Hope springs eternal on Opening Day. On Thursday the Red Sox will take the field in Detroit, hoping to make a good first impression on Red Sox Nation. It is the beginning of a marathon journey, and in so many ways the start of a new era in Boston baseball. It is also the end […]
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On Baseball: When Brentz swings, there’s no mistaking the sound
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In the indoor batting cages at the Red Sox spring training complex, the thwacks are constant as batters swing at pitches from minor league coaches. Occasionally, the thwack makes you take notice. Like when Bryce Brentz takes his swings. Brentz, 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, stands still in the batter’s box. The bat […]
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Major League Notebook: Red Sox expect a thumbs up for Beckett
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Josh Beckett went to Texas on Monday to have his injured thumb examined, but Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine said he expected the right-hander to make his scheduled start at Detroit this weekend in Boston’s second game of the season. “He’s had a little situation that he was taking care of […]
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Doubront, Bard to fill out Red Sox rotation
Boston manager Bobby Valentine says Felix Doubront and Daniel Bard will fill out the Red Sox rotation. Valentine announced the final two spots Sunday.
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Red Sox Preview: This team has the talent to put a disaster behind it
If Boston addresses some key issues, this could develop into a season to remember.
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Bard makes his case for spot in rotation
Daniel Bard waits for the manager’s decision after allowing three runs in six innings of a final start.
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Red Sox Notebook: Bowden in survival mode
FORT MYERS, Fla. – He is the last unsettled piece of the Fab Five from the 2005 draft. Michael Bowden is hoping to finally take a major league leap. Bowden, 25, lowered his ERA to 2.00 after pitching a scoreless ninth inning Thursday in a 3-2 loss to Toronto. It was a grinding effort for […]
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Kevin Thomas: Sox closer to solving the rotation puzzle
“But there might be some situations that I need to wait on before I make any declarations,” says Bobby Valentine.
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Major or minor, there’s talent on the mound
Clay Buchholz manages to get his change-up in gear as the regular season approaches.
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Red Sox Notebook: Beckett’s turn to strut talent
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The top of the rotation seems to be purring along. A day after Jon Lester dazzled with 10 strikeouts over seven shutout innings, Josh Beckett cruised along Tuesday, throwing a one-hit shutout over five innings against the Tampa Bay Rays. He struck out five. “I thought he threw a lot of […]