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Boston Red Sox - Sox demote Buchholz after another pummeling - The Boston Globe
Boston Red Sox - Sox demote Buchholz after another pummeling - The Boston Globe
Clay Buchholz (61) is taken out of the game by manager Terry Francona (right) in the third inning. (Greg Fiume / Getty Images) Clay Buchholz (61) is taken out of the game by manager Terry Francona (right) in the third inning.
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Buchholz Battering.......
Red Sox Nation Daily — ...  It was not suprising that Clay Buchholz got bombed last night.  The only real mystery was how long he would go, and how manys runs he would be tagged for.  Again, the Red Sox hitters gave Buchy a nice lead, and again he pissed it away faster than a gambler on payday. ...

Sox Add David Ross to Catching Mix
Boston Sports Buzz - Red Sox Patriots Celtics Bruins MLB NFL NBA NHL Baseball Football Basketball... — ... In other Sox news, Buchholz was demoted yesterday after his most recent rough outing. It's believed that the team wants him to get a couple of starts at Portland before their season ends so he can regain a bit of confidence before rejoining the Sox, presumably in a bullpen role. Due to the fact that Clay hasn't won since early May, some extra starts against Double A hitters could be the best thing for him right now... ...

3 and 12?!?!
The Soxaholix — ... Mike: Can you friggin believe the Red Sox are 3-12 this season behind Buchholz. ...

Grounded for Life?
Boston Dirt Dogs — ... Buch Stopped in Baltimore, Headed for Portland Will He Ever Make It Back to Boston? Wednesday Night Box: Baltimore 11, Boston 6 Globe: Buchholz Pummeled Again, Then Demoted Make It a Double-A: Another Confidence Builder for Buchholz And It's a Crisp 202-Pitch Effort for the Staggering Sox Pitching Staff 10th Player Award: That's Just the Oriole Ballgirl Being a Sox Fan at Fenway The Third Inning Guy? David Gets Hit Haardsma With Game Well Out Out of Reach, Okijima Comes Through The Cooler Strikes Again: Tito ...

Sox demote Buchholz after another pummeling
BBTF's Baseball Primer NewsblogSox demote Buchholz after another pummeling Proving, yet again, that throwing a no-hitter and looking like Kevin Bacon...can only go so far. “That’s not good, [with] your expectations, to say, ‘Yeah, I think I’m going to get sent down,’ after each start,” Buchholz said. “But the last couple starts, it’s hard to think they can give me any more opportunities than they have in this stretch, especially with only a month and a half left in the season and the pennant race as close as it is now. “You’ve got to send guys out there that . . . you believe they’re going to go out there and ...

Some perspective on Clay
Sox Blog — The scene at Hadlock Field this morning So Clay Buchholz has been sent down to Portland, presumably so he can work with his old pitching coach. People have been debating Buchholz and considering his struggles all year; perhaps it's luck, maybe it's his mechanics, maybe the issue is mental, or maybe he just wasn't ready. Regardless of the reason, things had simply reached the point where the Red Sox could no longer afford to let him work out his issues at the Major League level. Perhaps if the ...

The Hub: August 21, 2008
Comcast SportsNet New England » Wicked Good Sports — ... The folks at Fenway West no likey Mr. Penthouse, who got jocked around again last night. After the game, Buchholz was demoted to Portland, two fathoms deep. ...

Uh-Oh
YFSF — ... Yep, that's our current rotation, now that Clay Buchholz has been sent all the way back to Community College Double-A. Ugh.  The sad thing is that if "some other guy" had been pitching this year instead of Buchholz, the Sox might be in better shape. ...

Clay Buchholz Is Going Back to the Minors
FanHouse — ... was throwing no-hitters and generally considered to be one of the best pitching prospects in all of baseball. This year, he's struggled mightily with the Red Sox, chalking up a 6.79 ERA with a 1.76 WHIP. After being bashed around by the Orioles last night, he's heading back down to AAA. The worst part is, he sounds awfully defeated: ...

MLB Weekly
Hip 2 Da Game — ... and that earned him a demotion to the minors. To make things worse for the Red Sox, J.D. Drew now has a ...

Introducing Clay Buchholz’s Latest Chick Lindsay Clubine
Larry Brown Sports — ... for that pull, but we’re not sure how he feels about the breakup. Still, whatever confidence Clay lost from the broken relationship and from being demoted to the minors this year he certainly has made up for with his latest pull. As the ...

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