Around Baseball: Deadline Deals — Peavy From SD To The South Side; Washburn To Detroit; Cabrera To The Twin Cities; Hairston To Yankees; Many Others
Friday, July 31st, 2009Okay, so beyond the Red Sox pursuit of Roy Halladay and Adrian Gonzalez and eventual acquisition of Victor Martinez, today was a busy day across major league baseball… so let’s get started and take a walk Around Baseball…
The Chicago White Sox acquired starting pitcher Jake Peavy from the San Diego Padres in exchange for left-handed [...]
Red Sox Make Biggest Splash Of All On Deadline Day
Friday, July 31st, 2009I’m sure there are some folks who will consider the Chicago White Sox acquisition of Jake Peavy to be the biggest deal made today, and if you’re talking about the long-term you are quite possibly correct. But as far as impact on the 2009 pennant races, the biggest splash made today was by the [...]
G102: The Lineups Are In For Tonight’s Series Opener In Baltimore
Friday, July 31st, 2009Here are the lineups for tonight’s opener of the Sox - O’s series in Canden Yards, along with the hitter’s career statistics against the opposing starting pitcher (in parenthesis).
Boston Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF (.300, 6-for-20, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B (.333, 7-for-21, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
3. Kevin Youkilis, 3B (.182, [...]
It’s A Done Deal: Martinez Coming, Masterson Going (Updated: LaRoche Sent To Atlanta)
Friday, July 31st, 2009Updated 3:55 PM
In another development, the Red Sox just shipped recently acquired 1B Adam LaRoche to Atlanta in exchange for 1B Casey Kotchmann…
It seemed a no-brainer that the Sox would ship LaRoche out of town after acquiring Martinez… the surprise is that the got back a first baseman in return.
Makes you wonder if they don’t [...]
Latest Trade Rumor: Sox On Verge Of Acquiring Indians’ Martinez (Updated)
Friday, July 31st, 2009Update: 3:20
MLB Network’s Tom Verducci just reported that the deal is almost done… Masterson, Hagadone and Salem Red Sox RHP Bryan Price are in the deal… a fourth player (another prospect) may get added to consummate the deal.
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Update: 3:00
Heyman now reporting that a trade between the Red Sox and Cleveland is imminent and that Buchholz [...]
Bronson Arroyo Used Andro When With Red Sox, Says Stopped Using Due To Fears Of Tainting
Friday, July 31st, 2009Former Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo, who was a teammate of David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez in 2003 and 2004, told the Boston Herald that he wouldn’t be shocked to learn that his name is on the list of 100+ major league players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.
Arroyo told the Herald that [...]
In Ortiz’ Defense: Shame On The Rats Who Are Abandoning Ship!
Friday, July 31st, 2009This progression of photos shows the physical similarities of David Ortiz from 2000, 2004 and 2008. These photos demonstrate that Ortiz has not undergone a dramatic physical transformation over the years, whereas similar photo sets of Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez clearly show that they HAVE experienced life-changing, and performance-enhancing, benefits of prolonged steroid [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: July 31, 2004
Friday, July 31st, 2009Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
Red Sox GM Theo Epstein traded minor league outfielder Henri Stanley to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for speedy outfielder Dave Roberts… and we all know how important THAT deal ended up being!
This Day In Baseball History: July 31st (Garciaparra Dealt)
Friday, July 31st, 2009In 1939, using yellow-dyed balls, the Cardinals beat the Dodgers 5-2 at Sportsman’s Park.
In 1954, at Ebbets Field, Brave Joe Adcock hits four home runs in one game using a borrowed bat.
In 1959, Earl Wilson became the first black pitcher to play for the Red Sox.
In 1961, due to heavy rains, the second 1961 All-Star [...]
G101: Big Papi Puts An Exclamation Mark On A Rough Day With Game-Winning Home Run… Sox Win, 8-5
Thursday, July 30th, 2009David Ortiz didn’t let this afternoon’s steroid disclosure distract him on the field… here he watches his game-winning three-run home run in the seventh inning sail towards the right field bleachers. AP photo
Moments before this afternoon’s matinee between the Red Sox and Oakland A’s, Sox DH David Ortiz was ‘blindsided’ with the news that he, [...]
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