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Lets talk rotations; my starting 5

My Red Sox pitching rotation: 1. LHP Jon Lester2. RHP Josh Beckett3. RHP Dice-K Matsuzaka4. RHP Tim Wakefield5. RHP Brad Penny John Smoltz is due to come back in May (or June) and may be another force to recon with, maybe flip flopping with Wakefield. Why I think Lester may this year...
 

Should we be a bit worried about Papelbon?

After a pretty good outing by Brad Penny and more dominance dished out by the bullpen, the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, in game 1 of the four game series. Before the ninth inning, it was 6-3 Red Sox, with Penny giving up all of the runs. Ramon Ramirez and...
 

Girardi wants Penny suspended for A-Rod hit

You kidding me? ESPN.com reported that New York Yankees manager Joe Giradi wants Boston Red Sox pitcher Brad Penny to be suspended for "intentionally" hitting Alex Rodriguez in the back during the first inning in Thursday's game in which the Sox won 4-3. From the New...
 

Eighth straight; Red Sox come back to beat Yanks

This was simply the best game of the series, if not the whole season series. David Ortiz hit a home run to make it 1-0 Red Sox. Brad Penny pitched six innings and allowed no runs. A-Rod finally came through for the New York Yankees to make it 3-1. C.C. Sabathia was dominant all the...
 

Red Sox celebrate 500th sellout and 40th win

The Boston Red Sox celebrated its 500th consecutive sellout and its 40th win as they beat the Florida Marlins tonight, 6-1.  Brad Penny is now 6-2 this season as he pitched five innings deep giving up a run on three hits, four walks, and three strikeouts. Jacoby Ellsbury committed...
 

Brad Penny - Steal of the Offseason

This article is also posted on Sox & Dawgs. Many thanks to Ian Bethune for letting me contribute to his blog. Way back in December of 2008, Boston Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein was in the mood for pitcher shopping, but he wasn't interested in pouring out boat loads of...
 

Nationals; destination for Sox and Yanks 'rejects'

Those poor Washington Nationals.  Is it safe to say that everyone should feel sorry for them? Buried in the midst of the National League East, the Nationals sit in last place not only in their division, but the entire league with a 20-48 record. Skimming up and down the 25-ma roster...
 

Lowrie returns, Penny can't pitch past 5th, Jays power by Red Sox

It was a tough afternoon for Brad Penny and the Boston Red Sox as the Toronto Blue Jays took game two of a three game series, 6-2 at the Rogers Centre before 36,926 fans. Shortstop Jed Lowrie returned after undergoing wrist surgery that kept him sidelined for almost four months....
 

Penny pressure; Red Sox pitcher needs deep outing against Tampa Bay tonight

After last night's extra inning disaster, the Boston Red Sox have to brush aside the loss and look towards the future; that being Brad Penny who takes the mound tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays who now have a 7-4 record against Boston in 2009. Penny has been known all season...
 

How the mighty Red Sox have fallen out of the AL East race

It's almost quite hard to believe that the Boston Red Sox were a dominant 8-0 against the New York Yankees to kick off the 2009 season. But during the last five meetings with the Bronx Bombers, Boston has yet to capitalize and this comes at the more crucial stage of the season...
 

If you suck in Boston, you rock in the NL

Wednesday night, Brad Penny made his pitching debut with the San Francisco Giants who took on the National League East leading Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. What happened is almost a mystery. Penny threw eight shutout innings and allowed five hits, one walk, and...
 

This is no time for experiments Terry Francona

(Front left) Manny Delcarmen and Daniel Bard Monday night was a perfect example of "shoulda, coulda, woulda" for the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox had a commanding lead, blew it, couldn't rally, blew it some more, and eventually lost to the Kansas City Royals. The New York...
 

Brad Penny, Juan Uribe turn down one-year offers from San Francisco Giants to return

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Right-hander Brad Penny and infielder Juan Uribe have turned down one-year contract offers to return to the San Francisco Giants.
>> sports.espn.go.com/mlb/new...
 

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There is not too much going on in Baseball since they shut down the sport from Christmas Day through New Years Day. The Boston Red Sox signed Brad Penny. The one Major thing that is going on in Baseball is MLB network goes on the Air starting tomorrow at 6:00PM. They will have a hot...
 

Sox Stay Busy,Other Free Agent Moves

The Boston Red Sox stayed busy by inking former Dodgers closer Takashi Saito to a 1 yr incentive laden deal. The Red Sox continue to pile up low risk high reward players. He is guaranteed between 1.5-2.5 million and could earn up to 7 million in incentives. He joins John Smoltz,Brad...
 

Pitching matchups for Red Sox series

Tomorrow- A.J. Burnett vs Josh Beckett Wednesday- Chien-Ming Wang vs Tim Wakefield Thursday- CC Sabathia vs Brad Penny Tomorrow is a battle of ex teammates and a game earlier in the year where the Yanks were winning 6-0 and A.J. gave it up and the Yankees got blown out. Wednesday Wang...
 

Yanks at Red Sox and Wang stays in rotation

The New York Yankees need to salvage the last game of this series with CC Sabathia facing Brad Penny. The matchup on paper isn't much of one at all and the Yankees have to take advantage of it before coming home to the homerun haven and teeing off on John Maine and Livan Hernandez...
 

Pitching matchups for Yanks/BosoxB

Tomorrow- Andy Pettitte vs Brad Penny Saturday- A.J. Burnett vs Junichi Tazawa Sunday- CC Sabathia vs Josh Beckett It is in Fenway but all the pressure is on the Red Sox. The Yankees have their top 3 pitchers going and they clearly have the advantage the first two games. The Yankee...
 

Penny, Uribe turn down offers from San Francisco

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Right-hander Brad Penny and infielder Juan Uribe have turned down one-year contract offers to return to the San Francisco Giants.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/ba...
 

Penny, Uribe decline one-year offers from Giants

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Right-hander Brad Penny and infielder Juan Uribe have turned down one-year contract offers to return to the San Francisco Giants.
>> feeds.cbssports.com/click.p...
 

Penny, Uribe turn down offers from Giants

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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Right-hander Brad Penny and infielder Juan Uribe have turned down one-year contract offers to return to the San Francisco Giants...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Penny, Uribe turn down offers from Giants

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Right-hander Brad Penny and infielder Juan Uribe have turned down one-year contract offers to return to the San Francisco Giants.
>> www.signonsandiego.com/news/20...
 

San Francisco Giants: Why GM Brian Sabean Should Re-Sign Brady Penny

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Intimidation can be utilized in any sport and when it comes to baseball, there is no player that brings the intimidation factor better than starting pitcher Brad Penny...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Arbitration Fallout: Benjie Molina

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Yesterday, I advocated for the Giants to offer Benjie Molina salary arbitration. But the Giants were unwilling to take the risk:"The Giants declined to offer salary arbitration to Bengie Molina, the clearest signal yet that they will have a different catcher on opening day.They...
>> jorgesaysno.blogspot.com/2009/12...
 

Top 5 Low/High Risk 2009/2010 Free Agent Starters

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Image by SD Dirk via Flickr The market for starting pitchers is perhaps the most interesting, and arguably the most important market heading into any offseason. While casual baseball fans were given a crash course on Type A and B free agents last year, as there were...
>> baseballreflections.com/2009/12...
 
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