Red Sox Bullpen A Nightmare So Far
Most of the blame for Boston's weekend of horrors in Detroit can be put on the bullpen, which walked off the field with their heads down twice in three games.
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Most of the blame for Boston's weekend of horrors in Detroit can be put on the bullpen, which walked off the field with their heads down twice in three games.
Alex Avila's two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a stunning 13-12 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
Prince Fielder hit his first two home runs with the Detroit Tigers and Miguel Cabrera added a pair of his own in a 10-0 rout of the Boston Red Sox on Saturday
Would-be Red Sox closer Andrew Bailey said he is "fairly confident" he will be back by the end of the season after surgery to repair a ligament in his right thumb.
Beckett will take the hill for the Sox for his first start of the season, and while it will be just one in a long season, it could mean much more.
Tony Mazz was joined by Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com on the Baseball Reporters to discuss the Boston Red Sox bullpen. Did the Sox cheap out on bullpen building?
MLB.com's Peter Gammons joined Fegler and Mazz to talk about the state of the Red Sox and their bullpen.
The Red Sox have two very intriguing arms taking the mound this weekend in Detroit, with Josh Beckett going Saturday and Clay Buchholz on Sunday.
When acquired by the Red Sox along with closer Andrew Bailey, Ryan Sweeney was nothing more than a fourth outfielder.
Gresh and Zo start off today's show after the Red Sox lost the season opener3-2 to the Detroit Tigers; Was this just a good effort that came up short or is the Sox bullpen a major concern.
WBZ-TV's Dan Roche was out at Comerica Park in Detroit for opening day and he discussed the loss with Toucher & Rich.
Opening Day 2012 is in the books for the Red Sox and it was a "mixed emotions" type of start for Boston.
Tony Massarotti opened up the Baseball Reporters discussing the struggles of the Boston Red Sox. Today was opening day for the Boston Red Sox. They lost the opener 3-2 to the Tigers in Detroit.
Jon Lester was solid in his Opening Day bid against the Detroit Tigers, but had to go head-to-head with reigning Cy Young winner Justin Verlander.
It wasn't known how soon, exactly, the potential problem at the back end of the bullpen could rear its ugly head.
