Top prospect, 20 year old Casey Kelly got his 1st major league start yesterday, and fared very well against the , going 3 innings, and giving up 2 runs on 4 hits while walking 2 and striking out 4. Then Ramon S and Daniel Bard come in give up 6 runs (2 for RR and [...]

by Bill Nowlin and Matthew Silverman. Since 1931 The Boston Red Sox have worn numbers on the back of their jerseys–and the players names were added to road jerseys only in 1990. But did you ever wonder HOW players get their numbers? We hear the occasional stories about how certain players want a certain number, [...]

That Clay Person had a better outing, but nothing to crow about, bringing his Grapefruit record to 1-1 and his abysmal ERA to a less nauseating 9.53 (but not by much) Throwing 4 2/3, he have up 4 runs on 5 hits (including a 2-run homer to Joe Mauer) while walking none and striking out [...]

In honor of only 7 more days until meaningful baseball, here is the schedule for the Boston Red Sox for the 2010 Campaign. And, if I had to describe the scheduling for this year in one word, that word would be: WEIRD… For example:  The Sox play the Giants in San Fran for 3 on [...]

Holy Buckets! Trying not to get too excited about the wins–but crap–about freakin time! After losing 3 in a row (and 8 out of 9), the Sox have won their last 2 contest, most recently as a result of great pitching by Tim Wakefield (naturally) and Daisuke, who finally made his grapefruit league debut. Wake, [...]

Holy…Buckets! What is that? 3 losses in a row? And the Sox have lost their last 8 games out of 9 played…WTF??? That Clay Person being inconsistent, getting lit up one moment, being brilliant the next? No change there–but, while the flashes of brilliance are very compelling, (and I am not even talking about the [...]