Michael Bowden to make his big league debut tonight

I’m not sure how I managed to miss this story but rookie pitcher Michael Bowden is going to make his first major league start tonight. Bowden, only 21 years-old, absolutely tore through Double-A Portland this year and was promoted to Pawtucket about 2 months ago. Since the promotion, he has put up [...]

Thank god for Justin Masterson

Theo Epstein may end up looking like a genius again. The non-waiver trading deadline was full of rumors and speculation about the Red Sox and their need for bullpen help. Epstein said that help would come from inside the organization but the majority of analysts laughed and waited for another Gagne-esque trade [...]

Futures at Fenway tomorrow

Tomorrow is Futures at Fenway. It’s a yearly event in which 2 of the Red Sox minor league teams play a doubleheader at Fenway Park. It starts at noon and I’ll be out in center field somewhere. Look for the fat white kid with the hot girlfriend, and come say hello.
Game 1: [...]

Another odd play

How does this stuff happen?
Last month when the Red Sox were playing the Yankees in Yankee Stadium, Kevin Youkilis hit a ball to left that missed being a homerun by inches. How did it miss? It deflected off Johnny Damon’s glove and sat on the top of the narrow outfield wall for a [...]

Papelbon gets his 30th save of the season

Last night’s win over Seattle gave Jonathan Papelbon his 30th save this season. By reaching that mark he has become the ONLY Red Sox pitcher in history to get 30 or more in 3 straight seasons. The 30-30-30 group is now being called ‘The Papelbon Club.’ Here is what Jonathan had to [...]

David Ortiz inches closer to returning

While Jon Lester was baffling the easily-baffleable Seattle Mariners, David Ortiz was taking another step towards full recovery from his injury. Instead of playing in Triple-A Pawtucket (where he bought the team goat tacos and other gross sounding food), he was taking his swings with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. Big Papi went [...]

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