http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:54:57 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:55:35 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Stats-vs-truth-part-deux-Lincecum-wins-NL-Cy-Young-Award?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner NL Cy Young Award winner, Tim Lincecum (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum yesterday won the 2009 National League Cy Young Award despite posting only 15 wins – which, in case you’re counting, is one fewer t... MLB Cy Young Award Tim Lincecum Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:55:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Stats-vs-truth-part-deux-Lincecum-wins-NL-Cy-Young-Award?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Stats-vs-truth-Greinke-award-draws-the-distinction?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke won the 2009 American League Cy Young Award this week with a league-leading ERA of 2.16 but an unassuming record of 16-8. Some observers – Greinke among the... MLB Zack Greinke Cy Young Award Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:57:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Stats-vs-truth-Greinke-award-draws-the-distinction?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Red-Sox-arbitration-decisions-not-too-tough?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Does it take a tough man to non-tender a contract? Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein has eight arbitration-eligible players about whom to make that decision, and he has until December 12 to do so.The players in question are Brian Anderson, Fernand... red sox Hot Stove Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:55:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Red-Sox-arbitration-decisions-not-too-tough?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Convoluted-logic-drives-Red-Sox-rumor-mill?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Red Sox Nation, like nature, abhors a vacuum. So when no dramatic player news emerged from this week's major league GM meetings in Chicago, creative thinkers in the fan base began ‘tweeting’ and calling sportsradio shows to get the rumo... red sox Hot Stove Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:52:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Convoluted-logic-drives-Red-Sox-rumor-mill?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d9-GM-meeting-lights-Hot-Stove-Red-Sox-to-be-major-players?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Major league baseball general managers convened today in Chicago, where they officially lit the Hot Stove and will spend three days setting the stage for the Winter Meetings to come next month. No real headlines are expected to be written there sinc... red sox MLB GM meetings Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d9-GM-meeting-lights-Hot-Stove-Red-Sox-to-be-major-players?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Deck-stacked-in-Yankees-favor?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Johnny Damon and Joba Chamberlain celebrate their World Series victory (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) The question isn’t new, but the Yankees’ win over the Phillies in the just-concluded World Series again has thrown it into stark re... red sox Yankees World Series Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:25:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Deck-stacked-in-Yankees-favor?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Damon-steals-victory-for-Yanks-over-Phils?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Taking a page from the 2004 Red Sox postseason playbook, New York Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon stole a critical base (two, actually) last night that lifted his teammates to a 7-4 victory in last night’s World Series Game Four against the Phi... red sox Yankees MLB playoffs Phillies World Series Johnny Damon Brad Lidge Dave Roberts Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:39:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Damon-steals-victory-for-Yanks-over-Phils?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Yanks-beat-Phils-but-Pedro-wins-New-England?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Phillies starter Pedro Martinez smiles after last night's solid outing against the Yankees. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 3-1 last night in Game Two of the 2009 World Series, but Ph... MLB playoffs Phillies World Series Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:36:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Yanks-beat-Phils-but-Pedro-wins-New-England?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d28-World-Series-stories-we-can-do-without?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner The 2009 World Series hasn’t even yet begun, and already there are stories surrounding this tilt between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies that this observer can just as well do without. This isn’t a “rematch.... red sox Yankees MLB playoffs Phillies World Series Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:38:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d28-World-Series-stories-we-can-do-without?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Angels-channel-Red-Sox-in-falling-to-Yankees?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner The New York Yankees advanced to the World Series last night by defeating the Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) by a score of 5-3, and it was a game that Boston Red Sox fans likely found oddly familiar. Though the Gothamites have a lineup that is st... red sox Rocco Baldelli Jason Varitek Tim Wakefield Jason Bay Angels Victor Martinez MLB playoffs Vladimir Guerrero ALCS Chone Figgins John Lackey Bobby Abreu Alex Gonzalez Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:28:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Angels-channel-Red-Sox-in-falling-to-Yankees?