Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Ian Browne / MLB.com : Papelbon can't close door, Sox lose — Sox's closer allows three in ninth as Angels win ALDS — BOSTON — The Red Sox were one strike away from a win that would have prolonged their season another day. But the Angels wouldn't stand for it, coming up with three runs in the top …
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Ian Browne / MLB.com : Sox are specialists on October comebacks — Club knows what to do when it comes to elimination games — BOSTON — As uncomfortable a situation as it is, the Red Sox of recent Octobers have been there numerous times before and somehow crawled out of the hole.
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Ian O'Connor / NorthJersey.com : Tino says Yanks' swagger is back — MINNEAPOLIS - Through the prism of a high-def screen, it was easy to connect the delirious present to a dynastic past. Tino Martinez watched Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira unleash their epic swings, watched men celebrate like boys …
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
Ian Browne / MLB.com : Lester's injury appears to be minor — Lefty plans to make next start, is day-to-day with contusion — NEW YORK — At first, there was panic. How could there not be? Jon Lester, Boston's star southpaw, was in agony and on the ground after getting belted on the right knee …
MLB (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Will Victor Martinez be the full-time catcher next year, and if so, will Jason Varitek still be around? Beat reporter Ian Browne looks at this and other questions in the latest Inbox.
SOX (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
... to get involved in the bidding as well. The Red Sox could have an advantage in signing Chapman as Ian Browne points out as the Red Sox signed one of his teammates in Jose Iglesias, who is currently playing in the Arizona Fall League. This should be very interesting to watch after the season ends. It’s a remembrance of the last time the Red Sox and Yankees did battle in the Cuban free agent...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
MLB.com's Ian Browne doesn't think Jonathan Papelbon's final appearance with the Red Sox will be his meltdown in Game 3 of the ALDS. A reader inquired in Browne's mailbag column whether Papelbon could be jettisoned, with Daniel Bard getting a shot at closing duties. Browne notes that Papelbon has been an All Star during each of his four years as closer, and says of Boston, "I...
MLB (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
In this week's Inbox, beat reporter Ian Browne fields queries from fans dispelling notions that Jonathan Papelbon is a trade possibility or a possible starter rather than the team's closer.
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
(Gil) Velazquez does not think he will be on the roster. Twitter / Ian Browne: Velazquez does not think h ... ... but he is in the clubhouse. Interesting. But, hey, at least he won't be on the roster. If he were to be, that would probably mean bigger problems for either Jed Lowrie or Alex Gonzalez.
lenNY's Yankees - A Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
... back to LA, and they have overcome this deficit in the ALDS before. According to MLB.com’s Ian Browne , “Since 2003, the Red Sox are 13-3 in potential elimination games.” Not too shabby.
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
... mound and plate are covered and all is quiet save a few writers … David Laurila / Rev Halofan / Ian Browne / — Baseball America's Matt Eddy has a list of “the first wave of minor league free agents.” See anyone you like? — RHP Greg Aquino — RHP Josh Banks — 3B Brian Barden — C Edwin Bellorin — RHP Kris Benson — 1B Wilson Betemit — LHP Travis Blackley
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
... and all is quiet save a few writers … Discussion: , , , , and Discussion: Mike Petraglia / : Ian / : Randy Booth / : : Lyle Spencer / : Screech's Best Friend / : Brian McTaggart / : — Garner, Melvin, Yost among 10 candidates set for interviews — HOUSTON — Former Astros manager Phil Garner, former Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin and former Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost are among 10...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
... and Discussion: David Waldstein / : Rob / : : Discussion: and Discussion: : D.J. Short / : Ian Browne / : Discussion: and Discussion: Steve Bisheff / : : Lyle Spencer / : Discussion: and Discussion: Sean Smith / : Screech's Best Friend / : Thomas Harding / : — Replay shows key play in ninth should've been ruled foul — DENVER — Whether it was umpires being in the wrong place or some gamesmanship...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch : Cards set to probe reasons for failure — Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak (left) talks with chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. during batting practice before Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. (By Chris Lee/P-D)
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com : Vlad's heroics deliver ALDS sweep — Angels rally with two outs in ninth to stun Sox — BOSTON — Stunning Red Sox Nation with a two-out ninth-inning eruption, the Angels completed a sweep of the American League Division Series with a 7-6 conquest of Boston on Sunday at Fenway Park.
