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Kennedy: 'The best fans in all of baseball' by Jared Carrabis
Jared sits down with Red Sox Chief Operating Officer, Sam Kennedy
On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the Red Sox Chief Operating Officer, Sam Kennedy.
Highlighting the third episode of the Red Sox Listening Tour Webcast on RedSox.com had Kennedy thanking Red Sox fans far and wide.
"We're very blessed in Boston and New England with the best fans in all of baseball," Kennedy said. "The fans have rewarded this ownership group, this baseball team, and this baseball front office with incredible support and passion."
"We have two brands here," Kennedy went on to say. "We have the Red Sox, and we have Fenway Park."
Kennedy also discussed all of the changes that the Lucchino, Henry and Warner ownership group have brought to Fenway Park.
The Red Sox Chief Operating Officer also tackles fan issues such as opening the gates earlier before home games, scheduling more weekday afternoon games, the frustrations of the virtual waiting room, and the Fenway security hotline.
Kennedy also answers obscure questions such as how the ...READ MORE!
Published on September 24, 2010 View Comment(s)
It's the Orioles, A-Rod. Relax. by Jared Carrabis
A-Rod strikes out, then wins the game. Wait, what?
The only thing faker than Derek Jeter getting hit by a pitch in Tampa Bay the other night is Alex Rodriguez himself.
In the last inning out in Baltimore, the Yankees were trailing by a pair of runs to the cellar dweller Orioles. With two outs and two strikes, Koji Uehara ran a fastball inside to Rodriguez that appeared to be a called third strike.
"It was close," said Ortioles’ skipper, Buck Showalter. "It was obviously a better pitch than strike one to [Matt] Wieters. I'll tell you that."
After the missed third strike to Rodriguez, O’s right-handed reliever Uehara served up a three-run bomb to the admitted steroid-user. Rodriguez rounded the bases and joined a mob of ecstatic Yankees in the visitor’s dugout.
John Sterling, the radio voice of the Yankees, went so far as to calling A-Rod’s home run, “the biggest hit of the Yankees’ season.” Well, Mr. Sterling, that’s pretty sad when the “biggest hit of the Yankees’ season” comes against a team that you had scored one run a...READ MORE!
Published on September 18, 2010 View Comment(s)
They got the wrong Adrian! by Jared Carrabis
A comparison between two sluggers in two leagues
Come on; don't lie. You know you were saying it.
When the Red Sox signed free agent Adrian Beltre, the chances of trading for the Padres' Adrian Gonzalez and moving Kevin Youkilis over to third base for 2010 dropped to zero.
"Good job, Theo! You got the wrong Adrian!," some fans said this past winter. It reminded me a lot of the Jeremy Giambi signing before the 2003 season. At least then when fans said, "You got the wrong Giambi!" they were right.
Unlike Giambi was for Boston, Beltre has been anything but a disappointment. In fact, he's been the most valuable player on this Red Sox team from start to finish. Beltre could go 0-for the rest of the month and still have one of the most productive September's on the club.
Not to take away from anything Gonzalez has accomplished, whether it be this year or historically, but what Beltre has done for this Boston team has been admirable, and that is an understatement.
To this point, Beltre has hit for a higher average than Gonzal...READ MORE!
Published on September 17, 2010 View Comment(s)
Beltre brings the boom broom by Jared Carrabis
Beltre, Sox sweep their way out of Seattle
Here’s a trivia question for you: What’s Adrian Beltre’s favorite TV show? Answer: M*A*S*H.
I’ll tell you right now, Beltre’s fourth inning solo smash brought back memories of Wily Mo Pena. Not since Manny Ramirez have I seen a ball that was so completely demolished that I actually laughed when the ball met the bat.
I mean, from his drop-to-one-knee swing, to the sounds that the smack of the ball of the bat made, to the overall distance that this baseball traveled. It was one of those moments where all you can do is chuckle and say, "Wow."
Beltre’s eight thousand foot homer tied the score at one, as four more unanswered runs poured on by Boston’s offense were enough to bury the Mariners.
Shades of Tony Graffanino were on display at Safeco Field on Wednesday night, as Chone Figgins let a Daniel Nava grounder trickle under his glove and straight through the five-hole, plating David Ortiz from third, who was 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts on the night.
With the way Cla...READ MORE!
Published on September 16, 2010 View Comment(s)
Affleck: 'It shows off what Boston has' by Jared Carrabis
On the red carpet at Fenway Park for the premiere of "The Town"
BOSTON – Under a starry night in Boston, the Hollywood stars came out at Fenway Park for the premiere of Boston native Ben Affleck’s latest film, The Town.
As Affleck described to an audience of about 1,700 before the film hit the screen, "The Town is short for Charlestown," a neighborhood in the northern part of Boston. The modernized cops and robbers motion picture is the story of four bank robbers who are on the hunt for one big score after another, while Special Agent Adam Frawley, played by Jon Hamm, is an FBI agent on a wild goose chase to put a stop to the foursome’s crime spree.
On the red carpet, Hamm spoke of the research that was involved in the film, and the statistics that opened his eyes to the reality of the crime scene in the Charlestown area of Boston.
The film is based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, who I had the chance to speak with before the premiere of the film adaptation of his book. Hogan was very excited to see th...READ MORE!
