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 […]
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On Baseball: Iglesias fields setback flawlessly
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine walked into the clubhouse Tuesday morning, looked to his right and laughed. Dustin Pedroia was again razzing Jose Iglesias (if Pedroia does not give you a hard time, there is something wrong). But the fun would soon end for Iglesias. Valentine motioned for Iglesias to […]
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Tom Caron: ‘Community auditions’ at Red Sox spring training
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Bobby Valentine and Ben Cherington have plenty of work to do. With Opening Day now nine days away, the time to get that work done is ticking away. It’s been a long time since we’ve been this unsure of a Red Sox roster this late in the preseason. For the past […]
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Nine days to go, lots of loose ends –but Lester’s not one of them
Sox Notebook: Boston’s Opening Day starter looks ready, and Dustin Pedroia and two others homer.
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On Baseball: Ex-Sea Dog happy to be back on Sox
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Kelly Shoppach can talk to you about his home state, Texas, for something like forever, and then some. He’s a proud Baylor University alum. And, when asked, Shoppach will speak fondly of his six years, and counting, as a major league baseball player, including playoff runs with the Cleveland Indians and the […]
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On Baseball: Forget the numbers, Bard showed he’s a starter
Daniel Bard’s numbers were not great Sunday — six innings, six hits, five runs, three walks, five strikeouts. But even manager Bobby Valentine shrugged off any concern.
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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 […]
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Red Sox salvage tie with Yankees
Sox Manager Bobby Valentine wanted to continue playing. The Yankees had other ideas.
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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 […]