With two months remaining in the BTS and MLB 
seasons, I decided to take a look at some of the outstanding stats in our BTS league. Take a look at these and you will may be quite surprised.
-Frankie Marino was the only one to pick a hitter who walked. He selected Colby Rasmus who went 0-0 with four walks on 8/13.
-Frank Bundy is the only one to have a 5-hit day this season. He selected Dustin Pedroia on 6/24, who went 5-5.
It’s been a dismal start to the 2010 season and Boston fans may feel concerned as the Red Sox struggle to win games. The season opened up with what looked like a promising victory. After falling behind 5-1 against the Yankees, Boston battled back to win on opening day.
The Red Sox have yet to hold a winning record since they were 1-0 on April 4th. After a month of .500 baseball, the Sox still haven’t found their stride. Boston won five out of six at the end of April, but then lost a series in Baltimore.
Boston has yet to defeat the better teams in the league and will face that challenge again during the month of May. The Sox will face Anaheim, Tampa Bay, Detroit, and the Yankees twice over the next few weeks.
With an 11-14 record, it’s hard to imagine the Sox doing well this month. The lose of Jacoby Ellsbury has hurt Boston tremendously. Read the rest of this entry →
John Lackey just recently became a member of the Red Sox back in December of 2009. Boston signed him for five years, $82.5 dollars. Although he will not start a game until April, many Red Sox fans anticipate what should be an exciting player to watch.
The 6’ 6” pitcher was drafted in the second round (68th overall) by the Anaheim Angels back in 1999. It wasn’t until June 24th, 2002 when Lackey made his Major League debut. The debut didn’t go to well as he lost his first start and was then sent back down to triple A.
Less than a week later, Lackey earned his first win in the big leagues, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the playoffs, Lackey played arguably the biggest game of his career. Game seven of the World Series, where he allowed only one earned run on four hits while striking out four in five innings.
In his sophomore season, Lackey was slumping, but in the following years he was able to turn that around. On July 7th, 2006, he retired 27 batters in a row after allowing Mark Kotsay to lead off the game with a double.
In his first start of 2009, on May 16, Lackey was ejected after his first two pitches of the season in a game against the Texas Rangers Lackey threw his first pitch behind Ian Kinsler’s head, and hit Kinsler in the side with his second pitch. Home Plate Umpire Bob Davidson ejected Lackey without hesitation. Since Kinsler scored, Lackey was charged with an earned run, giving him an ERA of infinity.
This season, Lackey will begin his career with the Sox, getting a taste of what it is like to play at Fenway.
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