What's Wrong With Clay Buchholz?

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Baseball Today: Monday, August 25
Published 8/25/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... in J.D. Drew's future. McDonald has the details. PASSING THE TEST: Earlier this year, Terry Francona told Jacoby Ellsbury he had to learn to play through pain. McDonald says Ellsbury did just that yesterday. HALF-BAKED OR BEYOND? The blog Half-Baked Ravings, writing on FoxSports.com, thinks the Sox may have ruined Clay Buchholz. But despite his 2008 struggles, the blog Beyond The Box Score thinks "Buchholz' long-term prognosis remains excellent." GOTTA STOP 'EM: ...

Beyond the Box Score: Bendix: What’s Wrong With Clay Buchholz?
Published 8/25/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Beyond the Box Score: Bendix: What’s Wrong With Clay Buchholz? Clay Buchholz has gone 0-6 since Clay Felker’s death. Coincidence or not? I think not. Clay Buchholz has been quite a disappointment this year. After throwing a no-hitter last September, Buchholz has posted a miserable 6.75 ERA in 76 innings this season, leaving many people wondering what went wrong. Upon closer examination, we can see many of Buchholz’s problems stem from bad luck. The first thing to note about Buchholz’s season is that he has still managed to strike out 72 batters in his 76 innings. This is an ...

MLB Weekly
Published 8/25/2008 by Antone (noreply@blogger.com) at Hip 2 Da Game
... and now seems to have some elbow inflammation. I wouldn't be surprised if his shoulder was the next thing to go but this does not look good for the Red Sox either way. They are going to need Beckett to pitch good down the stretch, especially since Clay Buchholz has been struggling all season and that ...

The Hub: August 26, 2008
Published 8/26/2008 by Cameron Martin at Comcast SportsNet New England » Wicked Good Sports
... Beyond the Box Score thinks the young pitcher’s problems stem largely from bad fortune, e.g., fielders not standing in front of the line drives he's coughing up. ...