The Boston Red Sox will look to escape Canada with a win tonight as they take on...
• 5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/11: A .500 record in baseball is usually a sign of mediocrity. Right now, the Boston Red Sox can't even get to .500. And before...
• 5/11 Red Sox Beacon: Lackey and Litsch Look to Bounce Back: After losing last night in extra innings–in no small part due to the rare poor Jon Lester start–the Sox look to split...
• 5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/11: Before heading into a much needed day off, The Boston Red Sox will look to escape Canada with a win tonight as they take on...
• 5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/11: A .500 record in baseball is usually a sign of mediocrity. Right now, the Boston Red Sox can't even get to .500. And before...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 5/10-5/11: Tuesday, May 10th @ 7:07 PM Jon Lester, LHP (4-1, 2.33) vs Kyle Drabek, RHP (2-2, 4.50) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox...
• 5/10 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Toronto Blue Jays: (Yes, I'm messing with the fonts again.  Bear with me, my tinkering will stop soon enough).Pitchers:Tuesday – Jon Lester...
• 5/10 Baseball Happenings: Weekend Recap: On Friday I suggested that the pitching matchups this weekend lent themselves to possible season-defining come from behind victories...
• 5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 5/10-5/11: Tuesday, May 10th @ 7:07 PM Jon Lester, LHP (4-1, 2.33) vs Kyle Drabek, RHP (2-2, 4.50) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox...
• 5/7 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/6: John Lackey sucked yesterday. He even admitted it after the game. That's all you really need to know. We'll be back later...
• 5/7 Caught Looking: About last night: Friday, May 6 notes: No power outage Can you name the batter who leads the Yankees in home runs this year? It’s not A-Rod, it’s not Teixeira...
• 5/6 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/6: John Lackey sucked yesterday. He even admitted it after the game. That's all you really need to know. We'll be back later...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hosmer, Bell, Rizzo, Lowe: On this date in 2004, Mike Piazza hit his 352nd career home run as a catcher, moving him past Carlton Fisk for the most homers...
• 5/5 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/5: After falling to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the wee hours of the morning, the Boston Red Sox look to close out the...
• 5/5 Baseball Musings: Double Whammy, Lacking Runs, Lackey Pitching: The Angels spanked the Red Sox 11-0 Thursday afternoon. John Lackey gave up ten hits and eight runs in four innings of work, and...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey destroyed by former club: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey surrendered eight runs and 10 hits against his former team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Thursday,...[+] May5, for the loss. He walked three and struck out one while throwing 97 pitches. He dropped to 2-4 on the season.
• 5/5 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Flier - Johnny Cueto: Just a few more innings, trust me.  You'll be fineJohnny Cueto is expected to be activated off the disabled list this Sunday...
• 5/5 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/5: After falling to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the wee hours of the morning, the Boston Red Sox look to close out the...
• 5/4 COSFBA: A Steady Stream: Probables for May 5th, 2011: A Steady Stream will be a semi-regular column that looks at probable pitchers starting games tomorrow and owned in approximately...
• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: How Much Will Jered Weaver Make Next Year?: Jered Weaver's upcoming arbitration case won't be as groundbreaking as Tim Lincecum's, but Weaver should still continue to set...
• 5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/2-5/5: Monday, May 2nd @ 7:10 PM Jered Weaver, RHP (6-0, 0.99) vs Clay Buchholz, RHP (1-3, 5.33) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey posts quality start in loss: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed two earned runs, seven hits and four walks over six innings in a quality start and loss...[+] Saturday, April 30, against the Seattle Mariners.

• 4/30 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/30: After falling last night to the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox to escape their dismal month of April with a win in the...
• 4/30 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/30: After falling last night to the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox to escape their dismal month of April with a win in the...
• 4/29 SOX & Dawgs: Seattle Mariners @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/29-5/1: Friday, April 29th @ 7:10 PM Jason Vargas, LHP (0-2, 5.53) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (2-2, 4.09) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/29 SOX & Dawgs: Seattle Mariners @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/29-5/1: Friday, April 29th @ 7:10 PM Jason Vargas, LHP (0-2, 5.53) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (2-2, 4.09) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Breaking Down Buchholz’s Start: If it feels like we’ve been talking a lot about Clay Buchholz lately, that’s probably because we have—and for good reason. ...
• 4/27 MLB Fantasy Recon: Please Come to Boston - Carl Crawford's Start: Wasn't that Bay's old hat?Carl Crawford's .154 average has to be the most disappointing start to the fantasy season.  While...
• 4/26 SOX & Dawgs: Led By Matsuzaka Starters Have Been Spectacular: As we all have seen the Boston Red Sox starting pitching has had an amazing turn around over the last week and a half. ...
• 4/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/25: Nine games ago, the Boston Red Sox found themselves with a 2-10 record. Nothing was clicking. The starting pitching and the...
• 4/25 Red Sox Beacon: Any Chance You Might Take Me Seriously Goes By The Wayside…: Sometime far, far in the future… Man in rocking chair: Come here, little boy. Little Boy: What is it, Grandpa? Grandpa:...
• 4/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/25: Nine games ago, the Boston Red Sox found themselves with a 2-10 record. Nothing was clicking. The starting pitching and the...
• 4/25 Fire Brand of the American League: The Difference a Week can Make: photo © 2009 Rich Brooks | more info (via: Wylio)Last week when I wrote the Red Sox were hoping a few wins against Toronto over...
• 4/25 Red Sox Beacon: Monday Musings: Lackey, Kalish, and Dice-K: Rejoice, for the Red Sox have moved out of the American League East basement, and are now sitting half-a-game out of second place...
• 4/25 Baseball Musings: Turn Through the Rotation: The Red Sox shutout the Angels for the second game in a row, John Lackey doing eight innings of stellar work this time. During...
• 4/25 SOX & Dawgs: Led By Matsuzaka Starters Have Been Spectacular: As we all have seen the Boston Red Sox starting pitching has had an amazing turn around over the last week and a half. ...
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey knocks off former mates: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed six hits and a walk over eight scoreless innings in a win against the Los Angeles Angels...[+] of Anaheim, his former team, reports Gordon Edes, of ESPNBoston.com. Lackey improved to 4-0 with a 2.76 ERA in four career starts against the Angels. 'It's nice, for sure,' Lackey said of beating his former team.
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/24: The Boston Red Sox look for their fifth straight win and a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this afternoon at Angels...
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/24: The Boston Red Sox look for their fifth straight win and a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this afternoon at Angels...
• 4/24 Red Sox Beacon: Game 20 Ramblings: The Red Sox won 5-0 last night, their seventh win in eight games, and it was largely because Daisuke Matsuzaka was both dominant...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pitching Matchups: 4/21-4/24: Thursday, April 21st @ 10:05 PM Josh Beckett, RHP (2-1, 1.80) vs Tyler Chatwood, RHP (1-1, 3.75) TV: NESN Plus, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/21 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pitching Matchups: 4/21-4/24: Thursday, April 21st @ 10:05 PM Josh Beckett, RHP (2-1, 1.80) vs Tyler Chatwood, RHP (1-1, 3.75) TV: NESN Plus, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/21 Red Sox Beacon: Looking At Buch: Strikezone Plots, Umpires, And Whining About Umpires Using Strikezone Plots: It’s not good form to whine about umpires.  There will be bad calls on both sides (though far more good than bad) and over...
• 4/21 Red Sox Beacon: An Optimistic Oakland Split: The Red Sox split their mid-week two-game series in Oakland, but there are reasons to be hopeful about both contests, regardless...
• 4/20 Red Sox Beacon: Game 16 Ramblings: Brett Anderson was terrific last night as the Red Sox fell to the Oakland A’s, 5-0. The 23-year old continued his 2011 dominance...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey can't beat old rivals: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed just one earned run, four hits and one walk over six innings while striking out three batters...[+] Tuesday, April 19, against the Oakland Athletics, reports The Associated Press. However, despite the 93-pitch quality start, Lackey was unable to avoid a loss. Lackey is 17-6 with a 2.86 ERA in 32 career starts against the Athletics, the most wins against Oakland of any active pitcher.
