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Published
April 5, 2012

Opening Day: It’s time to make their title pitch

Boston gets a quick test against a team with the AL's top pitcher and some of its best hitters.
Published
April 4, 2012

Bailey needs thumb surgery, leaving Red Sox without a closer

Mark Melancon or Alfredo Aceves can step in, but Bobby Valentine is keeping his pick a secret.
Published
April 3, 2012

On Baseball: When Brentz swings, there’s no mistaking the sound

FORT MYERS, Fla. — In the indoor batting cages at the Red Sox spring training complex, the thwacks are constant as batters swing at pitches from minor league coaches. Occasionally, the thwack makes you take notice. Like when Bryce Brentz takes his swings. Brentz, 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, stands still in the batter’s box. The bat […]
Published
April 3, 2012

Tom Caron: Red Sox eager for fresh start

Hope springs eternal on Opening Day. On Thursday the Red Sox will take the field in Detroit, hoping to make a good first impression on Red Sox Nation. It is the beginning of a marathon journey, and in so many ways the start of a new era in Boston baseball. It is also the end […]
Published
April 3, 2012

Major League Notebook: Red Sox expect a thumbs up for Beckett

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Josh Beckett went to Texas on Monday to have his injured thumb examined, but Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine said he expected the right-hander to make his scheduled start at Detroit this weekend in Boston’s second game of the season. “He’s had a little situation that he was taking care of […]

Published
April 1, 2012

Doubront, Bard to fill out Red Sox rotation

Boston manager Bobby Valentine says Felix Doubront and Daniel Bard will fill out the Red Sox rotation. Valentine announced the final two spots Sunday.
Published
April 1, 2012

Red Sox Preview: This team has the talent to put a disaster behind it

If Boston addresses some key issues, this could develop into a season to remember.
Published
March 31, 2012

Bard makes his case for spot in rotation

Daniel Bard waits for the manager's decision after allowing three runs in six innings of a final start.
Published
March 30, 2012

Kevin Thomas: Sox closer to solving the rotation puzzle

"But there might be some situations that I need to wait on before I make any declarations," says Bobby Valentine.
Published
March 30, 2012

Red Sox Notebook: Bowden in survival mode

FORT MYERS, Fla. – He is the last unsettled piece of the Fab Five from the 2005 draft. Michael Bowden is hoping to finally take a major league leap. Bowden, 25, lowered his ERA to 2.00 after pitching a scoreless ninth inning Thursday in a 3-2 loss to Toronto. It was a grinding effort for […]

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