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Baseball Rotations Shaken Up
Major moves in the world of pitching today. After 10 years of dedicated service to the Houston Astros, Roy Oswalt has been traded to the philadelphia phillies, becoming the third wheel behind aces Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels. Oswalt indicated his desire to be traded on May 22, when the Astros were at [...]
Paw Sox Notebook: Ryan Kalish – Boston’s Best Prospect Who Might Never See Time In The Majors
Amidst a discouraging 9-2 loss to the Rochester Red Wings tonight in Pawtucket, wherein Red Wings pitcher Glen Perkins absolutely dominated, there was without a doubt a silver lining for the Paw Sox. Their leadoff man and centerfielder Ryan Kalish, just 22 years old, impressed with both the stick and the glove. He went 4-5 [...]
Nava Using Tickets To Woo Erin Andrews
For most athletes, celebrity status and riches are enough to land any woman they may desire. But for a Major League Baseball rookie just days into his career, celebrity and riches aren’t the tools at his disposal quite yet. Daniel Nava made headlines when he hit a grand slam last Saturday for the Boston Red [...]
Sox Build Off Interleague Success In Fenway Against The Diamondbacks
On what was a perfect night for baseball, Fenway park sold out for the 586th game in a row despite the temptation for Boston fans to stay home and watch the Celtics close out the NBA finals. The Red Sox are currently in the midst of a 15 game stretch of inter-league matchups, and kicked [...]
Sports Rundown 5/15: Celtics triumph, Bruins collapse and Royals stink
Due to technical difficulties, the Sports Rundown was not aired live this past Saturday. However, you can still get your Gabe and J-Load fix right here on news.wbru.com. On this week’s edition of the award-winning Sports Rundown:
1. Gabe and J-Lo0ad discuss the Celtics’ triumph over the favored Cavaliers
2. Do the Celtics match up well with [...]
Cameron hitless, but Paw Sox win 3-2
Behind strong pitching and a balanced offense, the Pawtucket Red Sox defeated the Gwinnett Braves 3-2 Thursday afternoon, winning their first series of the year by taking the last three of the four-game set. Kris Johnson (2-2, 6.11) got the win for the Sox, pitching six innings and striking out five while surrendering three hits, [...]
Bonser, Nava lead Paw Sox to shutout victory over Braves
In his second outing since experiencing shoulder soreness on April 13, Boof Bonser pitched four shutout innings, and the Paw Sox defeated the Atlanta AAA-affiliate Gwinnett Braves 6-0. Rehabbing from rotator cuff surgery in 2009, Bonser’s had a rough time in Pawtucket, pitching to a 12.53 ERA before tonight’s game: 4 innings pitched, 2 hits, [...]
Sports Rundown 5/8; Bruins, Celtics and Tazers, oh my!
On this week’s edition of the award-winning Sports Rundown:
1. Gabe and J-Load tackle the Bruins Stanley Cup aspirations.
2. Who could the Bruins face in their fight for the Eastern Conference Championship?
3. The Celtics are down 2-1 vs. the Cavs; can they come back against King James and co.?
4. Which players need to step up for [...]
