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Frustration Nation by Jared Carrabis
Picking apart every detail of Friday's failure
If I had to put all of my emotions into one word following Friday night’s loss, I wouldn’t be able to do it.
I honestly don’t know where to start my attempt to vent all of my frustrations to whomever chooses to read this. It’s literally to the point where I could write everything down on paper that pissed me off tonight, put them in a hat, and select in draft lottery fashion which topics to blog about here.
Jon Lester’s outing: I don’t know what was on Jon Lester’s mind on Friday night, but it couldn’t have been baseball. The guy is just flat out too good to give up a career-high eleven hits to a team that’s one game over .500, who just so happen to have a ridiculous amount of injured position players as well. It just doesn’t happen. So my frustrations start there.
Jhonny Peralta? Really?: Brandon Inge and Carlos Guillen hit the disabled list for Detroit, which forced their hand to minor league pitcher Giovanni Soto to the Indians, in exchange for Jhonny Peralt...READ MORE!
Published on July 31, 2010 See Comment(s)
Grand finale by Jared Carrabis
Four homers power Sox to sweep over Angels
Eyeing their first win over the Red Sox in seven tries this season, the Angels suffered a loss before a pitch had even been thrown.
Angels’ starter Joel Pineiro suffered an oblique injury just before his scheduled start, which forced right-handed reliever Scot Shields to make an emergency start in his place. Having not made a major league start since 2003, things got messy rather quickly for Shields.
With one away in the top of the second, Adrian Beltre clobbered a 1-0 fastball into the bleachers in left-center for a solo blast.
Two batters later, Bill Hall battled for seven pitches before getting all of a 3-2 fastball, and wrapping it around the left field foul pole for a solo homer of his own.
Josh Beckett, making his second start since coming off the DL, would invite the Angels back into the game in the bottom of the inning. With two outs and runners at first and second, Bobby Wilson hooked a base hit into left that brought home Hideki Matsui.
The next batter, Reggi...READ MORE!
Published on July 29, 2010 See Comment(s)
Lack-attack by Jared Carrabis
John Lackey shuts down former team in bulldog effort
Returning to his roots for the first time since the 2009 American League Championship Series, John Lackey reminded Angels’ fans what they were missing out on.
Matched up against the majors’ strikeout leader, Jered Weaver, Lackey went inning-for-inning in terms of shutting down the Angels’ offense, the same way that the Halos’ righty was shutting down Boston’s offense.
Since his arrival to the American League from the Phillies to the Yankees in 2006, Bobby Abreu has been a thorn in the Red Sox’ side. On Tuesday night, he would continue that trend.
Taking the mound to what sounded like mostly boos in the bottom of the first, Lackey punched out Abreu looking, but would not be so fortunate the next time the two would meet.
With a runner aboard in the bottom of the third, Abreu hit a rocket of a double that hit high off the wall in right to drive in the game’s first run.
Silencing the Red Sox’ offense for nearly his entire outing was Weaver, who struck out eight batters on ...READ MORE!
Published on July 28, 2010 See Comment(s)
Papi power by Jared Carrabis
David Ortiz homers twice in Red Sox win
It’s like the home run derby never ended.
Having not homered since winning the Home Run Derby in Anaheim over the All Star break, David Ortiz belted his nineteenth home run of the season in the series finale out in Seattle.
There had been some chatter that Ortiz screwed up his swing in the derby, and that’s why he wasn’t hitting home runs. Well, I think Ortiz put it best when he said (and I’m paraphrasing here), “How can I screw up my swing in a Home Run Derby when all I try to do is hit home runs?” Valid point made.
With Clay Buchholz on the mound for his second start since returning from injury, 2005 Home Run Derby-winner Bobby Abreu got a 1-1 changeup from the right-hander and hammered it over the wall in right-center for a solo shot.
Trailing by a run in the top of the second, Victor Martinez came to the plate for Boston for the first time since being placed on the disabled list, after suffering a broken thumb in the series finale at San Francisco. Facing the newly ac...READ MORE!
