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Moriarty9 · 07-24-2008, 07:46 PM

Hunt for Red (Sox) October
September do or die for Boston
Saturday, September 1, 2012

BOSTON - Now that the dog days of August are behind them and the rosters have expanded, the Red Sox hope September is a surge month rather than a contiunation of their summer swoon.
With their 6-4 win over the Oakland Athletics last night, the Red Sox put a positive note on a dreary August, a month in which they went just 9-19. While Boston was in a freefall, the New York Yankees have won 27 of their last 39 games, rocketing past the Red Sox in the American League East division standings. The Red Sox enter the month of September down 7 1/2 in the division, 5 games in the Wild Card race.
"August was certainly an awful month for us but its done and over with," Red Sox manager Kevin Kennedy said today. "We've got one month left in the season and we need to play the way we did for most of the first half, if not better, to get into the playoffs - which is where we belong."
To help the team in its push for the post-season, a number of minor leaguers have been called up today as part of the annual roster expansion.
Victor Waddell has earned a late-season callup for the fourth straight year after posting a 2.65 ERA in AAA Pawtucket this year. Waddell is 1-3 with one save and a 5.14 ERA in 12 big league games with Boston, including five starts.
Another key callup is left-handed reliever Danny Hanna. Hanna, 22, was acquired from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last year and was impressive over nine innings out of the bullpen for Boston last season, allowing seven hits, two walks and 10 strikeouts and posting a 1.00 ERA during that time. He started this year in the Red Sox bullpen but was demoted to Pawtucket after starting 0-1 with a 7.11 ERA in six appearances.
Eric McAllister, a 22-year-old southpaw, will spend his third straight September in the big leagues. The young starter is 2-3 with a 5.71 ERA in eight games, six starts, with Boston in 2010 and 2011.
Offensively, the team has made several other additions designed to help down the stretch.
Adrian Gonzalez, signed over the winter to compete for a starting job at first base, had only six at bats - in which he collected no hits - with Boston to start the season before being sent to Pawtucket as the roster was shuffled to accomodate players coming off the disabled list.
Bob Miles, acquired last July, performed well in AA Portland and AAA Pawtucket and hopes to improve on his .229, seven home run, 26 RBI performance in 74 games with Boston and the Kansas City Royals last year.
Veteran outfielder David Murphy will return to Boston after hitting .263 with three homers and 27 RBI in 205 at bats with Pawtucket this year, battling a bad back. He went just 1-for-7 with Boston earlier in the season and is a career .282 hitter with 14 home runs and 96 RBI in 730 big league at bats.
Adam McCormick, 26, earned a September call-up after hitting .334 with 13 homers and 71 RBI in 112 games with the PawSox. He went 2-for-7 with Boston earlier this year and is now 4-for-12 as a big-leaguer.
Although he played sparingly in Pawtucket and had a woeful 2011 time (.104, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 48 AB) with Boston last year, Antonio Andres will serve as a defensive replacement and pinch runner for the Red Sox the rest of the way.
The Red Sox are also heavily rumored to have a trade worked out a trade for a corner infielder with pop. The front office has not commented publicly on any potential trades, but sources have indicated the team has its eyes on a young firstbaseman from the American League Central. If a trade has, or will be, consumated, then all involved players would be placed on waivers and would have to go unclaimed in order for the trade to be processed by Major League Baseball.

07-24-2008, 07:46 PM	#201 (permalink)
Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 413	Hunt for Red (Sox) October September do or die for Boston Saturday, September 1, 2012 BOSTON - Now that the dog days of August are behind them and the rosters have expanded, the Red Sox hope September is a surge month rather than a contiunation of their summer swoon. With their 6-4 win over the Oakland Athletics last night, the Red Sox put a positive note on a dreary August, a month in which they went just 9-19. While Boston was in a freefall, the New York Yankees have won 27 of their last 39 games, rocketing past the Red Sox in the American League East division standings. The Red Sox enter the month of September down 7 1/2 in the division, 5 games in the Wild Card race. "August was certainly an awful month for us but its done and over with," Red Sox manager Kevin Kennedy said today. "We've got one month left in the season and we need to play the way we did for most of the first half, if not better, to get into the playoffs - which is where we belong." To help the team in its push for the post-season, a number of minor leaguers have been called up today as part of the annual roster expansion. Victor Waddell has earned a late-season callup for the fourth straight year after posting a 2.65 ERA in AAA Pawtucket this year. Waddell is 1-3 with one save and a 5.14 ERA in 12 big league games with Boston, including five starts. Another key callup is left-handed reliever Danny Hanna. Hanna, 22, was acquired from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last year and was impressive over nine innings out of the bullpen for Boston last season, allowing seven hits, two walks and 10 strikeouts and posting a 1.00 ERA during that time. He started this year in the Red Sox bullpen but was demoted to Pawtucket after starting 0-1 with a 7.11 ERA in six appearances. Eric McAllister, a 22-year-old southpaw, will spend his third straight September in the big leagues. The young starter is 2-3 with a 5.71 ERA in eight games, six starts, with Boston in 2010 and 2011. Offensively, the team has made several other additions designed to help down the stretch. Adrian Gonzalez, signed over the winter to compete for a starting job at first base, had only six at bats - in which he collected no hits - with Boston to start the season before being sent to Pawtucket as the roster was shuffled to accomodate players coming off the disabled list. Bob Miles, acquired last July, performed well in AA Portland and AAA Pawtucket and hopes to improve on his .229, seven home run, 26 RBI performance in 74 games with Boston and the Kansas City Royals last year. Veteran outfielder David Murphy will return to Boston after hitting .263 with three homers and 27 RBI in 205 at bats with Pawtucket this year, battling a bad back. He went just 1-for-7 with Boston earlier in the season and is a career .282 hitter with 14 home runs and 96 RBI in 730 big league at bats. Adam McCormick, 26, earned a September call-up after hitting .334 with 13 homers and 71 RBI in 112 games with the PawSox. He went 2-for-7 with Boston earlier this year and is now 4-for-12 as a big-leaguer. Although he played sparingly in Pawtucket and had a woeful 2011 time (.104, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 48 AB) with Boston last year, Antonio Andres will serve as a defensive replacement and pinch runner for the Red Sox the rest of the way. The Red Sox are also heavily rumored to have a trade worked out a trade for a corner infielder with pop. The front office has not commented publicly on any potential trades, but sources have indicated the team has its eyes on a young firstbaseman from the American League Central. If a trade has, or will be, consumated, then all involved players would be placed on waivers and would have to go unclaimed in order for the trade to be processed by Major League Baseball.