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Throwing Jarrod Saltalamacchia into the everyday Red Sox lineup and insisting on keeping Carl Crawford in the leadoff spot are mistakes the BoSox manager needs to stop making.
On paper, the 2011 Boston Red Sox look set to win the AL East. But only health and consistency from key players will get the hometown squad there.
After resigning Jason Varitek, trading for Adrian Gonzalez and signing Carl Crawford to improve the offense, GM Theo Epstein is quietly rebuilding the troubled Red Sox bullpen.
Boston's 2011 free agency period gets off to a bad start.
The BoSox celebrate the career of Mike Lowell and let the fans cheer on David Ortiz and Jason Varitek for possibly one last time in a Boston uniform.
Boston tattooed Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez but lost the series. In San Francisco, they lost three players to injury but won the series. Go figure.
The BoSox put it all together in sweeping the Rays, but split four games with the lowly Royals.
Minus a couple of duds, Boston has a winning week and gains ground in the AL Wild Card race.
Another week, another .500 record for this .500 Boston squad.
It started out as a promising week, then turned into a weekend to forget for Red Sox Nation.
BC Writer of the Week