Published on July 26, 2010 See Comment(s)
Health is on the way by Jared Carrabis
Victor Martinez returns to Red Sox tonight in Anaheim
(Scott Lauber on Twitter) -- As expected, Victor Martinez will be activated from disabled list before tonight's game. Dusty Brown optioned to Pawtucket. #RedSox
If you haven't heard, ratings on NESN are down 36%.
Apparently nobody wants to dedicated three hours a night to watching a makeshift baseball team. It's almost as if you're a NASCAR fan. Would you still watch your favorite driver if he was out there competing against the best in a go-cart held together by duct tape and crazy glue?
I'm sure the diehards would remain, but that could shake the on-the-fence fans off pretty quickly.
With the return of Josh Beckett in a winning effort in Seattle, Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek working vigorously to get back to full health, and now the return of Victor Martinez, this team may not have to make the big splash that fans are begging for.
After torturing ourselves over the weekend by watching the Red ...READ MORE!
Published on July 26, 2010 See Comment(s)
Remember me? by Jared Carrabis
Josh Beckett refreshes Red Sox fans’ memories
Having been out of action since May 18, the number-two overall pick in the 1999 amateur draft made his return to the mound.
A well-rested Josh Beckett toed the rubber in the second game of a four-game set against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. At first, the right-hander appeared to be a tad bit rusty, as Ichiro Suzuki reached first on an infield single in the bottom of the first. After the twenty-third stolen base of the year by Suzuki, the Japanese-born right fielder came home with Seattle’s first run on an RBI ground-rule double off the bat of Jose Lopez.
After the 25-pitch first inning for Beckett, the right-hander was locked in, as he did not allow a run for the remainder of his outing.
In the top of the fourth with two outs, Kevin Youkilis knocked a base hit into left field to keep the inning alive. The next batter, Adrian Beltre, cranked an RBI double out towards the gap in left-center to tie the game at one.
The double for Beltre was his team-leading 28th tw...READ MORE!
Published on July 24, 2010 See Comment(s)
A win's a win by Jared Carrabis
Near no-hitter turns into bullpen meltdown, then a win in extras
Just when you thought you had seen it all from this Red Sox team, BOOM! They hit you with something like this.
The unlikeliest of no-hit candidates, entering the night with the highest WHIP in the Red Sox’ rotation (1.58), John Lackey wowed us all with a remarkable performance on Thursday night in Seattle.
The burly right-hander did, however, allow a second-inning run when Milton Bradley made a unique trip around the bases. Reaching first after a five-pitch walk, Bradley swiped second base for his seventh steal of the season, advanced to third on a ground out, and crossing home on a passed ball charged to Kevin Cash.
The unearned run would be the only blemish to Lackey’s near-perfect outing. While Lackey was busy putting up zeros, the Red Sox bats were busy doing work against Seattle starter Ryan Rowland-Smith.
With Mike Cameron aboard with a leadoff double, Bill Hall ripped an 0-1 changeup over the wall in center for a two-run blast. Later in the inning, David Ort...READ MORE!
Published on July 23, 2010 See Comment(s)
SoxSpace Book Review: by Jared Carrabis
Born to Play: My Life in the Game by Dustin Pedroia
I’m going to try out a new feature on SoxSpace and start doing book reviews.
I graduated high school three years ago, and made it all the way through all four years without ever reading a book. I guess that’s because forcing students to read something that they don’t want to read is never going to end well.
Anyway, since I graduated, I picked up reading baseball books as a hobby during the off-season to keep me from going insane when there was no baseball to be watched or played. I’ve enjoyed it so much that, despite a busy schedule, I’ve continued to read baseball books during the regular season.
I liked this most recent book that I read so much that it inspired me to start doing book reviews here on SoxSpace. Who would have thought!
The book is called Born To Play: My Life In the Game, by Dustin Pedroia, with Edward J. Delaney.