• 4/19 Red Sox Beacon: The Mysterious Magical Matsuzaka: When the Red Sox famously spent eleventy monkillion dollars to lure Daisuke Matsuzaka to Boston from Japan, they thought they...
• 4/19 Red Sox Beacon: Game 15 Ramblings: Success against Toronto is nothing new to Daisuke Matsuzaka, so it’s best not to read too much into this one, a game the Red...
• 4/19 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Oakland A's Pitching Matchups: 4/19-4/20: Tuesday, April 19th @ 10:05 PM John Lackey, RHP (1-1, 15.58) vs Brett Anderson, LHP (0-1, 2.29) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/18 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Oakland A's Pitching Matchups: 4/19-4/20: Tuesday, April 19th @ 10:05 PM John Lackey, RHP (1-1, 15.58) vs Brett Anderson, LHP (0-1, 2.29) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Young, Emaus, Rays, Wilson, Melky: The Rangers were close to sending Michael Young to the Rockies for two young players before the season, according to Jon Heyman...
• 4/18 Red Sox Beacon: It’s Just One Weekend, But…: The Red Sox have won two of the first three games of this weekend’s series against the Blue Jays, doubling their win total...
• 4/16 Baseball Musings: Beckett Back to Back: Josh Beckett pitched his second good start in a row, holding the Blue Jays to one run in seven innings of work as Boston won its...
• 4/16 Through The Fence Baseball: What the Adrian Gonzalez extension means for the Red Sox: This morning, the Red Sox and Adrian Gonzalez have agreed to a seven year, $154 million contract extension, which kicks in after...
• 4/15 Through The Fence Baseball: What the Adrian Gonzalez extension means for the Red Sox: This morning, the Red Sox and Adrian Gonzalez have agreed to a seven year, $154 million contract extension, which kicks in after...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Boston's Long-Term Commitments: The Red Sox announced their extension with Adrian Gonzalez today, less than a week after locking Clay Buchholz up to a long-term...
• 4/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Viewer Mail 4.14.2011: Kevin Guiney writes RE the Red Sox starting rotation and me: The back of the bubblegum card tells me that Beckett, Lackey and...
• 4/14 MLB Fantasy Recon: Rookie Analysis - Michael Pineda: We won't quit talking PinedaMichael Pineda is already turning heads as a solid mixed league option, looking like a stronger play...
• 4/14 Red Sox Beacon: 4/14 Sea Dogs Update: It would have been solid if I could be writing about a Red Sox win, or an improved John Lackey, or Jed Lowrie starting at shortstop...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Rotation set after rainout: Following the rainout Wednesday, April 13, the Boston Red Sox will use the following rotation over their next five games: SPs...[+] Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka and John Lackey, according to Brian MacPherson of The Providence Journal.
• 4/12 Red Sox Beacon: Even Nibbling Beats This: Two innings. Just 16 batters faced. Seven runs. 42 pitches. Those short sentences, in a twitch-inducing nuts**** make up Daisuke...
• 4/12 Red Sox Beacon: The Buchholz Extension: A little under a month-and-a-half ago, we discussed the possibility of Clay Buchholz signing an extension with Boston, and what...
• 4/12 SOX & Dawgs: Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/11-4/13: Monday, April 11th @ 7:10 PM Jeremy **** RHP (0-1, 4.76) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (0-1, 5.40) TV: NESN, ESPN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/11 MLB Fantasy Recon: Top Waiver Wire pickups from the Fix: Crisp can be productive when healthyThe Fantasy Fix takes a look at players owned in under 50% of Yahoo leagues that shouldn't...
• 4/11 Through The Fence Baseball: It was 50 years ago today: For some reason, Los Angeles sports teams come in pairs. There are two NBA teams (Lakers and Clippers), two Major League Soccer...
• 4/11 MLBTradeRumors: Top Starters Unwilling To Go Year-To-Year: Baseball players, starting pitchers in particular, are a risk-averse bunch.  Given the choice between multiyear security and...
• 4/11 PaulLebowitz.com: The Back Of The Bubblegum Card Tells Much: The Red Sox are going to finish ahead of the Yankees in the standings this year. That doesn’t preclude the Yankees from...
• 4/11 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Contracts Gone Sour: Tons of research goes into any free agent signing, given the amount of money at stake.  Still, one year later many have already...
• 4/11 The Process Report: The Process Versus Red Sox Pitchers: This should be fun… Daisuke Matsuzaka Matsuzaka enters his fifth season with the Red Sox and continues to struggle with...
• 4/11 SOX & Dawgs: Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/11-4/13: Monday, April 11th @ 7:10 PM Jeremy **** RHP (0-1, 4.76) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (0-1, 5.40) TV: NESN, ESPN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Clay Buchholz Signs Four-Year Extension With Red Sox: A few years ago, Clay Buchholz was the subject of trade rumors. Now 3 1/2  years removed from throwing a no-hitter in...
• 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Clay Buchholz Signs Four-Year Extension With Red Sox: A few years ago, Clay Buchholz was the subject of trade rumors. Now 3 1/2  years removed from throwing a no-hitter in...
• 4/10 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers - Zach Britton: Britton invasionZachary Britton has lived up to the hype since his call up by going 2 - 0 with a 0.66 ERA against Texas and Tampa...
• 4/10 MLB Fantasy Recon: Adds and Drops with COSFBA: Goodbye John LackeyI dropped John Lackey for Edwin Jackson.  I'm probably not the only one.  Both Jackson and Lackey...
• 4/9 COSFBA: Ups and Downs: April 9th, 2011: This edition of Ups and Downs looks at a few players being added and dropped the most over the last seven days (according to ESPN...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/9: It turns out all the Boston Red Sox needed was to return home to Fenway Park. After starting out the season 0-6 on the road,...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/9: It turns out all the Boston Red Sox needed was to return home to Fenway Park. After starting out the season 0-6 on the road,...
• 4/9 BomberBanter.com: Red Sox Top Yankees For Their First Win Of The YearYankees and Red Sox start their 2011 season rivalry with a bang....
• 4/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Red Sox, Wilson, Yates, D'Backs: As the Giants raise their World Series banner with an assist from the Say Hey Kid, here's some news from around the majors... The...
• 4/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: BoSox pick up first win of 2011 season; beat Yankes 9-6 in textbook Fenway Park slugfest: A predictably ugly game lived up to its ugliness, as Phil Hughes — who appeared to have even less command though slightly...
• 4/8 My Pinstripes: Hughes Fastball Still MIA: If you happen to see a baseball wandering around your neighborhood at about 92-93 mph, please call the local authorities. Do NOT...
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey shaky in win: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey surrendered six runs on seven hits in five innings Friday, April 8, but escaped with the win over...[+] the New York Yankees, according to The Associated Press. He walked two and struck out two.
• 4/8 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/8: After losing their first six games on the road, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines of Fenway Park for a...
• 4/8 Baseball Musings: Oh Those Base on Balls!: John Lackey walks two of the first four Yankees batters, and Robinson Cano makes him pay with a double to the wall in straight-away...
• 4/8 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/8: After losing their first six games on the road, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines of Fenway Park for a...
• 4/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Seven: Rivalry Renewed: The Yankees and Red Sox will meet for the first time of 2011 this afternoon in the Fenway opener, amidst an atmosphere that...
• 4/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Red Sox I: Another April, another series at Fenway: It seems like the Yankees have to make the trek up to Fenway Park in April every season, and indeed, the Bombers have had a tilt...
• 4/8 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Mark Teixeira seems to have shaken his April woes this season. Photo: Icon SMI Seldom do I include a game between a pitcher with...
• 4/8 MLB Fantasy Recon: Using Roster Spots to Your Advantage: Use your roster to your advantageDerek Ambrosino over at The Hardball Times offers up a reminder of an old trick, stashing players...
