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Red Sox Preview: Mixing and Morphing the Bullpen
Jonathan Papelbon will be back in the closer spot this season, but the rest of the bullpen spots are still up for grabs. (Adam Weinrib/WBRU)
A slight chill whips around the cozy dimensions of Fenway Park. As evening creeps into night, the top of the 9th is upon us in a tight game. [...]
Sports Rundown/WBRU Sports Exclusive Interview: Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey
This is the third and final installment in a series of features on innovators who work behind the scenes in the sports world, leading up to our coverage of the 2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference on Saturday, March 6, in Boston. Last week we talked to Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, and [...]
A Tale of Two Halves: #4 Syracuse Topples PC 99-85
Well, I can’t say it wasn’t interesting. Anyone who attended last night’s PC/Syracuse game at the Dunk would agree. I was riveted for much of the game. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the outcome hardly deviated from the norm, and your PC Friars fell again to another top team, ending their hellish stretch [...]
Red Sox Spring Training: An Interview with Jon Lester
Spring Training is a wild experience for everyone involved, with autograph seekers at every turn and constant work for the players. That being said, it’s extremely impressive and humbling when a big-time MLB player takes some of his time to talk to you. Red Sox star lefty Jon Lester took a few minutes to speak [...]
Red Sox 2010 Preview: Best rotation in the league?
FORT MYERS, FL- Over the last decade, it has not been uncommon for Red Sox fans to be excited about starting pitching coming into each season. They’ve been blessed to see one of the best pitchers of all time in his prime in Pedro Martinez. They watched as the addition of Curt Schilling pushed them [...]
Lars Anderson: Turning a Corner in 2010
Coming into the 2009 season, there was nobody in the Red Sox farm system who was more watched, more analyzed, and more highly-touted than first baseman Lars Anderson (even WBRU Sports devoted a Brief to praising him). However, Lars’ 2009 season was a disappointment; expected to finally blossom outside the California League with massive power [...]
Spring Training Begins- The Sox Have a Million Arms
Well, pitchers and catchers are scheduled to officially report to Spring Training sometime within the next 24 hours or s0. For the Sox this year, there is no more important day of the year; not only does it signify the start of the baseball season, but pitching is the foundation this team is built on. [...]
