Justin Masterson named EL pitcher of the week
AA Portland right-hander Justin Masterson has been named the ‘Eastern League Pitcher of the Week’ for the week ending on April 13th. He pitched 5 innings, only giving up 2 hits while striking out an impressive 7 hitters. For more on Justin Masterson, check out this post I wrote on the Red Sox top 3 [...]
Coco and Papi to wear number 42
Today’s game will take place on the 61st anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut in the majors. David Ortiz, Coco Crisp, and DeMarlo Hale (3rd base coach) will all wear number 42 in a tribute to the strongest willed individual to ever play baseball.
Game: April 14, 2008
April 14th, 2008 – BOS 6 @ CLE 4 Winning pitcher: Mike Timlin (1-1, 20.25 ERA) Losing pitcher: Joe Borowski (0-2, 18.00 ERA) Best performance: Julian Tavarez 2.2IP 2H 4K* Worst performance: J.D. Drew 0-4 3K 3LOB Season Record: 8-6, .571 * – Julian Tavarez relieved Jon Lester in the 5th with the bases juiced [...]
Kyle Snyder accepts assignment
This is something I didn’t really see coming. Kyle Snyder has accepted his assignment to Triple-A Pawtucket. He was designated for assignment on April 6th (link) and most people, myself included, expected him to sign with another team off the waiver wire or be involved in a minor trade of some kind. That means we [...]
Game: April 13, 2008
April 13th, 2008 – NYY 5 @ BOS 8 Winning pitcher: Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-0, 2.70 ERA) Losing pitcher: Phil Hughes (0-2, 9.00 ERA) Best performance: Sean Casey 2-3 RBI 1BB Worst performance: Mike Timlin 0.0IP 3H 1ER 1HR Season Record: 7-6, .538
David Ortiz to sit during tonight’s game
In the middle of a 3-for-43 slump (.070 BA), David Ortiz is going to sit out tonight’s game against the New York Yankees. He’ll get some work in with hitting coach Dave Magadan instead. Manny Ramirez will take over Papi’s spot at DH and Jacoby Ellsbury will play in left field.
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