It was bound to happen in August or at the very least September, but let’s be honest, the leadoff position has been a gorilla on the Red Sox backs and apparently it’s time to see if Jacoby Ellsbury is ready.
The Sox announced earlier today that Ellsbury was being called up from Pawtucket to fill the [...]
I’m confused. Ray Allen is a shooting guard, a great one. Paul Pierce is a shooting forward, probably a great one. Is this the veteran the Celtics believe will lead them to two levels from where they are now?
I hope so.
This is a bold move and I like bold moves. But they had better work. [...]
The NBA Draft is tonight and to be honest, I’m thinking better of that fifth pick than I thought a month ago.
Anyway, the Celtics will have a lot on their plate over the next six or seven hours, with teams calling about Al Jefferson, the No. 5 pick, Gerald Green or even Paul Pierce (more [...]
It’s officially a MAJOR problem.
The Red Sox have a gaping hole when Julio Lugo is playing. That is obvious. He not only hasn’t had a hit since June 14, but he hasn’t knocked in a run either. Remember during his early struggles? At least he was knocking runners in. Now he can’t even do that.
Worse, [...]
Now that the Red Sox have somewhat settled down from their demise, winning four of five, we can talk sensibly.
The lineup, including and especially leadoff, appears to be a concern moving forward, but the Red Sox starting pitching is too good for this team to fall apart. Or at least it appears that way.
But Curt [...]
It was a great idea. I remember buying the inception and even the first year.
I remember the Red Sox first series, against the lowly Phillies, and saying “wow, I care about a Phillies game.”
I am not saying “wow” anymore.
Neither are the players. Remember the Atlanta Braves coming to Fenway a few weeks ago? Instead of [...]
Editor’s note: Throughout the summer, The Eagle-Tribune will be doing short question and answer sessions with a member of the 1967 Red Sox, honoring the 40th anniversary of The Impossible Dream season. A portion of the story ran in all Eagle-Tribune Publishing newspapers.
Rico Petrocelli turns 64 on June 27.
That means two things. One of our [...]
Curt Schilling didn’t just throw a gem, he looked like the guy from the 2004, sans the bloddy sock.
That was as well a pitched game we’ve seen since Pedro Martinez was here.
Pitching coach John Farrell appears to have made some changes that have worked, as his splitter is dropping more and his fastball is snappier. [...]
Are you?
Five losses in six games? Did you (and I) count the Yankees out a little early? Is the Sox lineup the problem? Or is it the starters, which have really been behind the five losses in six games?
I’d be interested in your thoughts:
What is the Sox biggest problem right now? And how would you [...]
I had a story in today’s newspaper about 10 things we learned this past Sox-Yankees weekend at Fenway Park.
Well, there are more.
1. Jonathan Papelbon is either human or struggling.
An 0-and-2 fastball on the outside part of the plate? When you are superhuman, you can get away with that. And for the month of April, he was [...]
Eagle-Tribune Executive Sports Editor Bill Burt has been synonymous with the local and Boston sports scene for the past 24 years.
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