Gammons on Big Show: ‘Pretty serious concerns about middle relief’
Hall of Fame reporter and NESN analyst Peter Gammons checked in with the Big Show on Friday to discuss the early-season lessons offered by the Red Sox-Yankees series. Gammons identified two chief...
View ArticleLowell: ‘I feel like I got whacked there’
“NEW YORK — Initially, it appeared frightful. The Curtis Granderson grounder with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning had something of a topspin hop to it, shooting up at Mike Lowell‘s face. As...
View ArticleFor the first time: Bobby Jenks-to-Daniel Bard-to-Jonathan Papelbon equals win
Friday was exactly what Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein and skipper Terry Francona had in mind when they rebuilt the bullpen. The idea was to have Bobby Jenks pitch the seventh, Daniel Bard the...
View ArticleHow the Yankees finally got to Jon Lester
Default Player for embeding in WEEI.com columns and blogs. brightcove.createExperiences(); Red Sox fans have seen this movie before. An ace pitcher is cruising along against the vaunted Yankee lineup,...
View ArticleCurt Schilling on M&M: Red Sox’ season riding on Josh Beckett’s health
Former Red Sox pitcher and current ESPN analyst Curt Schilling joined Mut & Merloni Wednesday morning. Among the topics discussed was Josh Beckett‘s sprained right ankle. Schilling, who is no...
View ArticleJohn Kruk on M&M: ‘I’m still going to stick with the Red Sox’ in the playoffs
ESPN baseball analyst John Kruk joined Mut & Merloni Thursday to share his thoughts on how the American League playoff race is shaping up as well as who the contenders are for postseason awards....
View ArticleIs Jacoby Ellsbury the leading man? A look at the American League MVP field
The American League MVP field is incredibly competitive this year, with strong cases to be made for no fewer than five candidates, all of whom impacted the game in a variety of ways. The top candidates...
View ArticleJacoby Ellsbury has his goals and the 2012 AL MVP might just be one
brightcove.createExperiences(); FORT MYERS, Fla. — Speaking publicly to the Boston media for the first time since Detroit’s Justin Verlander narrowly edged him out for the 2011 American League MVP,...
View ArticleRed Sox-Yankees series preview
The Red Sox may not have completed the sweep against the second-place Rays, but they’ll come home to Fenway with an 8½-game lead in the division and a magic number of 8. It was an impressive road trip...
View ArticleMike Napoli vs. Curtis Granderson in an inflationary market
A year ago, Mike Napoli had a three-year, $39 million deal in hand with the Red Sox before the uncertainty generated by his diagnosis with a degenerative hip condition led to the deal’s revision into a...
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