Boston Red Sox

September 2007

A-Rod Eyes Stake in Cubs

newser | ESPN | Sep 23, 07 5:48 PM CDT

Alex Rodriguez could join Alfonso Soriano at the heart of a monster Cubs lineup next season: ESPN reports that A-Rod's agent, Scott Boras, is brokering a deal with future Cubs owners that could net the star $300 million over 10 years. Part of the contract would give A-Rod a stake in the franchise, New York magazine reports in the issue out tomorrow. More »
Red Sox Bag Playoff Berth

newser | Associated Press | Sep 23, 07 12:47 PM CDT

The Red Sox became the first team to clinch a playoff spot last night with an 8-6 win over Tampa Bay. Boston trailed 6-5 heading into the ninth but got homers from Jason Varitek and Julio Lugo. The only question now is whether Boston will get the wild-card spot or hold off the Yanks to win the division. More »

August 2007

Offerman Charged in Battery

newser | Associated Press | Aug 15, 07 5:00 PM CDT

Former All-Star Jose Offerman stands charged with assault after hitting an opposing pitcher and catcher with his bat during a minor-league game yesterday. The victims suffered a concussion and a broken finger at the hands of the 38-year-old, a former LA Dodgers and Boston Red Sox standout who hasn't played in the majors since 2005. More »
Schilling Returns From DL, Loses

newser | Los Angeles Times | Aug 7, 07 7:09 AM CDT

In Curt Schilling's first start since a stint on the DL, the righty gave up four runs in six frames, including a go-ahead solo shot by the 5'8", 165-pound Maicer Izturis. It was Izturis's third home run of the year. Schilling's opposite number, Jered Weaver, yielded only Kevin Youkilis's two-run shot in the third, and the bullpen preserved the 4-2 win. More »
Boston Builds for Halcyon Year

newser | Boston Globe | Aug 2, 07 4:00 AM CDT

A sudden cascade of talent has catapulted Boston into contention for at least three championships and given its fans, including Globe columnist Dan Shaugnessy, reason to hope again. In the last week, the Celtics handed over a raft of prospects for superstar Kevin Garnett, and the Red Sox beat their archrivals in New York to a trade for consecutive-saves recordholder Eric Gagne. More »
Sox Stun Yankees, Grab Gagne

newser | Boston Globe | Aug 1, 07 7:13 AM CDT

The Yankees had hoped to nab ace reliever Eric Gagne from the Texas Rangers; instead, he signed with their AL-East rivals yesterday, breaking a no-trade clause with the division-dominating Red Sox. The Sox, who handed Gagne a $2.1M signing bonus, bought insurance for a bullpen which already includes All-Stars Jonathan Papelbon and Hideki Okajima. More »

July 2007

Lester Will Pitch for Boston

newser | Boston Herald | Jul 23, 07 5:13 AM CDT

Boston will send left-hander Jon Lester to the mound against Cleveland tonight, marking the 23-year-old's first outing since being diagnosed with cancer last year. "I don't think it really has sunken in," said Lester, who put up a 3.89 ERA in his 14 games with Pawtucket this year. Manager Terry Francona said the move will send struggling starter Julian Tavarez to the bullpen. More »
Sox Fall to Royals, 6-5

newser | Boston Herald | Jul 19, 07 5:16 AM CDT

Boston's Julan Tavarez threw less than six innings in a sloppy outing last night, as the Sox fell to Kansas City 6-5. With New York finding its stride, the Sox are beginning to feel some heat in the AL East, and may replace the faltering Tavarez with prospect Jon Lester in the starting rotation. Last night's game is the 14th one-run decision Boston has dropped this year. More »

June 2007

Schilling One Out From No-No

newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Jun 8, 07 4:11 AM CDT

Shannon Stewart hit a single with two outs in the 9th to blight Curt Schilling's bid for the first no-hitter of his career in Oakland. The Boston righty/blogger shook off his catcher's call for a slider and threw a fastball outside to the A's outfielder, who had been fooled outside all game. More »

May 2007

Schilling Vows To Give Bonds Nothing to Hit

newser | Boston Globe | May 9, 07 6:23 AM CDT

Ace and blogger Curt Schilling let fly at Barry Bonds on Boston sports radio, asserting that the slugger's pursuit of the home-run record is irrevocably marred. Schilling contended that Bond admitted to using steroids and cheating on both his taxes and his wife, and this makes him "the biggest ass—who ever lived." More »
Dice-K Underwhelms In Sox Win

newser | MLB.com | May 4, 07 5:20 AM CDT

Daisuke Matsuzaka, the Red Sox's $103.1 million hurler, gave up seven runs in five frames in another poor outing that only incidentally ended up in a Boston win. Matsuzaka walked Seattle's first three batters in a five-run first inning, but Manny Ramirez's second homer put Boston ahead for good in the eighth, 8-7. More »

April 2007

Sox Deny Sock Hoax

newser | Associated Press | Apr 27, 07 5:39 AM CDT

Many past and current Red Sox rushed to the defense of Curt Schilling yesterday after Baltimore announcer Gary Thorne claimed the blood that famously turned the injured pitching ace's sock red in the 2004 ALCS against the Yankees was a hoax. Thorne said backup catcher Doug Mirabelli had told him it was a PR stunt. More »
Manny Being Manny

newser | New Yorker | Apr 19, 07 12:44 PM CDT

The New Yorker 's Ben McGrath finagled an astounding nine minutes with Manny Ramirez, the notoriously fractious and endlessly fascinating Red Sox slugger. In the interview the reclusive Ramirez embodies all the myths about him: He's deeply personal, funny, petulant, and cryptic—besides being, arguably, "the greatest hitter of his generation." More »
King Felix Eclipses Dice-K, One-Hits Sox

newser | Associated Press | Apr 12, 07 5:49 AM CDT

The much-ballyhooed matchup of Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki and Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka—MLB's best Japanese hitter versus its first-year Japanese pitching sensation—turned out to be far less impressive than the performance of Seattle's young ace, Felix Hernandez. King Felix, who had just turned 21 on Sunday, had a no-hitter until J.D. Drew's 8th-inning single, Boston's only hit. More »
Sox Submarine Seattle In Fenway Debut

newser | Boston Globe | Apr 11, 07 3:22 PM CDT

After four snowed-out days in Cleveland, the Mariners' nightmare roadtrip continued at Fenway. The Sox chased former Cardinals World Series hero Jeff Weaver with seven runs in two innings en route to a 14-3 win; Boston leadoff man Julio Lugo got on base four times in the first four frames. Meanwhile, Beckett held Seattle to an existentially bleak one run in seven innings, thrice striking out Ichiro Suzuki. More »
Botched Sosa Check Swing Upends Red Sox

newser | Associated Press | Apr 7, 07 10:56 AM CDT

While attempting to check his swing, Rangers slugger Sammy Sosa accidentally hit an RBI single that would be the go-ahead run in a 2-0 victory over the Red Sox. It was the first RBI of the season for Sosa, who is attempting a comeback with his 1989 rookie-season team. More »
Matsuzaka Fires Gem in Much-Hyped Debut

newser | Boston Globe | Apr 6, 07 9:18 AM CDT

The Red Sox's $103-million man Daisuke Matsuzaka lived up to the hype last night, holding the Kansas City Royals to just one run on six hits in his Major League debut. In front of 200 Japanese media members, Matsuzaka dazzled the Royals hitters with a power fastball and his famed array of off-speed pitches, leading the Sox to a 4-1 victory. More »