100 Pictures in 20 Days of Fenway Park: Day 2

1934 Fire

Duffy's Cliff

photo from 1935

Opening Day 1953 Snow Out

Doubront and Bard Round Out Rotation; Bailey Causes Consern

We are under a week until Opening Day and the rotation is finally set. Bobby Valentine announced that the final two spots in the rotation will go to lefty Felix Doubront and righty Daniel Bard.

"That's for me what i was looking for all spring," Doubront said. "Even when I start my offseason, to hear that news. That's pretty amazing."

The Red Sox really didn't have an other option but to place Doubront on the team. Reason being his he is out of minor league options and if they didn't keep him they would have most likely lost him on the waiver wire. Doubront pitched a nice spring pitching 16.2 innings in three starts and four appearances. Doubront has a  2.70 ERA and has gave up 18 hits and five runs. Doubront also it brings a second lefty to the rotation.

100 Pictures in 20 Days of Fenway Park

In honor of "America's most beloved ballpark" celebrating it's 100th birthday later this month thought we would share a 100 pictures of the park. We have 20 days to get this done so look for 5 pictures a day until April 20th.

Red Sox Line Up Vs Rays 3/27

Red Sox take on the Rays at JetBlue Park at 1:35 today. The Red Sox will send Josh Beckett to the mound. This will be Beckett's fifth start of the spring. He has a 1-0 record with this spring with a 1.29 ERA. He is have a good spring after coming off the rough September. Beckett is hoping to have a similar day to what stater Jon Lester had yesterday.

Lester was in regular season form pitching a 7.0 inning shut out with two hits and 10 strike outs. Lester was named the opening day starter against the Tigers.

Line Ups vs Rays


Aviles SS
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Youkilis 3B
Ortiz DH
Ross LF
Saltalamacchia C
Sweeney RF

Pitching


Beckett SP
Morales
Melancon
Atchison

Iglesias Sent Down, Aviles Opening Day Starter

The debate over who will be the opening day short stop is finally over. The Red Sox optioned Jose Iglesias to AAA Pawtucket earlier this morning. With Iglesias being sent down that leave Mike Aviles as your stater.

Iglesias who is an amazing defensive short stop but struggles to hit the ball. This spring he suffered from a groin injury which held him back several games and he ended the spring hitting right at the Mendoza Line a whopping .200.

"(Inglesias) had a real emotional meeting with Ben and I," manager Bobby Valentine said. "At this time, we decided it was best for him and this organization that he get some real regular at-bats and works a littler more on his consistency of his swing and play."

Images From Spring Training JetBlue Park

  

 

 
 
 

 

 
 

 

St. Patrick's Day Game in Sarasota