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d23-AngelsYankees-a-series-made-in-baseball-heaven?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner It’s a series that has everything: small ball and long balls … cliffhangers and blowouts … proven stars and trials-by-fire … umpiring gaffes so bad that the assignment rules for the World Series are being changed …... Yankees Angels MLB playoffs Phillies ALCS Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:45:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d23-AngelsYankees-a-series-made-in-baseball-heaven?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d19-7-Things-I-Believe-About-This-Baseball-PostSeason?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner I BELIEVE I’m glad I was ill most of the past several weeks … took the sting out of the inglorious end to the Red Sox season. I BELIEVE the Angels still are playing for Nick Adenhart and will force the ALCS to return to New York. I BEL... red sox Manny Ramirez Yankees Alex Rodriguez Mark Teixiera Jason Bay Angels MLB playoffs Ryan Howard Vladimir Guerrero Matt Holliday Frank Thomas Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:59:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d19-7-Things-I-Believe-About-This-Baseball-PostSeason?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Red-Sox-lint-in-the-playoff-cranial-vent?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Sox starters must throw it in reverse. The Boston Red Sox will send Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Clay Buchholz, and Daisuke Matsuzaka out to pitch against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the upcoming AL Division Series, and some recent trends wil... red sox Angels MLB playoffs Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:19:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Red-Sox-lint-in-the-playoff-cranial-vent?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Baseball-101-What-is-a-magic-number?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner   Even the most casual Boston baseball fan by now is aware that the Red Sox 'magic number' to clinch a playoff spot is one. But what exactly does that mean? Simply put, the 'magic number' represents the combination of games a first-place t... red sox MLB Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:03:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Baseball-101-What-is-a-magic-number?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Spring-comes-to-Red-Sox-September?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner The Boston Red Sox lost to the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 11-5 at Fenway Park last night, and the game-shortening rainstorm notwithstanding, the contest felt an awful lot like a spring tilt at City of Palms. The comparison was drawn even before ... red sox Blue Jays Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:33:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Spring-comes-to-Red-Sox-September?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Red-Sox-magic-returns-in-improbable-win-over-Angels?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner The Boston Red Sox came from behind three times in beating the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9-8 last night at Fenway Park, and it was the first time all season this observer felt that special magic that preordains a club win. There’s little q... red sox Nick Green Angels Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:13:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Red-Sox-magic-returns-in-improbable-win-over-Angels?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Matsuzaka-returns-to-tempered-Red-Sox-expectations?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Red Sox hurler Daisuke MatsuzakaBoston Red Sox hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka makes his major league return tonight against the always-tough Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and it’s very hard to know how to think about it. On the one hand, the club is... red sox Daisuke Matsuzaka Angels Clay Buchholz Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:21:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Matsuzaka-returns-to-tempered-Red-Sox-expectations?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Red-Sox-an-Enigma-Tied-to-a-Riddle?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Fresh off a two-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles by a combined score of 17-5, the Boston Red Sox tonight open a three-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays, whom they lead in the standings by 9½ games. But pragmatic baseball observers still s... red sox Yankees Orioles Blue Jays Rangers White Sox Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:46:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Red-Sox-an-Enigma-Tied-to-a-Riddle?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d2-September-morn-Red-Sox-feelin-groovy?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner Pop music references aside, the Boston Red Sox must have awakened this morning feeling pretty good about themselves.Led by mid-season reinforcement Victor Martinez, the resurgent David Ortiz, the fragile J.D. Drew, and stalwarts Jason Bay, Mike Lowel... red sox Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m9d2-September-morn-Red-Sox-feelin-groovy?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Red-Sox-stomping-by-Yankees-seals-loss-of-division?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox last night by a score of 20-11, and the game wasn’t as close as the score suggests.   Red Sox pitcher Brad Penny reacts to last night's shellacking (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Sox starter Brad ... red sox Yankees Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:22:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2277-Boston-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Red-Sox-stomping-by-Yankees-seals-loss-of-division?cid=exrss-Boston-Baseball-Examiner