Published on September 15, 2010 View Comment(s)
Bombs away by Jared Carrabis
A pair of homers by Lowrie and mammoth blast by Ortiz bury Mariners
After spending the night at Fenway Park for the premiere of Ben Affleck’s latest film, The Town, I missed innings one through seven of Tuesday night’s showdown with the Seattle Mariners.
Fortunately for me, I got home just in time to watch Big Papi smash one into outer space to win the game in the eighth. But before the Red Sox could get to that point, Jed Lowrie had some swingin’ for the fences of his own to do.
Lowrie’s two-run shot in the second inning put Boston out in front by a run, and his second big fly came in the fourth of the solo variety to extend the Red Sox’ lead to 4-2. The multi-homer game for the switch-hitting infielder was the first of his major league career.
Trailing by a run in the eighth, after an RBI double off the wall by Franklin Gutierrez put the Mariners out in front 5-4, Ortiz came to the plate. In his previous at-bat, Ortiz had snapped a bat over his knee in frustration for his performance at the plate.
This time, Ortiz’s frustrations ...READ MORE!
Published on September 14, 2010 View Comment(s)
We Will Never Forget by Jared Carrabis
A tribute to the heroes and those who lost their lives
While you're going about your daily lives today, take a moment to remember the lives that were lost on September 11, 2001.
Everyone remembers where they were, what they were doing, who they were with, and what was said. The tragic events of September 11th will forever be an invisible scar on every American who was alive to witness the day. Though the wounds have healed, the scar remains, as it should.
Don't let the lives lost on that day be forgotten. Over 3,000 men, women and children were taken from us during the attacks on 9/11. They were brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, Americans.
It has been nine years and soon nine will turn into ten, ten will turn into twenty, twenty will turn into fifty and so on. It is our American duty to not allow the lives that were lost on that day to be forgotten.
Remember the heroes; the New York firefighters who came charging into the burning towers when everyone else was running out, ...READ MORE!
Published on September 11, 2010 View Comment(s)
Returning the favor by Jared Carrabis
Tip of the cap to youngsters, but veterans smash five homers
It was certainly a series of beat-downs, and early on, it appeared as if though the Red Sox were going to be on the receiving end of their second consecutive, but not so fast.
A three-run bomb off the bat of B.J. Upton had the Rays out to an early 4-0 lead in the second with notorious Red Sox-killer Matt Garza on the hill. Things weren’t looking too good for the Sox; that was until the booming Boston bats had something to say about it.
The Red Sox began to chip away almost instantly, as Adrian Beltre blasted his twenty-seventh long ball of the season, and his third off of Garza this season, for a two-run big fly.
In the next frame, Marco Scutaro, who has been plagued by a shoulder injury for much of the season, hammered a 96mph heater into the Monster seats for a solo shot. Later in the inning, David Ortiz got in on the fun, ripping his twenty-ninth of the season over the big green wall, also of the solo variety, to tie the game at four.
The Rays would reclaim the lead on...READ MORE!
Published on September 09, 2010 View Comment(s)
Red Sox Webcast tomorrow! by Jared Carrabis
SoxSpace's Jared Carrabis to sit down with Red Sox assistant GM at Fenway Park
Last night, I logged on to RedSox.com, only to find a front page advertisement for my webcast tomorrow; no pressure.
Kidding aside, I will be sitting down with the Red Sox assistant general manager, Ben Cherington, tomorrow at noon. The show will go live from on the field at Fenway Park on RedSox.com/Webcast, as I'll be drilling the Sox assistant GM with fan-submitted questions, and questions of my own.
If you have any questions that you'd like to see answered, please leave them below!
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Published on September 07, 2010 View Comment(s)
What seems to be the problem, Joe? by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox bash the Rays into submission in series opener
When Jon Lester fired the first pitch of the game, the Red Sox fielded six of nine homegrown players, four of which were rookies, on the diamond at Fenway.
It was a long night at the yard, but thanks to the long ball, the Red Sox did what they could not do when it counted at Tropicana Field, and that was stick it to the Rays. Boston scored three runs in each of the first two frames, including back-to-back homers by David Ortiz and Adrian Beltre, which chased Rays starter Jeff Niemann from the game after an inning and-two-thirds.
With a four-run cushion, the Red Sox offense didn’t let up in the bottom of the fourth, as Boston sent eight men to the plate, scoring five times in all. After a bases-loaded walk to Jed Lowrie that plated Daniel Nava, who singled to start the frame, Ryan Kalish came to the plate with the bags still full and two away.
With a hitter’s count, Kalish wound up and connected with a 3-1 cutter and launched it over the bullpen and into the bleachers for his...READ MORE!
Published on September 07, 2010 View Comment(s)
My thoughts exactly, Pap by Jared Carrabis
Bullpen melts down in the ninth to hand a sweep to ChiSox
I find it sad that a late-inning collapse like this doesn’t surprise me anymore.
In fact, the way things have gone this season, you’re almost expecting it. The Red Sox had their hands full with left-hander Mark Buerle on the hill, but managed to stretch a pair of runs across the plate in the third on a two-run double by David Ortiz.
Trailing by a run in the bottom of the seventh, Victor Martinez tattooed a 3-1 fastball that was right down the pipe, and straight from the hand of Buerle on the 118th pitch of his outing. After Martinez jolted his fourteenth home run of the season onto Lansdowne Street, the switch-hitting catcher spiked his bat into the ground.
