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Published
March 25, 2012

Red Sox Notebook: Aviles: no plans to come up short

DUNEDIN, Fla. – There were no highlights causing oohs and aahs from the shortstop Sunday afternoon. All Mike Aviles did was field his position solidly, while going 3 for 4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI. Aviles is batting .333, having played 14 games this spring for the Boston Red Sox. His competition […]
Published
March 23, 2012

Red Sox salvage tie with Yankees

Sox Manager Bobby Valentine wanted to continue playing. The Yankees had other ideas.
Published
March 21, 2012

Major League Roundup: Start pleases Lester despite outcome

BRADENTON, Fla. – Jon Lester was happy with his mechanics. He wasn’t pleased with his results. Boston’s scheduled opening-day starter allowed four runs and eight hits in three innings Wednesday as the Red Sox lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5. “I felt probably the best I felt mechanically and able to repeat in a long […]
Published
March 20, 2012

Tom Caron: Lester, the once and future ace

Hope always springs eternal on Opening Day, and for the second straight year the hopes of a Day 1 win for the Red Sox will ride on the arm of Jon Lester. On Monday, Manager Bobby Valentine named Lester the starter for the April 5 opener in Detroit, where he will become the first Sox […]
Published
March 18, 2012

Major League Roundup: Buchholz up to speed with his pitches

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – After working on off-speed pitches in a simulated game, Clay Buchholz focused on them some more Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Relying on his curveball and change-up, Buchholz allowed one run and four hits in five innings as the Boston Red Sox won 8-4. His lone run allowed came on […]

Published
March 18, 2012

Major League Notebook: Beckett sharp in Sox win

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Josh Beckett hopes to help himself out with his glove. Beckett helped turn a double play and earned the win Saturday as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 in a split-squad game. “It’s something I’ve always tried to take pride in,” Beckett said of his defense and pickoff […]
Published
March 15, 2012

Major League Roundup: Bard tagged as Red Sox fall to Cardinals

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Daniel Bard isn’t concerned with the stamina needed to start. He’s concentrating on his control. Bard was hit hard, with Shane Robinson’s bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning chasing him Thursday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Red Sox, 9-6. Bard, trying to convert to a starter after serving as […]
Published
March 15, 2012

Respect for game wins Pedroia the same

Boston's hard-nosed Dustin Pedroia, a Gold Glover and all-star, just wants to 'play the game the right way.'
Published
March 14, 2012

Bobby Valentine gets taste of Sox-Yankees rivalry

The Red Sox manager is well aware of the importance of even spring training games against the Yankees.
Published
March 13, 2012

Tom Caron: The catcher receives some praise

The Red Sox will begin this season in an unusual position. They are underdogs, picked as the third-best team in the American League East by most experts. It’s easy to understand why. While the Yankees and Rays got appreciably better in the off-season, the Sox didn’t. By and large the 2012 Red Sox resemble the […]

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