• 4/8 soxwatcher.com: Truth Serum: Perhaps an 0-6 start to the season isn’t the worst thing that could have happened to these Red Sox. In fairness to the organization,...
• 4/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Evil Empire Takes On Partners (Baseball’s 2011 Payrolls, Part 2): Remember how the Yankees got the nickname “Evil Empire”? During the 2002-03 off-season, after the Yankees won a bidding...
• 4/7 SOX & Dawgs: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/8-4/10: Friday, April 8th @ 2:05 PM Phil Hughes, RHP (0-1, 11.25) vs John Lackey, RHP (0-1, 22.09) TV: NESN, YES, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/7 SOX & Dawgs: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/8-4/10: Friday, April 8th @ 2:05 PM Phil Hughes, RHP (0-1, 11.25) vs John Lackey, RHP (0-1, 22.09) TV: NESN, YES, MLB Network, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 4/6 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: April 6th, 2011: Waiver Saviors will be a semi-regular feature on COSFBA looking for players available in a majority of leagues (ESPN and/or Yahoo!)...
• 4/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Rational Guide To The First Week In April: Please keep the following in mind as you read pieces here and elsewhere about how the season is going so far. Troy Tulowitzki...
• 4/5 B-R Blog: Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekend: The Red Sox watched Victor Martinez leave via free agency and then handed the starting catching job to Jarrod Saltalamacchia....
• 4/4 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 4/2: After falling in the 2011 season opener yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to get their first win of the season against the...
• 4/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/3: Do me a favor, step back from that ledge my friend. There's really no need to be lining up at the Tobin Bridge just yet. It's...
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey struggles Saturday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed nine runs on 10 hits over 3 2/3 innings in a loss to the Texas Rangers Saturday, April 2,...[+] with two walks and three strikeouts, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/3: Do me a favor, step back from that ledge my friend. There's really no need to be lining up at the Tobin Bridge just yet. It's...
• 4/3 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 4/2: After falling in the 2011 season opener yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to get their first win of the season against the...
• 4/3 Baseball Musings: Starting Woes: It’s a good thing the Red Sox built a good bullpen this winter, because they are using it often in the first two games....
• 4/1 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL East – Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox prospects for the 2011 season are so bright, Adrian Gonzalez has got to wear shades Boston Red Sox (2010 record: 89-73)...

• 3/31 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers Pitching Matchups: 4/1-4/3: Friday, April 1st @ 4:05 p.m. Jon Lester, LHP (19-9, 3.25 in 2010) vs C.J. Wilson, LHP (15-8, 3.35 in 2010) TV: NESN, ESPN,...
• 3/31 The Process Report: Is This The Last Opening Day for James Shields?: The Rays open the season tomorrow night. It’s the third consecutive season they will start on day two of the regular season...
• 3/31 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers Pitching Matchups: 4/1-4/3: Friday, April 1st @ 4:05 p.m. Jon Lester, LHP (19-9, 3.25 in 2010) vs C.J. Wilson, LHP (15-8, 3.35 in 2010) TV: NESN, ESPN,...
• 3/29 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox 25-Man Roster Set; Okajima, Aceves Optioned To Pawtucket: The Boston Red Sox 25-man roster is set now as general manager Theo Epstein announced on Monday morning that Hideki Okajima and...
• 3/28 Baseball Reality Tour: Ranking Pitchers by Win Projections: Awesome reader Gavin emailed a question in today. He writes... In a real simple season long pool. All it is, is u take 20 pitchers,...
• 3/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox 25-Man Roster Set; Okajima, Aceves Optioned To Pawtucket: The Boston Red Sox 25-man roster is set now as general manager Theo Epstein announced on Monday morning that Hideki Okajima and...
• 3/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: A Look at the 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: In 2009 the Angels won 97 games and came two victories shy of making the World Series. That team featured a high-powered offense...
• 3/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Injury Clauses: A New Inefficiency?: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe had a really interesting article regarding injury clauses popping up in Major League contracts...
• 3/26 SOX & Dawgs: One Week Away from Play Ball!: We are a mere seven days away from the Boston Red Sox opening the 2011 season on the road in Texas against the defending American...
• 3/26 B-R Blog: Is Kevin Milwood really that bad?: Kevin Milwood finally has a team after signing a minor-league deal with the Yankees. I'm surprised it took him so long to find...
• 3/25 SOX & Dawgs: One Week Away from Play Ball!: We are a mere seven days away from the Boston Red Sox opening the 2011 season on the road in Texas against the defending American...
• 3/25 Subjective Baseball: 2011 Predictions: AL East: 1. Boston Red SoxSo, uhh, nice offseason there, eh?  The Red Sox have an absolutely dominant lineup, bolstered by new acquisitions...
• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Seek Rotation Depth: The Red Sox have five proven starters and a handful of viable alternatives, but that’s not stopping GM Theo Epstein from looking...
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey attributes success to health: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey attributes his success this spring to the fact that he feels 100 percent after not being completely...[+] healthy in either of his two previous Spring Trainings, according to Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe. 'Stuffwise, I feel like I’m ready to go,' said Lackey. 'I’d like to execute pitches and feel good. . .I’m happy where my changeup is right now. Don’t think it’s ever been this good this early.'
• 3/22 NY Baseball Digest: Is Josh Beckett a Key to the AL East?: When Josh Beckett was traded to the Boston Red Sox in 2006, it was assumed he would be a Cy Young candidate and an ace for years...
• 3/22 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Most Expensive Starters (Per Inning, 2008-2010): B-R reader Don recently asked about the most expensive starters per inning pitched (apropos of the Yankees' infamous Carl Pavano...
• 3/21 My Pinstripes: Full Count Pitch - Don't Count Your Wicked Awesomes Just Yet: Many pundits think the Red Sox are a lock in the AL East, but FCP is here to give you some food for thought.Listening to/reading...
• 3/18 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/17: The Boston Red Sox donned the green uniforms for St. Patrick's Day on Thursday and they provided them a little luck in the 8-5...
• 3/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/17: It never fails. Anytime I decide that I need or have to take a day away from the site, something big happens. Nine out of 10...
• 3/18 B-R Blog: Starting Rotation for the 2011 Red Sox: There are a number of oddities and points of interest about the starting rotation for the 2011 Red Sox. Terry Francona has named...
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey has strong outing Thursday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey pitched into the sixth inning Thursday, March 17, as he led the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory over the...[+] New York Mets. The Associated Press reports Lackey gave up a run and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one, hit a batter and struck out two. It was the first walk and hit batter Lackey has allowed in 15 2/3 innings this spring.
• 3/18 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/17: The Boston Red Sox donned the green uniforms for St. Patrick's Day on Thursday and they provided them a little luck in the 8-5...
• 3/17 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Rating the Red Sox - Fantasy Review: Few major league teams offer their fans entire starting line ups that should be rostered in most fantasy leagues.  Welcome...
• 3/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/17: It never fails. Anytime I decide that I need or have to take a day away from the site, something big happens. Nine out of 10...
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Rotation announced: Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona announced SPs John Lackey, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsuzaka will follow...[+] SP Jon Lester in the rotation, WEEI.com's Mike Petraglia reports.
• 3/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Viewer Mail 3.14.2011: Jane **** at Confessions of a She-Fan writes RE Chuck Greenberg and Cliff Lee: Seeing Greenberg get the boot from the Rangers...
• 3/13 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Roto Authority Starting Pitchers to Watch: Roto Authority offers up 30 Starting Pitchers to Watch for 2011.  The list is great and high lights some of the same names...
• 3/12 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From The Fort - 3/12: With their hearts heavy, the Boston Red Sox took the field with the good news that Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima were...
• 3/10 B-R Blog: 2003:Inexperienced Opening Day Starters: Andy's post on Tuesday and the ensuing discussion in the comments, made me wonder about recent inexperienced Opening Day starters. ...
• 3/8 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From The Fort - 3/7: The Boston Red Sox found themselves on the winning side of things on Monday afternoon at City of Palms Park when Yamaico Navarro's...