You may not have caught the bat spike on TV, but it could have been interpreted in many ways. Was it if to say, “Take that?” to Buerle? Could he have been that fired up to have connected with such a long home run? Was it because it had been his only hit to that point? Or quite possibly, and this is where my belief stands,...READ MORE!
Published on September 06, 2010 View Comment(s)
Blackout by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox get swept in day-night doubleheader
It’s fair to say that it just wasn’t their day, as the Red Sox dropped two in one in historically bad fashion.
Ozzie Guillen’s crew stormed into Boston harder than Hurricane Earl and wiped the floor with the Red Sox. After getting a lights-out performance from John Danks in the matinee game, Gavin Floyd picked up right where the lefty Danks left off.
Whether it was a scuffling Red Sox offense, or a dominant two-game performance by the White Sox starting pitching, it wasn’t pretty for Terry Francona’s squad.
John Lackey, who Francona called the Red Sox’ “tough-luck guy this year” after the game, was the recipient of more bad luck for Saturday’s nightcap. Don’t get me wrong, Lackey has been the cause of most of his so-called “tough-luck,” but Jonathan Papelbon has blown more than a couple saves that would have been wins for Lackey.
Among the favorites to win the American League MVP in 2008 before going down with a wrist injury a day short of being exactly two years ago, Car...READ MORE!
Published on September 05, 2010 View Comment(s)
Back in Black by Jared Carrabis
Manny Ramirez collects two hits in White Sox win
In his first return to Fenway Park since coming back to the American League, it was Manny Ramirez who had the last laugh.
The Red Sox sent arguably their best hurler to the mound in game one of a day-night doubleheader, and although he pitched well, Boston’s offense didn’t hold up their end of the bargain.
Ramirez was one of four White Sox batters with at least two hits, as Paul Konerko’s 3-for-4 showing at the plate was the difference maker. Konerko’s two runs scored set the deficit that the weak Red Sox offense could not overcome.
In all, Mike Lowell’s second inning double was the only extra base hit for the Red Sox, as Boston stranded nine men on base, going 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
Clay Buchholz pitched well enough to win, but for the first time since his first start coming off the disabled list on July 21, the right-hander did not pitch past the fifth inning. Buchholz’s outing may have been cut an inning short in hopes of matching him up against the ...READ MORE!
Published on September 04, 2010 View Comment(s)
Manny: 'I think everything was my fault' by Jared Carrabis
Manny Ramirez owns up to ugly departure from Boston
I have to admit, when I first saw this headline, I thought the link was going to take me to The Onion.
Never in a million years would I expect Manny Ramirez to own up to what he did in his final days with Boston. Not even after retirement would I expect this from Manny.
You know what else I love about this? He did it after his first time back with the Dodgers. This wasn't a publicity stunt to prevent Fenway from booing him in his first time back since he was dealt away. He was honest in his admitting that it was his fault, and only his.
A free agent after this season, Ramirez had some down time in light of Hurricane Earl spoiling his return to Fenway as a member of the Chicago White Sox. Not known for willingness to speak with the media, as he displayed upon his arrival in Chicago, Manny sat down and fielded questions from various reporters.
In an exclusive video with NESN.com, Ramirez uttered the words, "I thi...READ MORE!
Published on September 03, 2010 View Comment(s)
All screwed up by Jared Carrabis
Pedroia undergoes surgery, has screw inserted in broken foot, ends season
(RedSox.com) -- What had seemed somewhat inevitable over the last week officially occurred on Friday, as Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia had surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to repair the navicular bone in his left foot. The surgery included the insertion of a screw that will help the healing process.
The picture shown above captures the moment that Dustin Pedroia's season was ended on June 25 in San Francisco.
What most fans tend to forget is that Pedroia toughed it out and actually finished the at-bat with a broken navicular bone in his left foot.
Although the tenacious second baseman attempted a comeback for two games, the bone had not healed, as Pedroia admitted. There had been some belief that Pedroia re-injured his foot upon his return, but he and the Red Sox were quick to disprove these claims.
"No, I didn't re-injure myself. I w...READ MORE!
Published on September 03, 2010 View Comment(s)
Hurricanes and baseball don't mix by Jared Carrabis
Friday night's game postponed 'til Saturday
(Red Sox Press Release) -- Tonight's Red Sox-White Sox game at Fenway Park has been postponed due to this evening's weather forecast for heavy rain and strong winds associated with Hurricane Earl.
Not something we're accustomed to seeing, and I don't mean the hurricane.
We haven't seen the Red Sox postpone a game hours before first pitch all season long, even with not so promising forecasts. If you have tickets for Manny's second coming this season, they will be good for a 1:05pm start at Fenway Park tomorrow as part of a day-night doubleheader.
If you have tickets to Saturday's game, it will still begin at the billed time of 7:10pm
The press release goes on to say, "The decision to postpone tonight's game was made in consultation with Major League Baseball and in consideration of the Governor's state of emergency declaration. The R...READ MORE!
Published on September 03, 2010 View Comment(s)
One-man wrecking crew by Jared Carrabis
Beltre's towering blast ignites five-run inning in Boston win
Another day, another life ruined by the bat of Adrian Beltre.
It was a colossal home run off the bat of Beltre that sparked the Red Sox’ offense in the second inning, a first-pitch blast that gave Boston a lead that they would not relinquish.
