Back In Boston
Sullivan Tires seems to have locked Jon Lester into some sort of blogging arrangement.
Red Sox Starters On Historic Run -- Tim Britton, Providence Journal
Nuggetpalooza Dissects The Streak -- Gary Marbry, WEEI
For those who truly love their esoteric/trivial statistics.
Jonathan Papelbon’s alter ego frightening(ly effective) -- John Tomase, Boston Herald
Drew would play the straight man in this bit.
Going places? Sox top pitching prospect Anthony Ranaudo is making his case -- Alex Speier, WEEI
Of note for Ranaudo: his stats don't do him justice, if all the reports of hard-breaking curves being incorrectly called balls are true. It's always nice when one of the biggest knocks against you is that you've got a pitch that's too good for minor league umps.
Where things stand with Ryan Kalish -- Alex Speier, WEEI
Ryan Kalish Hopes To Be Back In One Month -- Dan Hoard, Heard It From Hoard
All hope is not lost, but color me skeptical that this is really at all likely to work out as Kalish hopes.
If Orlando Cabrera never leaves, Jed Lowrie never arrives -- Brian MacPherson, Providence Journal
Catcher Exposito getting up to speed -- Mike Andrews (SoxProspects), ESPN
Call him up! Call anyone up! Give me Dan Butler, or give me death!
Around the AL East
White Sox 2, Yankees 0 - Brandon C, Pinstripe Alley
Phil Hughes' Rehab Hits Snag -- Rob Neyer, Baseball Nation
Book Details Derek Jeter's and Alex Rodriguez's Frosty Relationship -- Rob Neyer, Baseball Nation
Gotta love some good ol' fashioned Yankees muckraking.
Blue Jays 6, Rangers 4 -- Tom Dakers, Bluebird Banter
Is Jose Bautista the Best Hitter in the AL? -- Dave Cameron, FanGraphs Baseball
MLB In General
Los Angeles Dodgers' Trustee Will Be Tom Schieffer -- Jeff Sullivan, Baseball Nation