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey pitches well Monday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey gave up one hit in four scoreless innings in spring action Monday, March 7, according to ESPNBoston.com's...[+] Gordon Edes. Lackey was impressed with his fastball command and the few changeups that he threw. He will make his next spring start Saturday, March 12.
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Adrian, Buchholz, Miller: The latest on the Red Sox, as John Lackey prepares for his second Spring Training start... Though Adrian Gonzalez and the...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Highest Paid Players Of The Last Three Decades: It's no secret that baseball player salaries have exploded over the last two decades, but just how much? With some help from...
• 3/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: MLBPA Talk to Rays and the Relevance to the A’s: Look, I am a poet and didn’t even know it. There is a lot of relevance however to any conversation about the Rays when it...
• 3/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): David Ortiz holds court: David Ortiz held court yesterday and naturally, a ton of Yankees-related questions were asked. Let's start with the off-season...
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey yields run in first spring start: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey yielded a run on four hits in two innings of work in his spring debut for Boston Wednesday, March...[+] 2, according to Sports Network. The Red Sox lost 6-1 to the Atlanta Braves.
• 3/2 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Lackey, Crawford, **** Buck: Some links from the East - both AL and NL.. After disappointing in the first year of his five-year, $82.5MM deal with the...

• 2/25 MLB Fantasy Recon: Sleeper Candidates - Starting Pitchers from the AL East: My draft strategy always involves stockpiling offense, so I spend a lot of time looking for pitchers.  Seamheads has dome...
• 2/23 The Rally Cap: Top 5: Starting Pitching Staffs: These are heady days for baseball fans.  Every team is undefeated, and hope springs eternal.  With the first games of Spring...
• 2/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Outside the Top 200, Your MLB 2011 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Sleeper List: Buy One Dozen Assorted Roses + Get 12 FREE + FREE Vase, only $29.99Ranked in order of potential usefulness.  Your 2011 Starting...
• 2/22 MLBTradeRumors: An Early Look At The 2011-12 Free Agent Class: If this winter’s class of free agents intrigued you, just wait until next year. Cliff Lee, Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth...
• 2/22 Baseball Press: 2011 Fact or Fiction: Clay Buchholz: Can Clay Buchholz build upon his success from 2010? (Getty)Fact or Fiction examines the 2010 performance of a player, good or...
• 2/22 Mets360.com: What if Oliver Perez’ expiring deal had trade value?: I am glad that baseball does not have a salary cap and what’s to follow should in no way, shape or form be construed as any...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Lackey, Miller, Bard: Some Red Sox links, as Adrian Gonzalez takes his first swings since undergoing shoulder surgery last fall... John Lackey...
• 2/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Clarifications And Rhetoric: Let’s start with a comment from Joe regarding yesterday’s posting. I enjoyed this post. The one thing you could have...
• 2/18 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Weird Pitching Decisions Almanac in 2010: I’m a big fan of weird pitching decisions. A pitcher with a lot of tough losses pitches effectively but stands behind a...
• 2/15 My Pinstripes: BD Spring Training Report: And Stretch That Money | Baseball Digest: BD Spring Training Report: And Stretch That Money | Baseball DigestOne of the things that clearly is not a favorite among players...
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey leaner this year: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey said he weighed in at 242 pounds this spring, which was 13 pounds lighter than he weighed last season,...[+] ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes reports. Lackey also confirmed that his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer several months ago and has undergone treatments for it.
• 2/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | GM pleased with shape of rotation: Updating a previous report, Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is pleased with the condition of SPs Josh Beckett, John...[+] Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka, who were playing catch at the team's spring facility Friday, Feb. 11, reports Peter Abraham, of The Boston Globe. 'It's nice to see these guys out here,' Epstein said. 'Every single one of them looks to be in improved condition.'
• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey drops weight during offseason: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey said he lost 15 pounds during the offseason and is in better shape, reports Peter Abraham, of The...[+] Boston Globe.
• 2/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Impressed with three pitchers: Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said he is impressed with the conditioning of SPs John Lackey, Josh Beckett and Daisuke...[+] Matsuzaka, according to ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes.
• 2/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Liriano/Yankees trade chatter accelerates: There's not much smoke yet, but there's plenty of chatter about the mere possibility that Francisco Liriano might be available...
• 2/7 PAAPFLY: Matt Cain: still not just lucky: First off, let’s clarify. I like FIP and xFIP, and think they are wonderful tools that perhaps don’t tell us what actually...
• 2/7 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: The Big Halo: Has the Angels halo lost a bit of luster? Could be, but it's not a lack of "funding" that's creating that luster. It's also not...
• 2/7 Baseball Press: 2011 Fact or Fiction: Daisuke Matsuzaka: Matsuzaka has battled consistency since 2008. (Sports Illustrated)Fact or Fiction examines the 2010 performance of a player,...

• 1/21 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: The Phab Phour | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: The Phab Phour | Baseball DigestYou could hear GMs around baseball shudder when they heard that Cliff Lee had signed...
• 1/6 NY Baseball Digest: Analyzing the Rivals: The Boston Red Sox: Leading up to spring training, we will be going through the traditional and new enemies of the New York Yankees this off-season,...
• 1/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Silent And Achy: As opposed to “silent and deadly”… Teams have made acquisitions that aren’t earth-shattering; nor are...
• 1/4 TetreaultVision: WITH THE DAWN OF THE NEW YEAR COME...ROTATION COMPARISONS: WITH THE DAWN OF THE NEW YEAR COME...ROTATION COMPARISONS Domenic L. of Sliding Into Home takes the first crack at comparing Boston's...
• 1/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bart Colon, Yankee?: Word came this past Friday that the Yankees are apparently interested in the services of Bartolo Colon, who hasn't pitched in...
• 1/2 PaulLebowitz.com: Multi-Level Ridiculous: This could be a duplex, triplex, quadriplex or multiplex. Or more. If you haven’t seen it, I’m of course talking about...
• 1/1 Baseball Musings: Delusions of Granduer: Via BBTF, NESN writer Eric Ortiz believes the 2011 Red Sox could be the greatest team of all time: The 2011 Red Sox possess all...

• 12/27 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: The Not So Wild West | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: The Not So Wild West | Baseball DigestThe American League western division was for the taking when camps broke out...
• 12/27 B-R Blog: Site Features: Added BABIP to Pitching Season Finder as Additional Criteria: Last week, Adam from Lonestarball.com pointed out that while we offered Batting Average on Balls In Play (BABIP) as a sorting...
• 12/24 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Weird Pitching Decisions Almanac in 2010: I’m a big fan of weird pitching decisions. A pitcher with a lot of tough losses pitches effectively but stands behind a...
• 12/21 WasWatching: Cashman: We Expect Burnett To Be Front End Starter: Great stuff from Ken Davidoff – h/t to the Rockettes! - Today, however, I attended a Yankees event in Manhattan’s...
• 12/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 12.19.2010: Concepts vs Reality: While last winter was dedicated to rebuilding via concept, this winter has been exemplified by an adherence...
• 12/14 The Rally Cap: Merry Cliffmas and Happy Halladays!: Wow!  Just as I am trying to finish the semester (only one more day!) another can’t miss story comes along.  Like the...
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies, Red Sox Discussed Joe Blanton: The Phillies were deep in discussions yesterday about sending Joe Blanton to the Red Sox, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. ...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: The Players Teams Must Surrender Picks For: The Tigers, Red Sox, White Sox and Nationals have already proven that they're willing to surrender top draft picks to sign top...
• 12/10 B-R Blog: Best SP Since 2005 According To ERA+: A simple list for today. Pitchers with 1,000+ IP since 2005 ranked by ERA+. Here they are: Rk Player ERA+ IP Age G GS CG SHO W...
• 12/10 PaulLebowitz.com: These Mets Won't Be Bullied: Francesa's frustration: When Mike Francesa talks about the Mets, you can almost hear the desperation and crestfallen tone...
• 12/9 PaulLebowitz.com: HITTING And Defense: The Red Sox strike... ...and they do it with the power and precision of Force Lightning from the hand of Emperor Palpatine. ...