An RBI double off the bat of rookie Ryan Kalish and a two-run single by David Ortiz that shot through the vacated left side of the field thanks in part to the shift had the Red Sox out to a 5-0 lead with Daisuke Matsuzaka cruising along. Matsuzaka pitched his way through three and-a-third without allowing a hit, and faced just two over the minimum through five, striking out five.
Dealing with a five-run lead in the sixth, Matsuzaka hit the skids. The right-hander allowed three hits to start the inning, including a double by O’s second baseman Brian Roberts.
After a visit by Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell, Matsuzaka got Ty Wigginton to ground back to the mound, but by then, two runs had already scored. Later in the inning with tw...READ MORE!
Published on September 02, 2010 View Comment(s)
Can't spell Clay without Cy by Jared Carrabis
Clay Buchholz named AL Pitcher of the Month for August
For the second time this season, a Red Sox pitcher has been named the American League Pitcher of the Month.
If you took a glance at each of the annual salaries for each starting pitcher on the Red Sox' staff, you might be quick to assume that the two pitchers who earned the honor of A.L. Pitcher of the Month might be Josh Beckett and John Lackey.
However, two of the lowest-paid pitchers in the rotation have transcended the theory that big-money players are the "best" players.
With Jon Lester taking home the honors for the month of May, Clay Buchholz was crowned the A.L. Pitcher of the Month for the month of August after going 4-0 with a 1.03 ERA.
Opponents hit just .195 against Buchholz for the month, and the right-hander allowed five earned runs in all of August, which is just one night's work for Lackey and Beckett.
Buchholz's month of dominance included a streak of 26.2 scoreless innings, spanning three consecutive starts without allowing an earned run, which is the...READ MORE!
Published on September 02, 2010 View Comment(s)
Delgad-No by Jared Carrabis
Carlos Delgado sufferers season-ending injury
(NESN.com) -- Carlos Delgado won't be donning a Red Sox uniform after all. The veteran's brief 2010 campaign is over, reports the Boston Herald, as the first baseman has suffered a season-ending tear in his left hip.
I've heard of an overwhelming injury bug before, but I don't think I've ever seen it to the point where the season-ending injuries spread down to the guys who were brought on to step in for the guys with season-ending injuries.
This is really disappointing, because with the season realistically being over, this was something to look forward to. I can almost compare this to a Christmas where you open up all of your presents, you don't get what you want and hope that it's in your stocking, but you don't even get your stocking.
There's always Clay Buchholz contending for the Cy Young award to look forward to, but for me personally, I was ho...READ MORE!
Published on September 02, 2010 View Comment(s)
BoSox bailout plan by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox complete the comeback, as Lester remains unbeaten vs. O's
Death, taxes, and Jon Lester beating the Baltimore Orioles.
The last sign of the Apocalypse appeared to rear its ugly head in the early frames, but thanks to the Red Sox offense not yet calling it a season, Lester’s record against the Orioles remains unbeaten.
In just the first two innings alone, Lester was knocked around for five runs on six hits, including a hit by pitch, a wild pitch that led to a run, and a walk. Needless to say, it was ugly in the early going for Boston’s left-handed starter.
For the remainder of his outing Lester would blank the Orioles through the sixth, allowing just two more hits after his rough first two frames, striking out a grand total of ten birds from Baltimore.
The Red Sox trailed by deficits of 4-1, and 5-2, but a solo home run off the bat of J.D. Drew began the chipping-away process for Boston in the fifth.
In the top of the seventh, trailing by a pair, Marco Scutaro came to the dish. Ailing shoulder, herniated disk in his neck and al...READ MORE!
Published on September 02, 2010 View Comment(s)
Manny being Monolingual by Jared Carrabis
Manny Ramirez greets White Sox fans...through an interpreter
For those at home who don't know how to speak Spanish, and I suspect more than a few of you put your hand up, that blurb on the headlining picture translates to, "Since when did you stop speaking English, Manny?"
If you haven't already heard, the trade is complete, and Manny Ramirez is a member of the Chicago White Sox. That being said, it was only a matter of seconds before Manny was up to his old tricks with his new club.
For some reason, Ramirez felt that he needed an interpreter (Joey Cora) to speak to the Chicago media before Tuesday night's game in Cleveland. See video HERE.
If I had to guess, because I remember watching Manny's press conference when he was first traded to the Dodgers, Manny did this because there are both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking reporters who follow him around to document his every move. With the help of Cora, ...READ MORE!
Published on September 01, 2010 View Comment(s)
Failed experiment by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox release Jeremy Hermida
According to Sean McAdam via Twitter, the Red Sox have finally cut ties with Jeremy Hermida, releasing the outfielder after Tuesday night's loss.
With September call-ups set to roll through starting as early as tomorrow, once Hermida was notified that he wasn't in the Red Sox' plans for September call-ups, the outfielder asked for his release and was granted his wish.
Hermida was designated for assignment on the day of the trade deadline, and once he cleared waivers, the lefty bat was optioned down to Triple-A Pawtucket.
At just 26 years old, Hermida is far from "done," but if he's ever going to resurrect his career, it won't be with Boston. The Red Sox dealt for Hermida, the former first-round draft pick, in hopes of getting a fourth outfielder that would put up numbers similar to his 2007 campaign that saw the Georgia native bat .296/.369/.501 with 18 homers and 63 RBI.
Unfortunately, although he wasn't giv...READ MORE!
