Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
Postgame notes: Buchholz optioned to Double-A Portland
By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer BALTIMORE _ Someday this will all be just a blur. It will be a brief moment during the career of Clay Buchholz that will be forgotten about and his statistics covered with whiteout. 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 when management ...
Comments
Blog Reactions

What are we going to do with this kid?
The House That Dewey Built — ... and an affinity for taking computers apart and putting them back together, get pulled out of the “normal kids” class for biting girls on their ankles and drawing pictures of dead bodies. That is what we are seeing here. A child, one who is obviously gifted, struggling to adapt to his current environment.  So, the Red Sox treated him as such, sending him as far away from Boston as they could. Clay Buchholz, 1 year removed from throwing a no-hitter, has been demoted to AA Portland after losing yet another game last night. In 286 minor ...

Related Content
Buchholz Bounced To Portland After Another Rough Outing… Sox Lose 11-6
sox1fan.com 8/21/2008 — I remain convinced that Clay Buchholz is going to be an outstanding major league pitcher… but, for now, his journey to stardom is going to take another detour through Portland, Maine. I know, I know. His big league numbers for the 2008 season ...
Orioles 11, Red Sox 6 -- Buchholz stumbles again, is demoted to Portland | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal
projo.com 8/21/2008 — 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.  ...
No Improvement For Buchholz
fenwaywest.blogspot.com 8/21/2008 — Enough already, send Clay Buchholz down and keep him there for the rest of the season, right now he is giving Eric Gagne a run for his money on how to take the Sox out of a pennant chase. Buchholz has not won a game since early May and tonight did not ...
Boston Red Sox - Sox demote Buchholz after another pummeling - The Boston Globe
boston.com 8/21/2008 — 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.
Clay Bucholz's Demise Continues
sportsloungeblog.com 8/21/2008 — Remember when Clay Bucholdz ( left ) threw a no-hitter in his second career start? Ya, me neither. The one-time phenom was sent down to Double A Portland after a terribly disappointing one-month stint in the big leagues. The demotion of the 24-year ...
O's score 10 straight runs, beat Red Sox (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/21/2008
Ramon Hernandez and Melvin Mora hit three-run homers, and the Baltimore Orioles overcame an early deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 11-6 Wednesday night and avoid a three-game sweep. Baltimore trailed 4-0 before scoring 10 straight runs against ...
Four years in the making, Jed Lowrie is the Red Sox's answer at shortstopBleacher Report - MLB 8/21/2008
The conundrum at the shortstop position for the Red Sox has been solved after four years, but Boston fans don’t seem to take real notice.  Jed Lowrie quietly made a splash when arriving from AAA Pawtucket to help Boston when Mike Lowell ...
Orioles Score 10 Unanswered to Avoid SweepNYT > Baseball 8/21/2008
Ramón Hernández and Melvin Mora hit three-run homers, and Baltimore overcame an early deficit to beat Boston, 11-6, to avoid a three-game sweep. >
Jed Lowrie Is the Boston Red Sox's Answer at ShortstopBleacher Report - MLB 8/21/2008
It took the team four years, but the conundrum at the shortstop position for the Red Sox has been solved; however, Boston fans don’t seem to take real notice. Jed Lowrie quietly made a splash when arriving from AAA Pawtucket to help Boston when ...
Red Sox to bring World Series trophies to MaineBoston.com -- Baseball News 8/21/2008
The Boston Red Sox are bringing their World Series trophies to Maine. The Red Sox announced Thursday that they will bring the 2004 and 2007 trophies to Portland's Hadlock Field for Monday's Portland Sea Dogs game against the New Britain Rock Cats.