Where have you gone, Jason Tyner?

Links (2)

Baseball Today: Thursday, July 3
Published 7/3/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... pinch-hit, what are the other twenty-four players going to think? If you pinch-hit, one guy is upset. If you don't pinch-hit, many of the other players, who know what should be done, are upset. Virtually everybody watching last night's game, at Tropicana Field and on television, knew Sean Casey had a (much) better chance of getting a hit in the ninth inning last night than Jason Varitek. And if we spectators knew it, you can be sure the players knew it. Chad Finn knows it: "I realize one of Francona's many strengths as a manager is his faith in his ...

A Win Tonight Will Make All of This Go Away
Published 7/3/2008 by Fenway West (noreply@blogger.com) at Fenway West
... , and the Sox will make a deal to improve the bullpen before the deadline. It is tough to see the big picture in the middle of losing streak but the Red Sox will regroup. Boston has been very streaky this season and have followed their losing streaks with big win streaks. There is heat on Tek, Manny, Tito's managing skills, and the pitching staff in general from the media and the fan base, but the great thing about baseball is you usually get to play again the next night. Tonight the Sox face their real rival with a chance to remind the Yankees and the country(2 of the games ...