Published on September 01, 2010 View Comment(s)
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Jared sits down with Red Sox Chief Operating Officer, Sam Kennedy
On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the Red Sox Chief Operating Officer, Sam Kennedy.
Highlighting the third episode of the Red Sox Listening Tour Webcast on RedSox.com had Kennedy thanking Red Sox fans far and wide.
"We're very blessed in Boston and New England with the best fans in all of baseball," Kennedy said. "The fans have rewarded this ownership group, this baseball team, and this baseball front office with incredible support and passion."
"We have two brands here," Kennedy went on to say. "We have the Red Sox, and we have Fenway Park."
Kennedy also discussed all of the changes that the Lucchino, Henry and Warner ownership group have brought to Fenway Park.
The Red Sox Chief Operating Officer also tackles fan issues such as opening the gates earlier before home games, scheduling more weekday afternoon games, the frustrations of the virtual waiting room, and the Fenway security hotline.
Kennedy also answers obscure questions such as how the ...READ MORE!
Published on September 24, 2010 View Comment(s)
It's the Orioles, A-Rod. Relax. by Jared Carrabis
A-Rod strikes out, then wins the game. Wait, what?
The only thing faker than Derek Jeter getting hit by a pitch in Tampa Bay the other night is Alex Rodriguez himself.
In the last inning out in Baltimore, the Yankees were trailing by a pair of runs to the cellar dweller Orioles. With two outs and two strikes, Koji Uehara ran a fastball inside to Rodriguez that appeared to be a called third strike.
"It was close," said Ortioles’ skipper, Buck Showalter. "It was obviously a better pitch than strike one to [Matt] Wieters. I'll tell you that."
After the missed third strike to Rodriguez, O’s right-handed reliever Uehara served up a three-run bomb to the admitted steroid-user. Rodriguez rounded the bases and joined a mob of ecstatic Yankees in the visitor’s dugout.
John Sterling, the radio voice of the Yankees, went so far as to calling A-Rod’s home run, “the biggest hit of the Yankees’ season.” Well, Mr. Sterling, that’s pretty sad when the “biggest hit of the Yankees’ season” comes against a team that you had scored one run a...READ MORE!
Published on September 18, 2010 View Comment(s)
They got the wrong Adrian! by Jared Carrabis
A comparison between two sluggers in two leagues
Come on; don't lie. You know you were saying it.
When the Red Sox signed free agent Adrian Beltre, the chances of trading for the Padres' Adrian Gonzalez and moving Kevin Youkilis over to third base for 2010 dropped to zero.
"Good job, Theo! You got the wrong Adrian!," some fans said this past winter. It reminded me a lot of the Jeremy Giambi signing before the 2003 season. At least then when fans said, "You got the wrong Giambi!" they were right.
Unlike Giambi was for Boston, Beltre has been anything but a disappointment. In fact, he's been the most valuable player on this Red Sox team from start to finish. Beltre could go 0-for the rest of the month and still have one of the most productive September's on the club.
Not to take away from anything Gonzalez has accomplished, whether it be this year or historically, but what Beltre has done for this Boston team has been admirable, and that is an understatement.
To this point, Beltre has hit for a higher average than Gonzal...READ MORE!
Published on September 17, 2010 View Comment(s)
Beltre brings the boom broom by Jared Carrabis
Beltre, Sox sweep their way out of Seattle
Here’s a trivia question for you: What’s Adrian Beltre’s favorite TV show? Answer: M*A*S*H.
I’ll tell you right now, Beltre’s fourth inning solo smash brought back memories of Wily Mo Pena. Not since Manny Ramirez have I seen a ball that was so completely demolished that I actually laughed when the ball met the bat.
I mean, from his drop-to-one-knee swing, to the sounds that the smack of the ball of the bat made, to the overall distance that this baseball traveled. It was one of those moments where all you can do is chuckle and say, "Wow."
Beltre’s eight thousand foot homer tied the score at one, as four more unanswered runs poured on by Boston’s offense were enough to bury the Mariners.
Shades of Tony Graffanino were on display at Safeco Field on Wednesday night, as Chone Figgins let a Daniel Nava grounder trickle under his glove and straight through the five-hole, plating David Ortiz from third, who was 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts on the night.
With the way Cla...READ MORE!
Published on September 16, 2010 View Comment(s)
Affleck: 'It shows off what Boston has' by Jared Carrabis
On the red carpet at Fenway Park for the premiere of "The Town"
BOSTON – Under a starry night in Boston, the Hollywood stars came out at Fenway Park for the premiere of Boston native Ben Affleck’s latest film, The Town.
As Affleck described to an audience of about 1,700 before the film hit the screen, "The Town is short for Charlestown," a neighborhood in the northern part of Boston. The modernized cops and robbers motion picture is the story of four bank robbers who are on the hunt for one big score after another, while Special Agent Adam Frawley, played by Jon Hamm, is an FBI agent on a wild goose chase to put a stop to the foursome’s crime spree.
On the red carpet, Hamm spoke of the research that was involved in the film, and the statistics that opened his eyes to the reality of the crime scene in the Charlestown area of Boston.
The film is based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, who I had the chance to speak with before the premiere of the film adaptation of his book. Hogan was very excited to see th...READ MORE!