• 12/9 Jason's Baseball Blog: Free Agent Signing – Carl Crawford To The Red Sox: I know I skipped that humongous contract that Jayson Werth signed last weekend, and I plan on getting back to that, but this signing...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Teams Have Inquired On Matsuzaka: In his latest column for the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo cites Major League sources in saying that Red Sox general manager Theo...
• 12/6 TetreaultVision: Did the Red Sox Overpay for Adrian Gonzalez: The hoopla swarmed the blogosphere Saturday morning. Adrian Gonzalez was Boston bound. Three minor-leaguers, a PTBNL and a quart...
• 12/2 Baseball Musings: The Captain Returns: The Red Sox signed Jason Varitek to another one-year contract: Varitek had been braced to leave Boston, speaking on the last day...
• 12/1 The UpperCard Network: Red Sox Looking For Top Outfielder: The Red Sox are working hard behind the scenes to sign either Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth, writes Michael Silverman of the Boston...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Looking To Acquire Top Outfielder: The Red Sox have been relatively quiet this offseason, making a waiver claim and a couple minor trades, but generally staying...

• 11/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2010 Season in Review: Javier Vazquez: The late '90s Yankee dynasty was awash in pitching. Whether it was David Cone, David Wells, Orlando Hernandez, Andy Pettitte,...
• 11/11 Sabernomics: 2010 Most Valuable Players (Pitchers): Here are the most valuable position players in the leagues, according to my estimates. Position players here. AL Rank Player Team $-Value...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: One Year Ago: Early November 2009: A look back at the first half of November 2009 reveals interesting parallels with what we've seen so far this month.  Last year...
• 11/2 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Red Sox To Hire Curt Young To Replace John Farrell: When John Farrell was named the new manager for the Toronto Blue Jays, Terry Francona and the Boston Red Sox had the unenviable...

• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Last Year's Big Free Agent Deals: 20 players signed free agent deals worth at least $10MM last offseason.  How'd those work out? Matt Holliday, Cardinals:...
• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Payroll Commitments: With the 2010-2011 offseason drawing closer, we're going to start hearing more and more about how much each team is able to spend...
• 10/21 B-R Blog: Data Dump: Postseason Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio Leaders: B-R user Simmy Cohen noticed that we don't have a K/BB leaderboard on our all-time playoff pitching leaders page, and asked if...
• 10/12 SOX & Dawgs: What Would You Do If You Were Red Sox GM Theo Epstein?: We all know the 2011 version of the Boston Red Sox will have a much different look than the 2010 season. We know this because...
• 10/9 B-R Blog: Young Starters In The Post-Season: Phil Hughes is 24.29 years old at this moment and will be starting Game 3 of the 2010 ALDS for the Yankees this evening.  How...
• 10/7 MLBTradeRumors: Matsuzaka Remains In Boston’s 2011 Plans: Physical conditioning and improved secondary pitches have placed Daisuke Matsuzaka firmly in Boston’s projected 2011 rotation....
• 10/7 PaulLebowitz.com: Retrospective Critiques: Savagery from the gallery: You can find a lustful recap of Roy Halladay's masterpiece anywhere. There's nothing to say other...
• 10/6 B-R Blog: More Random Division Series Notes: Tacking on to Andy's playoff thoughts from earlier today... Familiarity Breeds Contempt The 2010 Yankees-Twins ALDS represents...
• 10/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey strikes out 10 in Sunday win: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (14-11) struck out 10 in 7 2/3 innings and picked up a win in an 8-4 victory over the New York Yankees,...[+] according to The Associated Press' Jimmy Golen.
• 10/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks end regular season in much the same way they've concluded the majority of their games of late; loss to Boston drops Bombers to Wild Card: The 2010 Yankees certainly had their chances to lock up home field advantage for the first two rounds of the playoffs, but a 13-17...
• 10/3 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 10/3: After splitting a doubleheader in a long day of baseball at Fenway Park yesterday, the Boston Red Sox will finish up the 2010...
• 10/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Red Sox VI: This time it's not personal: So I may have been a tad premature in declaring last weekend's Yankees-Red Sox match-up to be meaningless, as Sunday night's contest...
• 10/1 Above the Shoulders: Reviewing Spring Training Red Sox Story Lines in September: Back in April, I wrote a list of Seven Red Sox Story Lines for 2010. Let's see how they played out. 1. John Lackey's health Lackey...
• 10/1 SOX & Dawgs: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 10/1-10/3: Friday, October 1st @ 7:10 PM Andy Pettitte, LHP (11-3, 3.17) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (9-6, 4.72) TV: NESN, MyTV9, MLB...
• 10/1 Baseball Press: The 606 - October 1, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...

• 9/30 My Pinstripes: Yankees and Rays In Flat Footed Tie: Zack Greinke gave the Yankees a better chance to win the AL East when he dominated the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-2 Kansas City Royals...
• 9/30 MLBTradeRumors: Epstein On Injuries, Bullpen, Wood: Red Sox GM Theo Epstein appeared on WEEI's Dale & Holley radio show on Thursday morning to recap and discuss Boston's 2010...
• 9/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Landmark: We could be witnessing history: Since Curt Flood's decision to openly challenge baseball's reserve clause, the players have...
• 9/30 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 30, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/28 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/28: The Boston Red Sox will look to survive another day and hope to get some along the way from their "friends" in the second game...
• 9/28 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/28: The Boston Red Sox will look to survive another day and hope to get some along the way from their "friends" in the second game...
• 9/27 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Chicago White Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/27-9/30: Monday, September 27th @ 8:10 p.m. Clay Buchholz, RHP (16-7, 2.39) vs Mark Buehrle, LHP (12-12, 4.27) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 9/27 PaulLebowitz.com: Time To Move On: Players and teams who would benefit from parting ways: This isn't about players who have absurdly expensive contracts and...
• 9/27 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Chicago White Sox Pitching Matchups: 9/27-9/30: Monday, September 27th @ 8:10 p.m. Clay Buchholz, RHP (16-7, 2.39) vs Mark Buehrle, LHP (12-12, 4.27) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 9/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Lester Forces His Way Into Cy Young Debate: In recent weeks a lot has been made about the American League Cy Young award and the debate has mostly surrounded CC Sabathia...
• 9/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees vs. Red Sox: Big Series For the Yankees and Their Success in the Playoffs: Yankees vs. Red Sox, the most storied and greatest rivalry in sports will have a little less meaning this time around because...
• 9/23 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/23: Well what do you know, John Lackey can actually pitch and show us why Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein gave him...
• 9/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Plans And Schemes: Is there a blueprint in the house? A contractor? An architect? Someone with a children's coloring map leftover from...
• 9/23 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/23: Well what do you know, John Lackey can actually pitch and show us why Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein gave him...
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey breaks losing streak Wednesday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (13-11), who had lost four straight starts for the first time in his career, pitched seven innings...[+] and picked up the 6-1 win Wednesday, Sept. 22, over the Baltimore Orioles. The Associated Press' Howard Ulman reported Lackey allowed one run and five hits and struck out four.
• 9/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/22: After losing the first two games of the series to the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox will yet again look to salvage a...
• 9/23 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/22: Say it however you want but for all intents and purposes, the 2010 version of the Boston Red Sox will not be heading to the...
• 9/22 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/22: After losing the first two games of the series to the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox will yet again look to salvage a...
• 9/22 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/22: Say it however you want but for all intents and purposes, the 2010 version of the Boston Red Sox will not be heading to the...
• 9/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Coyle, Lackey, Ellis: Saturday night links, as Troy Tulowitzki's jaw-dropping September continues.... Fort Washington, Pennsylvania product...
• 9/18 TetreaultVision: Bloguin BRU: September 18, 2010: As noted earlier, Troy Tulowitzki is chewing bubblegum and kicking butt and he's all out of bubblegum. Just like today's Bloguin...
