Over The Monster :: Welcome back, Terry Francona
Tonight, Terry Francona will manage his first game in Fenway Park since his unceremonious departure from the Red Sox after the collapse of 2011. Much will be made over the possibility of a rivalry based on the Francona - Boston connection, partic...

Fenway West :: Red Sox Lineup vs. Indians 5/23/13
Here is tonight's lineup vs. the Indians: Ellsbury CF Nava RF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Napoli 1B Saltalamacchia C Middlebrooks 3B Drew SS Carp LF Dempster SP Game time is at 7:10pm EST. P.S. Welcome Back Tito!   ...

Extra Bases :: Red Sox sign reliever Rafael Perez, pending physical
By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff The Red Sox have signed lefthander reliever Rafael Perez to a minor league deal, pending a physical, a team source has confirmed. Perez, who was spotted at Fenway Park this afternoon, was nontendered by...

Fenway Faithful Report (Red Sox) :: Minor League Stats and Notes: Boston Red Sox
It’s been a little while since we’ve visited Pawtucket for a statistical update on some of those players that could be wearing Boston Red Sox uniforms later this season. Here’s some statistics through May 23 that I found ...

Over The Monster :: Ben Cherington: Red Sox negotiations with Jacoby Ellsbury unlikely until after season
Red Sox center fielder is a free agent after this season. If Boston chose to, they could fit Ellsbury in their budget and future plans, but all signs have pointed towards that not happening, especially given that his agent is Scott Boras, and if E...

Extra Bases :: Shane Victorino still 'day to day'
By Michael Vega, Globe Staff Red Sox manager John Farrell said right fielder Shane Victorino continues to improve but was not available for the opener of the four-game home series against the Indians. Victorino, who experienced tightness in his le...

Over The Monster :: Terry Francona, a roaring memory
It's easy to forget how laden with talent the 2003 and 2004 Red Sox were, but today Terry Francona returns to Fenway to remind us. The new, financially responsible Sox would have nothing to do with that orgastic bunch and its historic decadence, b...

Over The Monster :: Koji Uehara attacks Shane Victorino with violent high five
Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara is a pretty intense guy. When he comes off the mound after a successful inning, it's high fives all around for the Boston dugout. After shutting down the

Over The Monster :: Red Sox minor lines: Christian Vazquez and the super cycle
The Red Sox saw most of their minor league games rained out last night, leaving us with just one game. With that in mind, I'm going to take the opportunity to talk about hitting for the cycle. It's relevant, trust me. On July 2nd, 2008, in the mi...

Over The Monster :: Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is quietly producing
There are certain aspects of baseball that tend to cloud fans' judgements of a player, no matter how they do in other portions of the game. Perhaps the most common instance of this is with strikeouts. It's so frustrating to watch a batter strike o...

Extra Bases :: Game 48: Indians at Red Sox
Good afternoon. Here are the lineups. RED SOX (28-19) Ellsbury CF Nava RF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Napoli 1B Saltalamacchia C Middlebrooks 3B Drew SS Carp LF Pitching: RHP Ryan Dempster (2-4, 4.27) INDIANS (26-19) TBA Pitching: RHP Zach McAllister...

Extra Bases :: Ross catches five innings for Portland
David Ross caught five innings and was 1 for 3 with an RBI double for Double A Portland today in an 8-4 victory against New Hampshire at Hadlock Field.

Boston Blood Sox :: Stanley Cup Roundup
Penguins 7, Senators 3 - Penguins lead series 3-1 I really thought Ottawa was going to win this series, or at least give the Penguins a tough fight. But Vokoun has played adequately. And the Penguins continue to score an insane amount of goals. Th...

Over The Monster :: Daily Red Sox Links: David Ortiz, Terry Francona, Jacoby Ellsbury
The numbers being put up by David Ortiz this season are absolutely ridiculous, as Jonah Keri points out. (Jonah Keri; Grantland) Though he's a switch hitter,

Fenway Faithful Report (Red Sox) :: Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians Series Likely Will End In Split
The first place Cleveland Indians are coming to town for a four-game set with the Boston Red Sox. The highly-anticipated return of Cleveland manager Terry Francona to the team that  he led to two World Series will steal the headlines. However, ...

BoSox Banter :: Vazquez pounds four hits, continues to emerge as catching prospect
By Jeff Louderback When he was named 2011 Red Sox Minor League Co-Offensive Player of the Year, Ryan Lavarnway emerged as the club’s potential catcher of the near future. When he was selected in the first round out of high school (26th overa...

A Large Regular :: Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations. Cliff Lee has a no-trade clause that lists 21 teams. If I'm an MLB GM - I'm calling the Phillies to see if I'm one of the 9 teams not on the list. I'm calling first thing... Heh heh - it's funny because ...

Extra Bases :: Pitching matchups for the Indians series
Thursday: RHP Zach McAllister (3-3, 2.65) vs. RHP Ryan Dempster (2-4, 4.27), 7:10 p.m., NESN, MLB Network Friday: RHP Justin Masterson (7-2, 2.83) vs. RHP John Lackey (2-4, 3.31), 7:10 p.m., NESN. Saturday: LHP Scott Kazmir (2-2, 6.35) vs. LHP...

Fenway West :: Red Finally Beats White In Series Finale!
The Red Sox had dropped the first two games of the series with the White Sox and with Clay Buchholz on the mound, they needed him to bring the team to a win before they headed back home.  Clay didn't have his best stuff all night long, bu...

Fenway Faithful Report (Red Sox) :: Cleveland Indians’ Terry Francona Brings Better Team to Fenway Park Return
On a night with not many games on the MLB schedule, the story of the night will be former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona making his return to Fenway Park with his new team, the Cleveland Indians. It wasn’t the most pleasant of depart...

Boston Soul :: Rest Assured
Clay Buchholz, ladies and gentlemen.  The man never ceases to amaze me.  His ERA is still under 2.00; his 1.73 leads the league.  Watching him work is like watching the quintessential example of everything that pitching is supposed to be,...

Extra Bases :: Red Sox coverage in today's Globe
Clay Buchholz was in the groove as the Red Sox finished their road trip with a 6-2 victory against the White Sox. Nick Cafardo writes that the Red Sox should do everything they can to retain Jacoby Ellsbury. The notebook...

Over The Monster :: Red Sox 6, White Sox 2: Boston scores early and late, dodges the sweep
The Red Sox avoided the sweep Wednesday night, defeating the Chicago White Sox 6-2 behind a productive night from Clay Buchholz. While the Red Sox have a history of making unfamiliar, inexperienced pitchers look like world beaters, the way this g...

A Red Sox Fan In Pinstripe Territory :: Red Sox Win
This was another game that I count as a close-type impressive win, though the scoreboard shows a 4-run win. Even though the last two losses were just the type you deal with since you're doing well overall, it's still good to avoid the sweep. We we...