When had first gotten word that Pedroia was coming out with a book, I immediately preordered a copy, and had it in my hands on the fir...READ MORE!
Published on July 22, 2010 See Comment(s)
For Scott by Guest Blog
A special tribute to a great Sox fan
Most of you remember the line from Fever Pitch when one of Ben's students asks, "You love the Red Sox, but have they ever loved you back?"
Well, I will let you be the judge.
On Father’s Day weekend, thirty members of The Triangle Red Sox Nation (from North Carolina) made the trip up to Fenway to catch a couple of games. The trip had been planned weeks in advance by Sean Bunn, the state’s RSN Governor, and was highly anticipated by us all. Unfortunately, a couple of days before departing for Boston, we all found out that one of our members, Scott Davenport, who had been battling cancer for over three years, could no longer make the trip up due to a sudden decline in health.
Sean, one of Scott's close friends, was sharing this whole story with someone on the plane when an individual with NESN connections seated close to him overheard the conversation, and offered to help.
That night, as Manny Ramirez made his return to the Fens, Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy gave a gre...READ MORE!
Published on July 22, 2010 See Comment(s)
No beisbol, more mango trees for Pedro by Jared Carrabis
Pedro Martinez says he won't be pitching in 2010
(MLB.com) -- It turns out Pedro Martinez will not be pitching in the Major Leagues this year. But the potential Hall of Famer isn't calling it a career just yet, either. Martinez's agent, Fernando Cuza, told ESPNDeportes.com Wednesday -- less than two weeks before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline -- that his client has opted to sit out the 2010 season, in order to spend more time with his family.
Call me crazy, but I really thought there was a decent chance that the Red Sox would bring back Pedro for one last hurrah.
Have you ever wanted something to happen, but you’re so superstitious that you think that if you think about it, it won’t come true? That’s how I was handling the Pedro situation in 2010.
I knew that he was out there. I knew that the man could still pitch, and with his appearance on Opening Night back on April 4, I also knew that the b...READ MORE!
Published on July 21, 2010 See Comment(s)
Picking apart every detail of Friday's failure
If I had to put all of my emotions into one word following Friday night’s loss, I wouldn’t be able to do it.
I honestly don’t know where to start my attempt to vent all of my frustrations to whomever chooses to read this. It’s literally to the point where I could write everything down on paper that pissed me off tonight, put them in a hat, and select in draft lottery fashion which topics to blog about here.
Jon Lester’s outing: I don’t know what was on Jon Lester’s mind on Friday night, but it couldn’t have been baseball. The guy is just flat out too good to give up a career-high eleven hits to a team that’s one game over .500, who just so happen to have a ridiculous amount of injured position players as well. It just doesn’t happen. So my frustrations start there.
Jhonny Peralta? Really?: Brandon Inge and Carlos Guillen hit the disabled list for Detroit, which forced their hand to minor league pitcher Giovanni Soto to the Indians, in exchange for Jhonny Peralt...READ MORE!
Published on July 31, 2010 See Comment(s)
Grand finale by Jared Carrabis
Four homers power Sox to sweep over Angels
Eyeing their first win over the Red Sox in seven tries this season, the Angels suffered a loss before a pitch had even been thrown.
Angels’ starter Joel Pineiro suffered an oblique injury just before his scheduled start, which forced right-handed reliever Scot Shields to make an emergency start in his place. Having not made a major league start since 2003, things got messy rather quickly for Shields.
With one away in the top of the second, Adrian Beltre clobbered a 1-0 fastball into the bleachers in left-center for a solo blast.
Two batters later, Bill Hall battled for seven pitches before getting all of a 3-2 fastball, and wrapping it around the left field foul pole for a solo homer of his own.
Josh Beckett, making his second start since coming off the DL, would invite the Angels back into the game in the bottom of the inning. With two outs and runners at first and second, Bobby Wilson hooked a base hit into left that brought home Hideki Matsui.
The next batter, Reggi...READ MORE!