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey suffers loss Friday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (12-11) allowed seven runs (six earned) on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings in a loss to the Toronto...[+] Blue Jays Friday, Sept. 17, according to The Associated Press. He walked two, struck out three and hit three batters. It was his fourth consecutive loss and marked the 10th time he has allowed at least five earned runs in 30 starts this season.
• 9/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: DeJesus, Lackey, Cubs, Reds: Some links to peruse before Yovani Gallardo locks up with Tim Lincecum later tonight... David DeJesus is waiting to hear...
• 9/17 Baseball Musings: No So Free Passes: John Lackey was wild tonight as he gets s**** by the Blue Jays. He walked two in 4 1/3 innings, but hit three batters. That’s...
• 9/17 NY Baseball Digest: No Chance of a Collapse, Right?: While the Yanks have lost eight of their last ten, the Red Sox continue to surprise winning four in a row. What once looked to...
• 9/15 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Hudson, Mets, Arroyo, Atkins: As major league teams unveil their 2011 schedules, here are some news items.... As Daniel Hudson improves to 6-1 with...
• 9/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Overpaid pitchers: In the past few seasons, position players, and outfielders in particular, who are good, but not elite, have declined in value...
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Nine Rotations Already Set For 2011: There are no sure things when it comes to starting pitching, but some teams are better-positioned than others for 2011. These...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/12: The 2010 season is very quickly sliding away from the Boston Red Sox after their latest loss last night to the Oakland A's on...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/12: The 2010 season is very quickly sliding away from the Boston Red Sox after their latest loss last night to the Oakland A's on...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/11: With their playoff odds sitting at just 1.5%, the Boston Red Sox will look to stay relevant in the AL Wild Card race in game...
• 9/11 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/11: With their playoff odds sitting at just 1.5%, the Boston Red Sox will look to stay relevant in the AL Wild Card race in game...
• 9/11 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 11, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/10: According to Baseball Prospectus, the Boston Red Sox have just a 2.75% chance of making the 2010 postseason. And according to...
• 9/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 9/10: According to Baseball Prospectus, the Boston Red Sox have just a 2.75% chance of making the 2010 postseason. And according to...
• 9/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: The starting pitching depth in the AL East: Given the success of the young starting pitchers on our divisional rivals who have made the Yankees look silly for the last three...
• 9/7 The UpperCard Network: Looking At The Red Sox Outfield In 2011: In 2009, the Red Sox outfield was one of the plusses for the team as Jacoby Ellsbury, J.D. Drew and Jason Bay all had quality...
• 9/5 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/4: After losing 3-1 in the opener of a day/night doubleheader, the Boston Red Sox look to get back in the win column to keep their...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey loses Saturday start: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (12-9) gave up just one run on two hits through six innings of work Saturday, Sept. 4, as his team...[+] lost a 3-1 game to the Chicago White Sox, according to Associated Press reporter Howard Ulman.
• 9/4 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/4: After losing 3-1 in the opener of a day/night doubleheader, the Boston Red Sox look to get back in the win column to keep their...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Clay Buchholz: Extension Candidate: If the Red Sox want to extend Clay Buchholz this winter, there's one comparable pitcher they just won't be able to avoid. Whether...
• 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: The Red Sox's 2011 Rotation: The Red Sox have perhaps the most recognizable rotation in baseball. Jon Lester, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett, John Lackey,...

• 8/31 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/30: With the Boston Red Sox losing last night to the Tampa Bay Rays and falling to 6.5 games behind them and the New York Yankees...
• 8/30 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/30: With the Boston Red Sox losing last night to the Tampa Bay Rays and falling to 6.5 games behind them and the New York Yankees...
• 8/30 B-R Blog: John Lackey’s home/road splits in 2010: When the Red Sox signed John Lackey as a free agent, I was among many folks who criticized the move, citing Lackey's historical...
• 8/30 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 8/29: After a tough loss last night, the Boston Red Sox will look to take the rubber game and move closer to the Tampa Bay Rays in...
• 8/29 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 8/29: After a tough loss last night, the Boston Red Sox will look to take the rubber game and move closer to the Tampa Bay Rays in...
• 8/29 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/29: Whether or not J.D. Drew should have caught that ball in the 7th inning of last night's 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays to me...
• 8/29 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/29: Whether or not J.D. Drew should have caught that ball in the 7th inning of last night's 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays to me...
• 8/29 Baseball Press: The 606 - August 29, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 8/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Three placed on waivers: The Boston Red Sox placed SP Josh Beckett, SP John Lackey and RP Manny Delcarmen on trade waivers Wednesday, Aug. 25, according...[+] to The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo.
• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Delight - 8/23: After taking two-of-three from the Toronto Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox will close out their nine-game homestand with a three-game...
• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/24: On a night where there was rain and a chill in the air not to mention a stiff wind blowing in, the Boston Red Sox were able...
• 8/24 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/24: On a night where there was rain and a chill in the air not to mention a stiff wind blowing in, the Boston Red Sox were able...
• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey fans season-high 10: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed two earned runs on six hits and two walks while fanning a season-high 10 in eight innings...[+] to beat the Seattle Mariners Monday, Aug. 23, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/24 Call to the Pen: Notable Numerals: Joe Mauer, Clay Buchholz and More: While doing some research for last week’s AL Central themed Notable Numerals, I came across some interesting statistics related...
• 8/23 Baseball Musings: Happy With Lackey: John Lackey pitched on Monday night as the Red Sox hoped he would when they signed him. He limited Seattle to three runs, two...
• 8/23 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Delight - 8/23: After taking two-of-three from the Toronto Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox will close out their nine-game homestand with a three-game...
• 8/23 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/23: After a 1 hour 44 minute rain delay to start the game, the Boston Red Sox almost lost the start of Clay Buchholz to the rain...
• 8/23 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/23: After a 1 hour 44 minute rain delay to start the game, the Boston Red Sox almost lost the start of Clay Buchholz to the rain...
• 8/22 Mets Merized: What If Carlos Beltran Never Got Hurt?: I read a solid article entitled “What If Billy Wagner Never Got Hurt?” by Brian Joura of Mets 360. Brian not only...
• 8/19 Baseball Musings: Kicking the Beckett: Josh Beckett walked two, struck out six, and gave up a home run in 6 1/3 innings of work Thursday night. That should be an effective...
• 8/19 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19: Well we're really behind today as real life got in the way of being able to finish the normal morning posts around these parts. The...
• 8/19 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19: Well we're really behind today as real life got in the way of being able to finish the normal morning posts around these parts. The...
• 8/19 TetreaultVision: Bloguin Baseball Round-Up August 19, 2010: Let's travel around the Bloguin Baseball 'Sphere and see what's shaking. Brad Hawpe lost his job last night. Paul Leume of...
• 8/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey wins despite allowing five runs: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the third straight time Wednesday, Aug. 18, giving up...[+] five runs and 10 hits in seven innings, according to The Associated Press. He had lasted at least eight innings in each of his last three starts.
• 8/16 SOX & Dawgs: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/17-8/19: Tuesday, August 17th @ 7:10 p.m. Jered Weaver, RHP (11-7, 2.87) vs Clay Buchholz, RHP (13-5, 2.49) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 8/16 SOX & Dawgs: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/17-8/19: Tuesday, August 17th @ 7:10 p.m. Jered Weaver, RHP (11-7, 2.87) vs Clay Buchholz, RHP (13-5, 2.49) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 8/13 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/13: It looked like the Boston Red Sox were going to tie a franchise record with eight wins in a season at the Rogers Centre in Toronto....
• 8/13 PaulLebowitz.com: Law And Order, Gacks And Near-Gacks: A bad day for closers by every conceivable metric: Yesterday was not a good day for closers on or off the field. Let's...
• 8/13 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/13: It looked like the Boston Red Sox were going to tie a franchise record with eight wins in a season at the Rogers Centre in Toronto....