Published on September 15, 2010 View Comment(s)
Bombs away by Jared Carrabis
A pair of homers by Lowrie and mammoth blast by Ortiz bury Mariners
After spending the night at Fenway Park for the premiere of Ben Affleck’s latest film, The Town, I missed innings one through seven of Tuesday night’s showdown with the Seattle Mariners.
Fortunately for me, I got home just in time to watch Big Papi smash one into outer space to win the game in the eighth. But before the Red Sox could get to that point, Jed Lowrie had some swingin’ for the fences of his own to do.
Lowrie’s two-run shot in the second inning put Boston out in front by a run, and his second big fly came in the fourth of the solo variety to extend the Red Sox’ lead to 4-2. The multi-homer game for the switch-hitting infielder was the first of his major league career.
Trailing by a run in the eighth, after an RBI double off the wall by Franklin Gutierrez put the Mariners out in front 5-4, Ortiz came to the plate. In his previous at-bat, Ortiz had snapped a bat over his knee in frustration for his performance at the plate.
This time, Ortiz’s frustrations ...READ MORE!
Published on September 14, 2010 View Comment(s)
We Will Never Forget by Jared Carrabis
A tribute to the heroes and those who lost their lives
While you're going about your daily lives today, take a moment to remember the lives that were lost on September 11, 2001.
Everyone remembers where they were, what they were doing, who they were with, and what was said. The tragic events of September 11th will forever be an invisible scar on every American who was alive to witness the day. Though the wounds have healed, the scar remains, as it should.
Don't let the lives lost on that day be forgotten. Over 3,000 men, women and children were taken from us during the attacks on 9/11. They were brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, Americans.
It has been nine years and soon nine will turn into ten, ten will turn into twenty, twenty will turn into fifty and so on. It is our American duty to not allow the lives that were lost on that day to be forgotten.
Remember the heroes; the New York firefighters who came charging into the burning towers when everyone else was running out, ...READ MORE!
Published on September 11, 2010 View Comment(s)
Returning the favor by Jared Carrabis
Tip of the cap to youngsters, but veterans smash five homers
It was certainly a series of beat-downs, and early on, it appeared as if though the Red Sox were going to be on the receiving end of their second consecutive, but not so fast.
A three-run bomb off the bat of B.J. Upton had the Rays out to an early 4-0 lead in the second with notorious Red Sox-killer Matt Garza on the hill. Things weren’t looking too good for the Sox; that was until the booming Boston bats had something to say about it.
The Red Sox began to chip away almost instantly, as Adrian Beltre blasted his twenty-seventh long ball of the season, and his third off of Garza this season, for a two-run big fly.
In the next frame, Marco Scutaro, who has been plagued by a shoulder injury for much of the season, hammered a 96mph heater into the Monster seats for a solo shot. Later in the inning, David Ortiz got in on the fun, ripping his twenty-ninth of the season over the big green wall, also of the solo variety, to tie the game at four.
The Rays would reclaim the lead on...READ MORE!
Published on September 09, 2010 View Comment(s)
Red Sox Webcast tomorrow! by Jared Carrabis
SoxSpace's Jared Carrabis to sit down with Red Sox assistant GM at Fenway Park
Last night, I logged on to RedSox.com, only to find a front page advertisement for my webcast tomorrow; no pressure.
Kidding aside, I will be sitting down with the Red Sox assistant general manager, Ben Cherington, tomorrow at noon. The show will go live from on the field at Fenway Park on RedSox.com/Webcast, as I'll be drilling the Sox assistant GM with fan-submitted questions, and questions of my own.
If you have any questions that you'd like to see answered, please leave them below!
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Published on September 07, 2010 View Comment(s)
What seems to be the problem, Joe? by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox bash the Rays into submission in series opener
When Jon Lester fired the first pitch of the game, the Red Sox fielded six of nine homegrown players, four of which were rookies, on the diamond at Fenway.
It was a long night at the yard, but thanks to the long ball, the Red Sox did what they could not do when it counted at Tropicana Field, and that was stick it to the Rays. Boston scored three runs in each of the first two frames, including back-to-back homers by David Ortiz and Adrian Beltre, which chased Rays starter Jeff Niemann from the game after an inning and-two-thirds.
With a four-run cushion, the Red Sox offense didn’t let up in the bottom of the fourth, as Boston sent eight men to the plate, scoring five times in all. After a bases-loaded walk to Jed Lowrie that plated Daniel Nava, who singled to start the frame, Ryan Kalish came to the plate with the bags still full and two away.
With a hitter’s count, Kalish wound up and connected with a 3-1 cutter and launched it over the bullpen and into the bleachers for his...READ MORE!
Published on September 07, 2010 View Comment(s)
My thoughts exactly, Pap by Jared Carrabis
Bullpen melts down in the ninth to hand a sweep to ChiSox
I find it sad that a late-inning collapse like this doesn’t surprise me anymore.
In fact, the way things have gone this season, you’re almost expecting it. The Red Sox had their hands full with left-hander Mark Buerle on the hill, but managed to stretch a pair of runs across the plate in the third on a two-run double by David Ortiz.
Trailing by a run in the bottom of the seventh, Victor Martinez tattooed a 3-1 fastball that was right down the pipe, and straight from the hand of Buerle on the 118th pitch of his outing. After Martinez jolted his fourteenth home run of the season onto Lansdowne Street, the switch-hitting catcher spiked his bat into the ground.
