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Topps revealed the 10th and 11th cards in its 2008 Red Hot Rookie redemption program on Tuesday -- No. 10 is Oakland A's pitcher Gio Gonzalez and No. 11 is Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton...
Know how baseball people talk about having a nice mix of old players and young ones? The Red Sox demonstrated the meaning on Tuesday in Baltimore with a 7-2 win over the uh-O’s at Camden Yards. Let’s start with the old(er) guy. Jason Varitek went...
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Earlier this week
Topps announced the sixth and seventh players in the 2008 Topps Finest Rookie Redemption program on Friday and they are Boston Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson (No. 6) and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (No....
1) Clay Buchholz, RHP, Grade A      6.32 ERA with 71/37 K/BB in 73 innings for the Red Sox, 89 hits allowed. 2.47 ERA with 43/17 K/BB in 44 innings for Triple-A Pawtucket. Good example of why even Grade A pitching prospects carry big risks. He...
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When Justin Masterson made his relief debut for the Red Sox [team stats] in Seattle last Wednesday, working 2 2/3 scoreless innings, it was seen as a sign the rookie right-hander might be the in-house solution to the Red Sox’ bullpen woes. But...
Winning pitcher: Floyd (12-6). Losing pitcher: Buchholz (2-8). Att: 39,008. Box score a-struck out for Cora in the 6th. ELowell 2 (10), OCabrera (10), Pierzynski (8). LOBBoston 6, Chicago...
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