Game 78: Lackey, Ortiz Key Win As Sox Move To Within One Game Of The Yankees
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Life is all about perspective… do you see the glass as half empty or half full? Some baseball writers have made their reputations - for good or bad - by focusing on the negative and being highly critical of their subjects (ie, Dan Shaughnessey). As for me, I would prefer to focus on the positive [...]
On The Farm: PawSox Rip Redding, Yankees; Sea Dogs And Salem Sox Both Fall
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010After losing five of eight games on the road, the Pawtucket Red Sox got back on track this evening at McCoy Stadium as they opened a five-game homestand with a 7-1 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
Adam Mills, who struggled in a 5-1 loss to the Yankees last week, gave up just five hits and [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: June 30, 1975
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010In the first game of a doubleheader against Baltimore, pitcher Dick Pole was hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of Tony Muser. The liner broke Pole’s cheekbone.
Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox”
This Day In Baseball History: June 30th
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010In 1908, Red Sox legend Cy Young no-hit the NY Highlanders, later the NY Yankees, in a game Boston won 8-0… it was the third time the 41-year old accomplished the feat.
In 1948, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Bob Lemon threw the AL’s first night time no-hitter, blanking the Tigers, 2-0.
In 1961, Whitey [...]
This Day In Red Sox History: June 29, 1976
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Sixteen days after shutting out the Twins on a one-hitter in Minneapolis, Rick Wise threw another one-hit shutout — this time against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Paul Blair’s sixth-inning single was the only hit that he would surrender in the complete-game, 2-0 win.
Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn [...]
This Day in Baseball History: June 29th
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010In 1941, in a doubleheader with the Senators, NY Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio tied and then broke the American League consecutive game hitting streak of 41 games, established by George Sisler… in the opener he hit a double off Dutch Leonard, and in the nightcap he hit a seventh inning single off Walt Masterson.
In 1977, [...]
Red Sox Announce Signing Of Two More Draft Picks
Monday, June 28th, 2010The Red Sox have announced the signing of two of their top twelve draft picks from this year’s draft, bringing the total number of top twelve signings to four. (Reports they have signed Kendrick Perkins are, as yet, unconfirmed)
1st round, pick #20: Kolbrin Vitek, 3B, Ball State… SIGNED (bound for Lowell Spinners)
1st round, pick #29 [...]
Jason Varitek’s Charity Golf Tournament Is This Thursday… Win Tickets To PLAY In The Event
Monday, June 28th, 2010Jason Varitek will once again partner with former Boston Bruins goalie Cleon Daskalakis and the folks at Celebrity Marketing, Inc, in Andover, to host the catcher’s annual miniature golf tournament which benefits Boston-area charities.
This year, the tourney will be held to benefit “Journey Forward”, a non-profit gym that is dedicated to bettering the lives [...]
Red Sox Notes: Sox Hitters Have Stepped Up Against The Best, Other Tidbits
Monday, June 28th, 2010Some tidbits from the Red Sox media department’s “game notes” and post-game “media notes”:
The Sox have faced four Cy Young Award winners this year - CC Sabathia (3 xs), Zack Greinke (2 xs), Roy Halladay (once) and Tim Lincecum (once). They’re 6-1 in those games. The four Cy Young Award winners are a combined 0-4, [...]
Injury Updates On The Bay Area Trio: Pedroia, Buchholz and V-Mart
Monday, June 28th, 2010Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe is reporting that Will Carroll, of Baseball Prospectus, has told him that Dustin Pedroia will miss six weeks. Carroll did not identify his source(s), but he is well-known in baseball circles as an authority on the issue of injuries, so it looks like it will be August before we [...]
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