You may not have caught the bat spike on TV, but it could have been interpreted in many ways. Was it if to say, “Take that?” to Buerle? Could he have been that fired up to have connected with such a long home run? Was it because it had been his only hit to that point? Or quite possibly, and this is where my belief stands,...READ MORE!
Published on September 06, 2010 View Comment(s)
Blackout by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox get swept in day-night doubleheader
It’s fair to say that it just wasn’t their day, as the Red Sox dropped two in one in historically bad fashion.
Ozzie Guillen’s crew stormed into Boston harder than Hurricane Earl and wiped the floor with the Red Sox. After getting a lights-out performance from John Danks in the matinee game, Gavin Floyd picked up right where the lefty Danks left off.
Whether it was a scuffling Red Sox offense, or a dominant two-game performance by the White Sox starting pitching, it wasn’t pretty for Terry Francona’s squad.
John Lackey, who Francona called the Red Sox’ “tough-luck guy this year” after the game, was the recipient of more bad luck for Saturday’s nightcap. Don’t get me wrong, Lackey has been the cause of most of his so-called “tough-luck,” but Jonathan Papelbon has blown more than a couple saves that would have been wins for Lackey.
Among the favorites to win the American League MVP in 2008 before going down with a wrist injury a day short of being exactly two years ago, Car...READ MORE!
Published on September 05, 2010 View Comment(s)
Back in Black by Jared Carrabis
Manny Ramirez collects two hits in White Sox win
In his first return to Fenway Park since coming back to the American League, it was Manny Ramirez who had the last laugh.
The Red Sox sent arguably their best hurler to the mound in game one of a day-night doubleheader, and although he pitched well, Boston’s offense didn’t hold up their end of the bargain.
Ramirez was one of four White Sox batters with at least two hits, as Paul Konerko’s 3-for-4 showing at the plate was the difference maker. Konerko’s two runs scored set the deficit that the weak Red Sox offense could not overcome.
In all, Mike Lowell’s second inning double was the only extra base hit for the Red Sox, as Boston stranded nine men on base, going 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
Clay Buchholz pitched well enough to win, but for the first time since his first start coming off the disabled list on July 21, the right-hander did not pitch past the fifth inning. Buchholz’s outing may have been cut an inning short in hopes of matching him up against the ...READ MORE!
Published on September 04, 2010 View Comment(s)
Manny: 'I think everything was my fault' by Jared Carrabis
Manny Ramirez owns up to ugly departure from Boston
I have to admit, when I first saw this headline, I thought the link was going to take me to The Onion.
Never in a million years would I expect Manny Ramirez to own up to what he did in his final days with Boston. Not even after retirement would I expect this from Manny.
You know what else I love about this? He did it after his first time back with the Dodgers. This wasn't a publicity stunt to prevent Fenway from booing him in his first time back since he was dealt away. He was honest in his admitting that it was his fault, and only his.
A free agent after this season, Ramirez had some down time in light of Hurricane Earl spoiling his return to Fenway as a member of the Chicago White Sox. Not known for willingness to speak with the media, as he displayed upon his arrival in Chicago, Manny sat down and fielded questions from various reporters.
In an exclusive video with NESN.com, Ramirez uttered the words, "I thi...READ MORE!
Published on September 03, 2010 View Comment(s)
All screwed up by Jared Carrabis
Pedroia undergoes surgery, has screw inserted in broken foot, ends season
(RedSox.com) -- What had seemed somewhat inevitable over the last week officially occurred on Friday, as Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia had surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to repair the navicular bone in his left foot. The surgery included the insertion of a screw that will help the healing process.
The picture shown above captures the moment that Dustin Pedroia's season was ended on June 25 in San Francisco.
What most fans tend to forget is that Pedroia toughed it out and actually finished the at-bat with a broken navicular bone in his left foot.
Although the tenacious second baseman attempted a comeback for two games, the bone had not healed, as Pedroia admitted. There had been some belief that Pedroia re-injured his foot upon his return, but he and the Red Sox were quick to disprove these claims.
"No, I didn't re-injure myself. I w...READ MORE!
Published on September 03, 2010 View Comment(s)
Hurricanes and baseball don't mix by Jared Carrabis
Friday night's game postponed 'til Saturday
(Red Sox Press Release) -- Tonight's Red Sox-White Sox game at Fenway Park has been postponed due to this evening's weather forecast for heavy rain and strong winds associated with Hurricane Earl.
Not something we're accustomed to seeing, and I don't mean the hurricane.
We haven't seen the Red Sox postpone a game hours before first pitch all season long, even with not so promising forecasts. If you have tickets for Manny's second coming this season, they will be good for a 1:05pm start at Fenway Park tomorrow as part of a day-night doubleheader.
If you have tickets to Saturday's game, it will still begin at the billed time of 7:10pm
The press release goes on to say, "The decision to postpone tonight's game was made in consultation with Major League Baseball and in consideration of the Governor's state of emergency declaration. The R...READ MORE!
Published on September 03, 2010 View Comment(s)
One-man wrecking crew by Jared Carrabis
Beltre's towering blast ignites five-run inning in Boston win
Another day, another life ruined by the bat of Adrian Beltre.
It was a colossal home run off the bat of Beltre that sparked the Red Sox’ offense in the second inning, a first-pitch blast that gave Boston a lead that they would not relinquish.