Published on July 29, 2010 See Comment(s)
Lack-attack by Jared Carrabis
John Lackey shuts down former team in bulldog effort
Returning to his roots for the first time since the 2009 American League Championship Series, John Lackey reminded Angels’ fans what they were missing out on.
Matched up against the majors’ strikeout leader, Jered Weaver, Lackey went inning-for-inning in terms of shutting down the Angels’ offense, the same way that the Halos’ righty was shutting down Boston’s offense.
Since his arrival to the American League from the Phillies to the Yankees in 2006, Bobby Abreu has been a thorn in the Red Sox’ side. On Tuesday night, he would continue that trend.
Taking the mound to what sounded like mostly boos in the bottom of the first, Lackey punched out Abreu looking, but would not be so fortunate the next time the two would meet.
With a runner aboard in the bottom of the third, Abreu hit a rocket of a double that hit high off the wall in right to drive in the game’s first run.
Silencing the Red Sox’ offense for nearly his entire outing was Weaver, who struck out eight batters on ...READ MORE!
Published on July 28, 2010 See Comment(s)
Papi power by Jared Carrabis
David Ortiz homers twice in Red Sox win
It’s like the home run derby never ended.
Having not homered since winning the Home Run Derby in Anaheim over the All Star break, David Ortiz belted his nineteenth home run of the season in the series finale out in Seattle.
There had been some chatter that Ortiz screwed up his swing in the derby, and that’s why he wasn’t hitting home runs. Well, I think Ortiz put it best when he said (and I’m paraphrasing here), “How can I screw up my swing in a Home Run Derby when all I try to do is hit home runs?” Valid point made.
With Clay Buchholz on the mound for his second start since returning from injury, 2005 Home Run Derby-winner Bobby Abreu got a 1-1 changeup from the right-hander and hammered it over the wall in right-center for a solo shot.
Trailing by a run in the top of the second, Victor Martinez came to the plate for Boston for the first time since being placed on the disabled list, after suffering a broken thumb in the series finale at San Francisco. Facing the newly ac...READ MORE!
Published on July 26, 2010 See Comment(s)
Health is on the way by Jared Carrabis
Victor Martinez returns to Red Sox tonight in Anaheim
(Scott Lauber on Twitter) -- As expected, Victor Martinez will be activated from disabled list before tonight's game. Dusty Brown optioned to Pawtucket. #RedSox
If you haven't heard, ratings on NESN are down 36%.
Apparently nobody wants to dedicated three hours a night to watching a makeshift baseball team. It's almost as if you're a NASCAR fan. Would you still watch your favorite driver if he was out there competing against the best in a go-cart held together by duct tape and crazy glue?
I'm sure the diehards would remain, but that could shake the on-the-fence fans off pretty quickly.
With the return of Josh Beckett in a winning effort in Seattle, Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek working vigorously to get back to full health, and now the return of Victor Martinez, this team may not have to make the big splash that fans are begging for.
After torturing ourselves over the weekend by watching the Red ...READ MORE!
Published on July 26, 2010 See Comment(s)
Remember me? by Jared Carrabis
Josh Beckett refreshes Red Sox fans’ memories
Having been out of action since May 18, the number-two overall pick in the 1999 amateur draft made his return to the mound.
A well-rested Josh Beckett toed the rubber in the second game of a four-game set against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. At first, the right-hander appeared to be a tad bit rusty, as Ichiro Suzuki reached first on an infield single in the bottom of the first. After the twenty-third stolen base of the year by Suzuki, the Japanese-born right fielder came home with Seattle’s first run on an RBI ground-rule double off the bat of Jose Lopez.
After the 25-pitch first inning for Beckett, the right-hander was locked in, as he did not allow a run for the remainder of his outing.
In the top of the fourth with two outs, Kevin Youkilis knocked a base hit into left field to keep the inning alive. The next batter, Adrian Beltre, cranked an RBI double out towards the gap in left-center to tie the game at one.
The double for Beltre was his team-leading 28th tw...READ MORE!
