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Timeless Wakefield Gives Sox Lift

OAKLAND -- Terry Francona was having one of those mornings.Not only was his team reeling from its worst eight-game start in 13 years, but he had just hours earlier milked 11 innings out of his bullpen and had to put Daisuke Matsuzaka on the disabled list. The pitcher who was coming from Triple-A to take Matsuzaka's spot...

Farewell, Tim Wakefield; Farewell, Knuckleball

Baseball Prospectus notes an interesting last-minute lineup change for the Boston Red Sox today: Terry Francona, apparently concerned with the status of Tim Wakefield's back, has decided not to include Wakefield on the postseason roster. Instead, catcher Kevin Cash will be on the squad. According to BP, Francona made the...

The Red Sox Costume Video, Just for You

Big thanks to our own The Hype for converting this from a local television station for our perusal here at FanHouse. In case you lost count, that's Daisuke Matsuzaka dressed up as the Teletubbie Dipsy, Hideki Okajima and Jacob Ellsbury as female pirates, Clay Buchholz as Minnie Mouse and Brandon Moss as "The Wizard of...