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Orioles 11, Red Sox 6 -- Buchholz stumbles again, is demoted to Portland | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal
Orioles 11, Red Sox 6 -- Buchholz stumbles again, is demoted to Portland | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal
07:21 AM EDT on Thursday, August 21, 2008 By JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer BALTIMORE — Someday this season will be just a blur. It will be a brief moment in the career of Clay Buchholz that will be forgotten. His statistics will be forgotten. At least that’s what the Red Sox are hoping for — maybe even praying for. The rookie right-hander has struggled mightily this season, and just ...
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Morning Roundup (Buchholz, Snell, Upton and more)
Rotoprofessor — ... The Boston Red Sox have sent Clay Buchholz down to Double A, according to Joe McDonald of The Providence Journal (click here for the article).  I can’t say that this is a very surprising move.  As I said in the Around the Majors, I would not give up on him in keeper leagues, as he has the potential to bounce back and have a tremendous season, but 2008 has obviously been a lose for him. ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, August 21
Projo Sox Blog — ... So Buchholz is gone, on his way past Pawtucket down to Portland after his 2 1/3-inning, 3-walk, 1-hit batter, 5-run disaster in the Red Sox' 11-6 loss to the Orioles. He leaves with a 2-9 record, a 6.75 ERA, an opponents' batting average of .299 . . . and in a daze about how he got to this spot and what he can possibly do to get out of it. ...

Red Sox Sign Ross
The Joy of Sox — ... pain-free. He'll throw another side session on Sunday and Terry Francona would not rule out using Wakefield in the Yankees series next week. That may depend on what happens with Josh Beckett, who will throw on the side tomorrow. SoSH TaLK on the Buchholz demotion. Since May 7, Buchholz has pitched in 10 games, including nine starts: 42 innings, 62 hits, 27 walks, 39 strikeouts, 9.21 ERA and an opponents batting line of .343/.427/.536. HH: When I put one guy on base, it feels like the bases are loaded. Instead of ...

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