Red Sox starter Curt Schilling appears to be ready for the standard rehab assignment in either Lowell, Portland or Pawtucket.
Schilling threw 31 pitches during a simulated game here at Fenway Park about 3-plus hours before game time against the Kansas City Royals.
He ended the 15-minute session by striking out Wily Mo Pena on a fastball [...]
I realize this is not the goal, more of a short-term solution while J.D. Drew and Julio Lugo find themselves, but is it the right move, even in the short term?
Drew is the No. 5 hitter or bust.
The Red Sox can not afford to have Lugo and Coco Crisp, singles’ hitters, in the back of [...]
I have a column in Monday’s Eagle-Tribune Publishing’s sports pages on 10 things we know about the Red Sox thus far.
Here are my awards for the first half of the season:
MVP: Kevin Youkilis.
This was a tough call, with Josh Beckett taking the ace’s role, but Youkilis has been the toughest out in a mediocre lineup. [...]
Julio Lugo had a career day at the plate (3-for-3, HR, 2RBI and a walk) and two important things didn’t happen.
The Sox still lost, 6-5, and Lugo’s batting average didn’t cross the Mendoza Line (.200).
The moral of the story is the Red Sox have more problems than Lugo and most of them are when the Sox have [...]
News is out that Jacoby Ellsbury, whose nickname should be “spark,” for his energy and speed, was sent back to Pawtucket after last night’s game.
The problem, and it’s a good problem, is Coco Crisp. He is on fire. And Ellsbury won’t get the necessary at bats he needs to progress if he’s a platoon guy. [...]
My column on ESPN’s Michael Wilbon has elicted much response, which is a good thing. Sometimes we need to discuss topics that aren’t always as easy as lousy managerial decisions or slumping shortstops.
If I could take anything back it would be calling Wilbon a “jerk.” I don’t know him. In fact, I like him on Pardon [...]
I have a column in today’s Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. papers about comments made by ESPN’s Michael Wilbon last week after being asked why big name free agents don’t want to play for the Celtics.
Wilbon was way out of line. From making claims that fans or residents called him the “N-word” to trying to convince Doc Rivers that [...]
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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