Published on July 24, 2010 See Comment(s)
A win's a win by Jared Carrabis
Near no-hitter turns into bullpen meltdown, then a win in extras
Just when you thought you had seen it all from this Red Sox team, BOOM! They hit you with something like this.
The unlikeliest of no-hit candidates, entering the night with the highest WHIP in the Red Sox’ rotation (1.58), John Lackey wowed us all with a remarkable performance on Thursday night in Seattle.
The burly right-hander did, however, allow a second-inning run when Milton Bradley made a unique trip around the bases. Reaching first after a five-pitch walk, Bradley swiped second base for his seventh steal of the season, advanced to third on a ground out, and crossing home on a passed ball charged to Kevin Cash.
The unearned run would be the only blemish to Lackey’s near-perfect outing. While Lackey was busy putting up zeros, the Red Sox bats were busy doing work against Seattle starter Ryan Rowland-Smith.
With Mike Cameron aboard with a leadoff double, Bill Hall ripped an 0-1 changeup over the wall in center for a two-run blast. Later in the inning, David Ort...READ MORE!
Published on July 23, 2010 See Comment(s)
SoxSpace Book Review: by Jared Carrabis
Born to Play: My Life in the Game by Dustin Pedroia
I’m going to try out a new feature on SoxSpace and start doing book reviews.
I graduated high school three years ago, and made it all the way through all four years without ever reading a book. I guess that’s because forcing students to read something that they don’t want to read is never going to end well.
Anyway, since I graduated, I picked up reading baseball books as a hobby during the off-season to keep me from going insane when there was no baseball to be watched or played. I’ve enjoyed it so much that, despite a busy schedule, I’ve continued to read baseball books during the regular season.
I liked this most recent book that I read so much that it inspired me to start doing book reviews here on SoxSpace. Who would have thought!
The book is called Born To Play: My Life In the Game, by Dustin Pedroia, with Edward J. Delaney.
When had first gotten word that Pedroia was coming out with a book, I immediately preordered a copy, and had it in my hands on the fir...READ MORE!
Published on July 22, 2010 See Comment(s)
For Scott by Guest Blog
A special tribute to a great Sox fan
Most of you remember the line from Fever Pitch when one of Ben's students asks, "You love the Red Sox, but have they ever loved you back?"
Well, I will let you be the judge.
On Father’s Day weekend, thirty members of The Triangle Red Sox Nation (from North Carolina) made the trip up to Fenway to catch a couple of games. The trip had been planned weeks in advance by Sean Bunn, the state’s RSN Governor, and was highly anticipated by us all. Unfortunately, a couple of days before departing for Boston, we all found out that one of our members, Scott Davenport, who had been battling cancer for over three years, could no longer make the trip up due to a sudden decline in health.
Sean, one of Scott's close friends, was sharing this whole story with someone on the plane when an individual with NESN connections seated close to him overheard the conversation, and offered to help.
That night, as Manny Ramirez made his return to the Fens, Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy gave a gre...READ MORE!
Published on July 22, 2010 See Comment(s)
No beisbol, more mango trees for Pedro by Jared Carrabis
Pedro Martinez says he won't be pitching in 2010
(MLB.com) -- It turns out Pedro Martinez will not be pitching in the Major Leagues this year. But the potential Hall of Famer isn't calling it a career just yet, either. Martinez's agent, Fernando Cuza, told ESPNDeportes.com Wednesday -- less than two weeks before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline -- that his client has opted to sit out the 2010 season, in order to spend more time with his family.
Call me crazy, but I really thought there was a decent chance that the Red Sox would bring back Pedro for one last hurrah.
Have you ever wanted something to happen, but you’re so superstitious that you think that if you think about it, it won’t come true? That’s how I was handling the Pedro situation in 2010.
I knew that he was out there. I knew that the man could still pitch, and with his appearance on Opening Night back on April 4, I also knew that the b...READ MORE!
Published on July 21, 2010 See Comment(s)
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