• 8/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 8/10-8/12: Tuesday, August 10th @ 7:07 p.m. Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (8-3, 3.96) vs Ricky Romero, LHP (9-7, 3.37) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 8/10 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchups: 8/10-8/12: Tuesday, August 10th @ 7:07 p.m. Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (8-3, 3.96) vs Ricky Romero, LHP (9-7, 3.37) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...
• 8/8 My Pinstripes: Sunday in New York: The Sunday night match up between the Yankees and Red Sox is just a little over a half hour away. It was tough listening to Joe...
• 8/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: CC Sabathia shows the Yankees how it's done: Some news and notes before we get to the recap of a rare Yankee win on a Fox broadcast. Javier Vazquez is apparently suffering...
• 8/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/7: After taking game one last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take game two of this four-game set this afternoon at Yankee Stadium. This...
• 8/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Red Sox don't need Kevin Youkilis when Javier Vazquez is pitching: My seats to this one were in the third row of section 202 in the right field bleachers. My friends were running late getting out...
• 8/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/7: After taking game one last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take game two of this four-game set this afternoon at Yankee Stadium. This...
• 8/6 PaulLebowitz.com: A Lost Cause: Even with Kevin Youkilis, these Red Sox weren't making the playoffs: Theo Epstein, John Henry and the entire Red Sox front...
• 8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Original Draft Series – #14 – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here. Team #14: Los Angeles Angels...
• 8/6 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees Pitching Matchups: 8/6-8/9: Friday, August 6th @ 7:05 p.m. Clay Buchholz, RHP (11-5, 2.59) vs Javier Vazquez, RHP (9-7, 4.61) TV: NESN, MyTV9, MLB...
• 8/5 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees Pitching Matchups: 8/6-8/9: Friday, August 6th @ 7:05 p.m. Clay Buchholz, RHP (11-5, 2.59) vs Javier Vazquez, RHP (9-7, 4.61) TV: NESN, MyTV9, MLB...
• 8/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Red Sox IV: The Red Sox (62-46, 2nd in the AL East as of this writing, 6.5 GB) come to the Bronx to face the Yankees (67-40, T-1st in the...
• 8/4 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/3: If the Boston Red Sox don't make the playoffs in 2010, one reason will be that they couldn't beat the bottom feeders of the...
• 8/3 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/3: If the Boston Red Sox don't make the playoffs in 2010, one reason will be that they couldn't beat the bottom feeders of the...
• 8/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/2: After taking two-of-three from the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox will host the Cleveland Indians in the first of a four-game...
• 8/2 SOX & Dawgs: Cleveland Indians @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 8/2-8/5: Monday, August 2nd @ 7:10 p.m. Fausto Carmona, RHP (10-8, 3.92) vs John Lackey, RHP (10-5, 4.26) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio:...

• 7/28 Baseball Musings: West Coast Roundup: The NL West tightened up a bit Tuesday night as the Dodgers downed the Padres and the Giants defeated the Marlins. Chad Billingsley...
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey beats former team: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk while fanning four in 7 1/3 innings to beat the Los Angeles...[+] Angels of Anaheim Tuesday, July 27, The Associated Press reports.
• 7/27 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jason Heyward leads the Braves against Stephen Strasburg. Photo: Icon SMI The night opens with a rookie battle as Baseball Jesus...
• 7/25 My Pinstripes: Angels Get Dan Haren: The Angels are hoping they've replaced the hole left by the departure of John Lackey prior to this season. The Halos have acquired...
• 7/23 Baseball Musings: No Win for Lackey: The Mariners did not collect a hit until there were two out in the eighth inning, as John Lackey came close to a no hitter against...
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey gets no-decision despite near no-hitter: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Thursday, July 22, before surrendering a base hit against...[+] the Seattle Mariners. The Associated Press reported Lackey picked up a no-decision because Boston blew its lead before rallying for an 8-6 win.
• 7/23 Baseball Musings: Lackey No-No: John Lackey has not allowed a hit through five, although the Mariners have scored a run. The Red Sox lead 5-1 in the bottom of...
• 7/23 Baseball Musings: Lackey in the Seventh: John Lackey comes out for the seventh inning with the Red Sox leading 6-1 and a no-hitter intact. He’s scheduled to face...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: The Dan Haren Market: Diamondbacks interim GM Jerry Dipoto recently told CBS' Scott Miller, "We're not to the point right now where we're aggressively...
• 7/18 The UpperCard Network: Will Adrian Gonzalez Still Be Dealt?: The Padres surprise 1st half of the season threw out any of the team trading a major piece this season, which many expected to...
• 7/17 Baseball Musings: One Out Short: Cliff Lee comes one batter short of pitching a complete game, 2-1 win over the Red Sox. He gives up a double to Kevin Youkilis...
• 7/16 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Cheap Wins: The opposite of the Tough Loss discussed below (which R.A. **** unfortunately experienced tonight in a duel with Tim Lincecum)...
• 7/13 Baseball Musings: AL East Race: The American League East race at the All-Star break is down to three teams, the Yankees, Rays and Red Sox. The New York leads...
• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: Lester Hopes To Pitch In Boston Long-Term: Jon Lester told Alex Speier of WEEI.com that he hopes to sign an extension with the Red Sox at some point. The Red Sox already...
• 7/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 7.11.2010: The Yankees feel "used"?!? One of the more laughable aspects of the Yankees failed pursuit of Cliff Lee----aside from Joel...
• 7/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey struggles Saturday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed seven runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings Saturday, July 10, to suffer his fifth loss of...[+] the season, according to the Associated Press. He struck out two batters and walked a season-high six batters in the game.
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Set second-half rotation: The Boston Red Sox set their second-half rotation Friday, July 9, according to The Boston Globe's Peter Abraham. SP Tim Wakefield...[+] will start the first game, followed by SPs Clay Buchholz, John Lackey, Jon Lester and Daisuke Matsuzaka.
• 7/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Grading the Yankees offseason moves at the halfway point: Now that the Yankees are more than halfway through their schedule it is a good time to take a look at what has worked and what...
• 7/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey takes loss Sunday : Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey fell to 9-4 on the year Sunday, July 4, after he allowed four runs, three earned, through 7 1/3...[+] innings against the Baltimore Orioles, reports The Associated Press. Lackey gave up eight hits and a walk while striking out seven.
• 7/2 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Sign Two First-Round Picks: The Angels have signed first-round picks Cameron Bedrosian and Chevez Clarke, according to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times....
• 7/1 B-R Blog: Felix Hernandez and Juegos Completos: Felix Hernandez is one one **** of a run. Check out his starts in June: Gcar Date Tm Opp Rslt Inngs Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str LD Unk GSc Exited 150 Jun 3 SEA MIN W,4-1 GS-8 W(3-4) 4 8.0 5 1 1 1 9 0 3.26 31 116 79 4 0 76 8t...

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey allows one run in Tuesday win: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed one run, eight hits and two walks while striking out three in an 8-5 win over the Tampa...[+] Bay Rays Tuesday, June 29, according to The Associated Press.
• 6/29 Baseball Musings: Closing in on First: Boston moved to one game behind the Yankees with an 8-5 win over the Rays. The game was not as close as it looked as John Lackey...
• 6/29 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Cliff Lee visits New York with the Mariners as he takes on Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees. Some rumors have this as Lee’s...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: It’s a Strasburific, Ubalicious Wednesday as the schedule is dotted with top pitchers prepared to paste pathetic palookas....
• 6/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: That’s Not Going To Be A Fun Flight Home: Three games, zero wins, and another entry in the long history of Dodger interleague ineptitude. Even though the Dodgers didn’t...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey wins eighth game: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey tossed six innings to win his eighth game of the year against the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday,...[+] June 17, according to The Associated Press. He allowed three runs and eight hits, and became the 16th starter with the team in the last 18 games to work at least six innings.
• 6/17 Baseball Musings: Nava Java: Daniel Nava continues to give the Red Sox a shot of caffeine as he doubles twice and singles in the Red Sox 8-5 win over the...
• 6/17 NY Baseball Digest: Are the Yanks Trusting Their Farm for Once?: The Yankees are one of the oldest teams in the MLB. Which shouldn’t come as a shock to anybody. The Yankees haven’t...