An RBI double off the bat of rookie Ryan Kalish and a two-run single by David Ortiz that shot through the vacated left side of the field thanks in part to the shift had the Red Sox out to a 5-0 lead with Daisuke Matsuzaka cruising along. Matsuzaka pitched his way through three and-a-third without allowing a hit, and faced just two over the minimum through five, striking out five.
Dealing with a five-run lead in the sixth, Matsuzaka hit the skids. The right-hander allowed three hits to start the inning, including a double by O’s second baseman Brian Roberts.
After a visit by Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell, Matsuzaka got Ty Wigginton to ground back to the mound, but by then, two runs had already scored. Later in the inning with tw...READ MORE!
Published on September 02, 2010 View Comment(s)
Can't spell Clay without Cy by Jared Carrabis
Clay Buchholz named AL Pitcher of the Month for August
For the second time this season, a Red Sox pitcher has been named the American League Pitcher of the Month.
If you took a glance at each of the annual salaries for each starting pitcher on the Red Sox' staff, you might be quick to assume that the two pitchers who earned the honor of A.L. Pitcher of the Month might be Josh Beckett and John Lackey.
However, two of the lowest-paid pitchers in the rotation have transcended the theory that big-money players are the "best" players.
With Jon Lester taking home the honors for the month of May, Clay Buchholz was crowned the A.L. Pitcher of the Month for the month of August after going 4-0 with a 1.03 ERA.
Opponents hit just .195 against Buchholz for the month, and the right-hander allowed five earned runs in all of August, which is just one night's work for Lackey and Beckett.
Buchholz's month of dominance included a streak of 26.2 scoreless innings, spanning three consecutive starts without allowing an earned run, which is the...READ MORE!
Published on September 02, 2010 View Comment(s)
Delgad-No by Jared Carrabis
Carlos Delgado sufferers season-ending injury
(NESN.com) -- Carlos Delgado won't be donning a Red Sox uniform after all. The veteran's brief 2010 campaign is over, reports the Boston Herald, as the first baseman has suffered a season-ending tear in his left hip.
I've heard of an overwhelming injury bug before, but I don't think I've ever seen it to the point where the season-ending injuries spread down to the guys who were brought on to step in for the guys with season-ending injuries.
This is really disappointing, because with the season realistically being over, this was something to look forward to. I can almost compare this to a Christmas where you open up all of your presents, you don't get what you want and hope that it's in your stocking, but you don't even get your stocking.
There's always Clay Buchholz contending for the Cy Young award to look forward to, but for me personally, I was ho...READ MORE!
Published on September 02, 2010 View Comment(s)
BoSox bailout plan by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox complete the comeback, as Lester remains unbeaten vs. O's
Death, taxes, and Jon Lester beating the Baltimore Orioles.
The last sign of the Apocalypse appeared to rear its ugly head in the early frames, but thanks to the Red Sox offense not yet calling it a season, Lester’s record against the Orioles remains unbeaten.
In just the first two innings alone, Lester was knocked around for five runs on six hits, including a hit by pitch, a wild pitch that led to a run, and a walk. Needless to say, it was ugly in the early going for Boston’s left-handed starter.
For the remainder of his outing Lester would blank the Orioles through the sixth, allowing just two more hits after his rough first two frames, striking out a grand total of ten birds from Baltimore.
The Red Sox trailed by deficits of 4-1, and 5-2, but a solo home run off the bat of J.D. Drew began the chipping-away process for Boston in the fifth.
In the top of the seventh, trailing by a pair, Marco Scutaro came to the dish. Ailing shoulder, herniated disk in his neck and al...READ MORE!
Published on September 02, 2010 View Comment(s)
Manny being Monolingual by Jared Carrabis
Manny Ramirez greets White Sox fans...through an interpreter
For those at home who don't know how to speak Spanish, and I suspect more than a few of you put your hand up, that blurb on the headlining picture translates to, "Since when did you stop speaking English, Manny?"
If you haven't already heard, the trade is complete, and Manny Ramirez is a member of the Chicago White Sox. That being said, it was only a matter of seconds before Manny was up to his old tricks with his new club.
For some reason, Ramirez felt that he needed an interpreter (Joey Cora) to speak to the Chicago media before Tuesday night's game in Cleveland. See video HERE.
If I had to guess, because I remember watching Manny's press conference when he was first traded to the Dodgers, Manny did this because there are both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking reporters who follow him around to document his every move. With the help of Cora, ...READ MORE!
Published on September 01, 2010 View Comment(s)
Failed experiment by Jared Carrabis
Red Sox release Jeremy Hermida
According to Sean McAdam via Twitter, the Red Sox have finally cut ties with Jeremy Hermida, releasing the outfielder after Tuesday night's loss.
With September call-ups set to roll through starting as early as tomorrow, once Hermida was notified that he wasn't in the Red Sox' plans for September call-ups, the outfielder asked for his release and was granted his wish.
Hermida was designated for assignment on the day of the trade deadline, and once he cleared waivers, the lefty bat was optioned down to Triple-A Pawtucket.
At just 26 years old, Hermida is far from "done," but if he's ever going to resurrect his career, it won't be with Boston. The Red Sox dealt for Hermida, the former first-round draft pick, in hopes of getting a fourth outfielder that would put up numbers similar to his 2007 campaign that saw the Georgia native bat .296/.369/.501 with 18 homers and 63 RBI.
Unfortunately, although he wasn't giv...READ MORE!
Published on September 01, 2010 View Comment(s)
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