Traders

Think for just a minute about this weekend's sweep of the Orioles. John Smoltz starts Friday's game with a 7.04 ERA. He ends up raising his ERA to 7.12 in just six innings and has the audacity to hit the showers with a win.Yesterday, Clay Buchholz, the great white hope of the Red Sox farm system and untouchable in trade deadline talks, can't scratch out a "W"...

So, how much longer will John Smoltz stay in the Red Sox rotation?He did nothing to improve his case to stay, as the Baltimore Orioles banged him around pretty good last night. The Red Sox staked him to a 3-0 lead, courtesy of a two-run shot by David Ortiz last night. (He got a mixed ovation on his first at-bat. Red Sox fans cheering and Orioles fans booing.) This now makes two games...

"Titan Tom" is Tommy Glavine. He's from a town which is connected by "T Commuter Rail." He is 43 and has won over 300 Games. I believe that he's available for a Song:John Smoltz may make a Good Mid Innings Reliever, as his days as a Starter are OVER. He got racked for 5 runs in 6 Innings. It's a good thing that The Red Sox scored 6 Runs to defeat the...

The New York Yankees have adjusted their rotation so that Joba 'the Headhunter' Chamberlain will be pitching in the opening game of that upcoming series, set to open at NY on Thursday. Sergio Mitre will now not pitch against the Sox. (damn!)John Smoltz is set to face Joba in the opener, meaning the Sox bats better be alive and kicking. Despite his historic credentials, Smoltz...

Friday, July 31st @ 7:05 PM John Smoltz (R) (1-4, 7.04) vs Jeremy Guthrie (R) (7-9, 5.21) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio Saturday, August 1st @ 7:05 PM Josh Beckett (R) (12-4, 3.44) vs David Hernandez (R) (3-2, 3.20) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio Sunday, August 2nd @ 1:35 [...]

John Smoltz (1-4, 7.04) vs. Jeremy “Woody” Guthrie (7-9, 5.21) Today is Trade Deadline Day! The Red Sox beat the deadline to acquire Victor Martinez in exchange for Justin Masterson, minor leaguers Nick Hagadone and Brian Price. (Cleveland made the trade on Victor Martinez Bobblehead Night.) And they traded Adam Laroche for fellow first baseman Casey [...]

The New York Yankees have adjusted their rotation so that Joba 'the Headhunter' Chamberlain will be pitching in the opening game of that upcoming series, set to open at NY on Thursday. Sergio Mitre will now not pitch against the Sox. (damn!)John Smoltz is set to face Joba in the opener, meaning the Sox bats better be alive and kicking. Despite his historic credentials, Smoltz...

John Smoltz stood in the center of the diamond and watched Jacoby Ellsbury charge back, the up-down movements of Smoltz’s eyes and neck becoming smaller with the ball’s descent. The game had just about slipped away already, and the Baltimore Orioles, it seemed, had added to Smoltz’s most recent downfall.

Teams win baseball games at the intersection of run generation and run prevention. Management decided that run generation offered a more "buyable" commodity than run prevention.The Sox obtained Victor Martinez at a lower base price (Justin Masterson and Nick Hagadone) than obtaining Roy Halladay for Buchholz, Bard, and more. Red Sox Nation always embraces now over the...

The year was 1991. The worst-to-first Atlanta Braves have just won the division for the first time since 1982, the year I was born. The Atlanta Braves team that I knew had always lost more than they won. Usually they lost many more than they won. In 1987, my first year watching the Braves, they went 69-92. In '88, 54-106. During that time my favorite players were Dale Murphy...

Game 101: July 30, 2009 Athletics5H: Russ Springer (5)H: Michael Wuertz (12)BS, L: Craig Breslow (1, 4-5)43-58, 1 game losing streak Red Sox8W: Manny Delcarmen (3-2)H: Daniel Bard (5)S: Jonathan Papelbon (26)59-42, 1 game winning streak Highlights: David Ortiz authored his first late inning pressure situation triumph of 2009 with

Crazy Roy Halladay Trade ProposalJust tossing this out there but if I were the Red Sox GM for today - this is a package I'd offer to Toronto for Roy Halladay. I would offer Clay Buchholtz (everyone has him in a package), Manny Delcarmen or Justin Masterson (JP Riccardi gets to pick one), a lower level prospect and Jonathan Papelbon.Yup - Jonathan Papelbon.That would be the package...