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: The Angels: Recoup Or Reload?: Now that it's been confirmed that Kendry Morales' ankle surgery will sideline him for the rest of the season, the flurry of rumors...
• 6/10 B-R Blog: Wearing out young pitchers (?): These days there always seems to be lots of attention put on the issue of whether young pitchers' careers can be ruined by having...
• 6/8 B-R Blog: Negative Game Scores: Yesterday the question came up of whether negative Game Scores are possible for pitchers. The answer is a resounding "yes." See...
• 6/7 MLBTradeRumors: 2010 MLB Draft Results: Ever since the A's called Rick Monday's name 45 years ago, teams have relied on the MLB draft to stock their systems with talented...
• 6/7 MLBTradeRumors: 2010 Draft Pick Gains And Losses: Using Mike Axisa's 2010 draft order, let's take a look at which teams gained and lost picks through free agent compensation during...
• 6/6 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame June 6th, 2010: Today marks the 66th anniversary of the commencement of operation Overlord by the Allies. Coming one week after the official...
• 6/6 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 6: Almost-recommended Jhoulys Chacin racked up 9 Ks in 5.2 IP yesterday, but had an otherwise sub-par outing against the tough D-backs...
• 6/2 Baseball Press: The 606 - June 2, 2010: Price and Marcum square off in an AL East matchup north of the border. (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the...
• 6/2 BC Sports: Red Sox On A Roll, Back In AL East Race: Run Prevention, Meet Run Explosion The Red Sox came into Tropicana Field last Monday 8.5 games behind the American League East-leading...
• 6/1 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Two of the hottest teams in the American League clash in Boston as the Athletics visit the Red Sox. Gio Gonzalez takes the hill...
• 6/1 Baseball Press: The 606 - June 1, 2010: Hamels and Hudson square off during an NL East battle from Atlanta. (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the...

• 5/29 Baseball Daily Digest: John Lackey Lackluster in Beantown: At 27-23, the Boston Red Sox hardly face insurmountable odds in terms of climbing back into the playoff race. But it won’t...
• 5/28 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Lee, Braves, Mets, Oswalt: On this date 12 years ago, Diamondbacks manager Buck Showalter ordered closer Gregg Olsen to intentionally walk Barry Bonds with...
• 5/27 B-R Blog: The most important games all year?: I caught a lot of flak for my predictions in the AL East. It turns out that the events of the last few days have changed the possibilities...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey bounces back: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed two runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings to beat the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, May 26, The...[+] Associated Press reports. He held the Rays to 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position.
• 5/26 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame May 26, 2010 Evening Edition: The northeast heatwave has prompted the inclusion of extra mint, rum and sugar in tonight's previews. Enjoy them responsibly. Oakland...
• 5/26 Baseball Press: The 606 - May 26, 2010: Pet**** and the Bombers look to take down Liriano and the Twins (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the three...
• 5/26 Baseball Daily Digest: Just Got Paid: The ugly Hanley Ramirez saga last week certainly made headlines, but it was ultimately swept under the rug, chalked up to one...
• 5/25 TetreaultVision: Take Me Out to the Ballgame May 21, 2010 **** Interleague: Interleague play returns to sully an otherwise lovely baseball season to date. Don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those bitterly...
• 5/25 Baseball Press: The 606 - May 21, 2010: Barry Zito and Trevor Cahill kick off 2010 Interleague Play (AP) Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look into the three most...
• 5/25 BC Sports: Red Sox Get Hot At The Right Time: Red Sox record for the week of May 17-23: 5-2It was a wild week of baseball for the BoSox, to say the least. With road trips...
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey suffers loss Friday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (4-3) allowed four runs on six hits over five innings Friday, May 21, in a loss to the Philadelphia...[+] Phillies, according to The Associated Press. He walked five and struck out three.
• 5/21 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: I’m a bit underwhelmed by the inter-league schedule today. The best game, though not the best pitching matchup, is Boston...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey allows five runs, walks four in loss: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey dropped to 4-2 this season after allowing five runs on nine hits and four walks over seven innings...[+] of a 5-1 setback to the Detroit Tigers, according to The Associated Press. 'There were a couple things that happened early where, well, if they don't happen it is a different game,' he said. 'I thought I threw a lot better than my line indicated.'
• 5/16 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 16: Position Players: Probably not time to grab him yet, unless you have a DL slot sitting around unused, but 2b Brian Roberts is...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey gets pounded but wins: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed six runs on eight hits and three walks while fanning six in six innings in his win over...[+] the Toronto Blue Jays Monday, May 10, The Associated Press reports.
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Daniel, Vazquez, Granderson, Gregg: Links for Monday, as we wonder if Brandon Morrow can strike out eight or more hitters for the fifth time in a row... The...
• 5/10 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: Couldn't Resist: Ok, so I said I wouldn't come back to this until my paper was done. But I've got about 5 pages written and I'm sitting in a Macroeconomics...
• 5/10 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: Close Calls & DMac: Before tonight's 2-0 victory over Toronto, check out the last time the Red Sox won by more than 1 run: Gm# Date Tm ...
• 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Players That Would Have Been Free Agents After 2010: With more and more young players signing long-term extensions that buy out arbitration and free agent years, the amount of talent...
• 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Rays, Lackey, Peavy, Cano: On this date 11 years ago, Hideki Irabu of the Yankees and Mac Suzuki of the Mariners faced off in the first match up of Japanese...
• 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Are Lackey, Bay Cause For Worry?: Leave it to some who follow the Red Sox and Mets to worry prematurely about their big acquisitions, John Lackey and Jason Bay....
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey impressive Wednesday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey gave up just two hits through seven innings to beat his old team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,...[+] Wednesday, May 5, according to The Associated Press. Twelve of his 14 outs were groundballs. Lackey walked two and struck out four in the outing.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey knocks Angels: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey criticized his former team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, for letting their young talent to...[+] leave when it reaches free agency, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com's Mark Saxon. 'It's different. The way they preach the team game and giving it up for the team. That's a little suspect,' Lackey said. 'You're supposed to give it up for the team. When the time comes, they might not want to give it up for you. But I totally knew that was a possibility. I was prepared for that. That's the nature of the game today.' Lackey starts against the Angels Wednesday, May 5.
• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Strasburg, Crawford, Roman Colon: Links for Tuesday, as we wait for Tim Lince**** to reclaim the MLB strikeout lead... Stephen Strasburg has been promoted...
• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox face four contractual options after the season: Designated hitter David Ortiz has a $12.5MM club option.  This...
• 5/3 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: Changes Coming In Boston?: Following the Red Sox' three-game sweep at the hands of the last-place Baltimore Orioles, GM Theo Epstein insinuated that the...
• 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: Cliff Lee Likely Headed To Free Agency: Cliff Lee made his 2010 season debut last night, but at this point his agent appears to be looking ahead to the offseason. ESPN's...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey hurls quality start Friday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits over seven innings Friday, April 30, against the Baltimore...[+] Orioles, according to The Associated Press. He walked three and struck out six but ended up with a no-decision. Lackey has pitched at least seven innings and allowed three or fewer runs in each of his last six starts in Baltimore - the longest such streak by a visiting pitcher since Gaylord Perry's nine-game stretch from 1974 to 1980.

• 4/28 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Pick Compensation Can't Be ****: I recently read an article in which the author considered it a near-certainty that the Phillies would've snagged two solid draft...
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Which Agency Had The Biggest Offseason?: A week ago we looked at the total free agent dollars brokered by top agencies during the 2009-10 offseason.  Today we expand...
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | John Lackey records win Saturday: Boston Red Sox SP John Lackey (2-1) allowed three runs on 10 hits over seven innings in a victory over the Baltimore Orioles Saturday,...[+] April 24, according to The Associated Press. He walked two and struck out three.
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Highest Paid Players In 2010: Let's round up what each of the 30 teams are paying their highest paid player this season. This includes any known signing bonus...