Category: Morning Links

Jim Rice will be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend, a long overdue honor for the most fearsome slugger of my childhood. John Powers has a feature on Rice's Hall of Fame career. Steve Buckley also has a feature on Rice and his long journey to the hall. Bill Burt says that Rice owes a … Continue reading Rice Hits The Hall This Weekend

The Red Sox offense continues to sputter, only able to manage a single run last night off a Texas pitcher making a spot start for the Rangers. Nick Green's solo homer was the only offense generated by the Red Sox, who lost 3-1 in Texas, their fifth straight loss. Sean McAdam has the Red Sox bats … Continue reading Anemic Sox Need Transfusion of Offense

There's no denying it, the Red Sox are in a major funk to begin the second half of the season. Their woes continued last night in Texas as rookie pitcher Tommy Hunter outdueled ace Josh Beckett to the tune of a 4-2 Rangers win. Amalie Benjamin has the Red Sox pretty demoralized following this one. Sean … Continue reading Sox Offense Still Stalled. Now In 2nd Place.

Through five innings last night, John Smoltz had given up one run, and things were looking promising for the Red Sox, who held a 2-1 lead. Then came the sixth inning. Smoltz gave up five runs in the frame, and the Sox couldn't recover, falling to the Rangers 6-3 in Texas. I'm not quite at … Continue reading Sox Continue Post All-Star Funk In Texas

The Red Sox dropped their first series of the second half, getting shut down by Roy Halladay in a 3-1 Blue Jays win yesterday. Amalie Benjamin has Halladay doing nothing to hurt his potential trade value with his domination of the Red Sox. Joe McDonald has Halladay living up to his billing as he got the better … Continue reading Jays Have A Halladay On Sox

The Red Sox finally get back to work tonight as Clay Buchholz makes his 2009 Red Sox debut with a spot start in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Adam Kilgore says that Theo Epstein has been searching for some time for a spot to give Buchholz a start with the big club. Sean McAdam has Buchholz excited for … Continue reading Feats of Clay on Display Tonight in Toronto

The Red Sox still have another night off before they begin the second half of the season tomorrow. Amalie Benjamin has a look at the organizational depth of the Red Sox, especially in the pitching department, where they are particularly rich. John Tomase looks at how the speed of Jacoby Ellsbury impacts opponents. David Willis has Jed Lowrie … Continue reading Rarin’ To Go In The Second Half

Jonathan Papelbon got the win last night, as the American League defeated the National League 4-3 in the All Star Game. John Tomase has Papelbon getting the win, and Mariano Rivera the save for the AL. Amalie Benjamin has the AL using a late rally to beat the NL once again. Jason Bay, writing for WEEI.com tells … Continue reading AL Keeps All Star Streak Alive

These few days around the MLB All Star Game are said to be the slowest sports days of the year. After glancing at the Boston Globe sports section I can believe it. A total of six stories with Globe writer bylines, three on baseball, one on the new US Olympic network, one story on the … Continue reading Wakefield The Story

The Red Sox wrapped up the unofficial first half of the season yesterday with Josh Beckett pitching a complete game in a 6-0 shutout of the Kansas City Royals. It was just late last week when Mike Felger was attempting to stir the masses into a panic, constantly harping for hours about how the Sox … Continue reading Sox End On A High Note