It was a rocky first inning in a Boston Red Sox uniform for John Smoltz, who gave up four runs on four hits in the frame. On the other side, Jordan Zimmermann, who was born almost a year to the day after Smoltz was drafted by the Detroit Tigers had his way with the Red … Continue reading Smoltz Shaky in Sox Debut
Ortiz, Sox Power Over Nationals
David Ortiz hit a three-run homer last night to spark the Red Sox offense in a 6-4 win over the Washington Nationals. Adam Kilgore has Ortiz seemingly having turned it all around for himself. John Tomase says that Ortiz's home run last night was just a like the old days - a no-doubt-about-it moon shot. Joe McDonald has … Continue reading Ortiz, Sox Power Over Nationals
Sox Erupt Late To Take Down Nationals
In a tight 3-3 battle heading into the seventh inning, the Red Sox erupted for eight runs in the final three innings, including six runs in the eighth to post an 11-3 win over the Washington Nationals. Adam Kilgore has Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay and Jason Varitek standing out as the stars of this win. John … Continue reading Sox Erupt Late To Take Down Nationals
More Off Day Musings
To start things off this Tuesday morning, David Scott is calling it quits over at Scott's Shots. I'd like to thank David, who has been here at BSMW almost from the beginning, and who certainly brought a lot of eyeballs over to the site with some of his posts and commentary on the local media happenings. … Continue reading More Off Day Musings
A Father’s Day Miracle (for NESN to run again and again)
Well, maybe now NESN has a new addition to the lineup for when they need to fill space. For the last couple of years the "Mother's Day Miracle" against the Baltimore Orioles has been played about a 100 times. After yesterday's 6-5 victory on Father's Day which was secured with a Nick Green walk off … Continue reading A Father’s Day Miracle (for NESN to run again and again)
Sox, Fans Not Singing In The Rain
Amalie Benjamin has the Sox dropping a 2-1 rain-shortened game to the Marlins last night at Fenway Park. Michael Silverman says that last night left the Red Sox grumpy. Daniel Barbarisi has the Sox feeling cheated at the rain-shortened night. Dom Amore agrees that the Red Sox felt robbed. Ron Chimelis has the Marlins getting a jump on the Sox … Continue reading Sox, Fans Not Singing In The Rain
Thursday Quicklinks
Just couldn't get it going this morning... A few links from today: Check the coverage of the Red Sox 6-1 victory over the Marlins over at RedSoxLinks.com. It doesn't sound like Danny Ainge has any big deals up his sleeve, but he's surprised us before. Over in the Metro, I have look at two of … Continue reading Thursday Quicklinks
Sox Reel in Marlins at Fenway
The Red Sox cruised to an 8-2 victory over the Florida Marlins at Fenway Park last night. Tim Wakefield picked up his ninth win of the season, and David Ortiz went deep for the fifth time. Michael Silverman has Wakefield putting some more wind behind the sails of his All-Star-worthy first half with his outing last … Continue reading Sox Reel in Marlins at Fenway
Tuesday QuickLinks
With no games last night, just a few quick links for this morning... Chris Warner on Patriots Daily has a few thoughts on the UFL. The Bruins rewarded GM Peter Chiarelli with a new multi-year contract yesterday. Stephen Harris has Chiarelli being rewarded for transforming the franchise. Michael Felger says that it is time for Chiarelli … Continue reading Tuesday QuickLinks
Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
Even after dropping yesterday's 11-6 series finale in Philadelphia, the Red Sox took two out of three from the World Champion Phillies this weekend, right on the heels of last week's sweep of the Yankees. Josh Beckett was not sharp yesterday, though he did attempt to help his own cause with a home run. In … Continue reading Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
