Thursday night’s first base umpire in Anaheim, C.B. Bucknor, can expect a vintage New England greeting when he is introduced before Game 3 at Fenway Park on Sunday. Having turned in a wretched performance in Game 1- replays on high-def TV gave him two clearly blown calls - Bucknor lived up to his reputation as [...]

Now that Kevin Youkilis has landed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique muscle, one of the more maddening injuries a ballplayer can endure, it is worth recap just what the Red Sox have fought through to reach a 21-12 record, third best in the big leagues.
They lost their Opening Day starting shortstop, [...]

Ah, the tyranny of numbers. Ballplayers know all too well that whatever they say, however they feel, there are numbers that will either ratify or invalidate them.
And so it is with Jon Lester this morning. For the second time in the season’s first week, Lester got rocked Monday night as the Oakland A’s ripped him [...]

Given that it is still spring training and that the Red Sox mostly brought the JV team to Tampa for its 7-1 loss to The Empire on Tuesday night, focusing on the burgeoning professional partnership between Tim Wakefield and George Kottaras is reasonable enough.
Since the Red Sox once again played the role of Lucy to [...]

Jason Varitek’s bid for offensive redemption will not, as strongly suggested by many New Englanders, involve his giving up on the idea of switch-hitting. Since Varitek came in at a feeble .201 from the left side of the plate last season, and always has been more powerful from the right side, it would seem quite [...]