Alastair Ingram
Boston Red Sox Featured Columnist
Alastair Ingram has been the featured Boston Red Sox columnist for www.RantSports.com since July of 2010. His articles have been featured on the MLB section of FoxSports.com and on the "Baseball Blogs Weigh In" feature on MLBTradeRumors.com. Follow him on Twitter at @AlastairIngram.
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What Was Adrian Gonzalez Thinking With Injury Excuse for Epic Red Sox Collapse?
When asked why the Red Sox committed arguably the worst September collapse in baseball history, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez offered the following response: “It’s always injuries. Any time a team that doesn’t make the playoffs and is supposed to is because of injuries. Plain and simple.” Gonzalez continued by explaining the specific injuries that hurt [...]
TweetRed Sox Starting Rotation Front and Center in Epic September Collapse
The Red Sox have lost 13 of their last 17 games and are an abysmal 5-15 in September. They trail the Yankees by seven games in the American League East and lead the Rays and Angels by just 2.5 games in the wild card race. There have been numerous reasons for Boston’s horrendous late-season collapse, [...]
TweetJon Lester is Sneaking Into the American League Cy Young Picture
Barring a massive collapse, Tigers ace Justin Verlander will win the 2011 American League Cy Young award. The right-hander leads the league in wins (21), ERA (2.34), WHIP (0.91), strikeouts (223), opponent batting average (.192), and innings pitched (223.0). At this point, it’s almost guaranteed. With that said, Jon Lester is mounting a late-season charge [...]
TweetWhy Josh Beckett is a Different Pitcher Against the New York Yankees in 2011
It’s no secret by now that the Josh Beckett of 2011 is vastly different to the Josh Beckett of 2010. Last year, the right-hander wasn’t healthy to start the season, and it showed. He was roughed up to the tune of a 5.78 ERA and served up 20 home runs in 21 starts. The Yankees [...]
TweetDid John Lackey Mean to Hit Francisco Cervelli?
With the Red Sox trailing the Yankees 4-2 in the top of the seventh inning on Tuesday night, John Lackey drilled New York catcher Francisco Cervelli with his first pitch of the frame. Cervelli, who had homered off Lackey on a 3-1 pitch earlier in the game and followed it up with a celebration at [...]
TweetStarting Pitching Matchups: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
Here are the starting pitching matchups for a three-game series between the Red Sox and Yankees at Fenway Park this week (Boston enters the series with a two-game lead atop the A.L. East): Tuesday: CC Sabathia (17-7, 2.99) vs. John Lackey (12-9, 5.98), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday: Phil Hughes (4-4, 6.46) vs. Josh Beckett (11-5, 2.43), [...]
TweetIs Daniel Bard the Best Reliever in the American League?
During the first two months of the season, Daniel Bard didn’t look like the future closer for the Red Sox. In late May after taking a loss in Cleveland, he stood at 1-4 with a 3.65 ERA and was one of many reasons for Boston’s lackluster start to the 2011 campaign. The right-hander has only [...]
TweetAdrian Gonzalez Once Again the Favorite for American League MVP Award?
One could make the case that Adrian Gonzalez remained a favorite for the American League MVP award despite a home run drought which lasted 84 at-bats. He may have been a candidate during that drought, but his case was certainly weakened by the nearly month-long stretch in which he failed to leave the yard and [...]
TweetChicago Cubs Trying to Lure GM Theo Epstein Away From Boston Red Sox?
ESPN’s Buster Olney hints that the Chicago Cubs, who fired their general manager Jim Hendry late last week, could pursue Red Sox GM Theo Epstein as a potential replacement. Olney suggests that Epstein has viewed the Cubs as an intriguing opportunity in years past: “Epstein has talked about the Cubs’ organization as a place with [...]
TweetThe Adrian Gonzalez Home Run Drought is Officially Over
Before Tuesday night’s game in Texas, Adrian Gonzalez hadn’t hit a home run in his last 84 at-bats, a stretch which lasted nearly a month. Gonzalez blasted two home runs which traveled more than 800 feet combined in a span of just three at-bats against the Rangers’ Colby Lewis to break the slump. The slugger now [...]
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