MIN 5, BOS 2: Lester loses it in fifth
Jon Lester has a case of the Dice-K syndrome. Symptoms – Solid pitching in the first few innings, ability to work out of jams, get strikeouts when needed early on, erupt in one particular inning....
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The intangible benefit of Pedroia
Everybody knows about “The Laser Show.” Dustin Pedroia is the working man of working men on the Sox roster (next to Kevin Youkilis, of course) and the straw that stirs the proverbial cocktail. Pedroia...
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The Advanced Scout – Minnesota Twins
The Red Sox dragged their sorry butts out of town and will try to get healthy by taking on the 5-11 Minnesota Twins in the first game of a seven-game road trip. The Twins look like a carbon-copy of...
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The Advanced Scout – Minnesota Twins
Joe Mauer (Photo: Samara Pearlstein) After winning two of three against the Tigers, the Boston Red Sox (53-52, 8.5 games back in the American League East) host the Minnesota Twins (44-60, 13 games...
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Jackie Bradley Jr.: Different, But Good
For the better part of the past decade, the Red Sox have allowed three players to roam center field: Johnny Damon, Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury. Damon finished his career as one of the better Red Sox...
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Bold Predictions for 2013, Part 3 — The League
Few guys will have a bigger say in the success or failure of the 2013 Red Sox than Clay Buchholz and John Farrell. (Kelly O’Connor/sittingstill.net) Part 1: The Pitchers Part 2: The Batters Part 3: The...
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