Happy Birthday Yamaico Navarro Pérez!!!

Yamaico Navarro Pérez was born on Saturday 31 October 1987 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic. He is twenty-three years old today and Yamaico is an infielder for the Boston Red Sox. Have a howl of a day Yamaico!

Yamaico’s photo is from the website boston.redsox.mlb.com

Happy Birthday Marcos Hernandez Scutaro!!!

Marcos Hernandez Scutaro was born on Thursday 30 October 1975 in San Felipe, Venezuela. He is thirty-five years old today and Marco is an infielder for the Boston Red Sox. Have a great day Marco!

Marco’s photo is from the website boston.redsox.mlb.com

Happy Birthday Timothy Paul Bogar!!!

Timothy Paul Bogar was born on Friday 28 October 1966 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is forty-four years old today and Tim is the Third Base Coach for the Boston Red Sox. Have a terrific day Tim!

Tim’s photo is from the website boston.redsox.mlb.com

National League Championship Series 2010

Yes, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies to advance to the World Series! The result of the series is as follows:

Saturday 16 October 2010-SF Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Sunday 17 October 2010-Philadelphia Phillies 6, SF Giants 1
Tuesday 19 October 2010-SF Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Wednesday 20 October 2010-SF Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Thursday 21 October 2010-Philadelphia Phillies 4, SF Giants 2
Saturday 23 October 2010-SF Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2

San Francisco beat Philadelphia four games to two out of the seven game series. The Giants scored a total of nineteen runs over the six games, while the Phillies scored a total of twenty. The total number of runs scored in the series was thirty-nine and the Giants had 48.72% of those runs, while the Phillies had 51.28%.

In the World Series I’ll be rooting for the Texas Rangers over the San Francisco Giants.

San Francisco Giants logo is from the website mlb.com

Happy Birthday Félix Antonio Doubront!!!

Félix Antonio Doubront was born on Friday 23 October 1987 in Carabobo, Venezuela. He is twenty-three years old today and Félix is a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Have a fantastic day Félix!

Félix’s photo is from the website boston.redsox.mlb.com

Happy Birthday John Derran Lackey!!!

John Derran Lackey was born on Monday 23 October 1978 in Abilene, Texas. He is thirty-two years old today and John is a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Have a wonderful day John!

John’s photo is from the website boston.redsox.mlb.com

American League Championship Series 2010

Yes, the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees to advance to the World Series! The result of the series is as follows:

Friday 15 October 2010-New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 5
Saturday 16 October 2010-Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 2
Monday 18 October 2010-Texas Rangers 8, New York Yankees 0
Tuesday 19 October 2010-Texas Rangers 10, New Yankees 3
Wednesday 20 October 2010-New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 2
Friday 22 October 2010-Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 1

Texas beat New York four games to two out of the seven game series. The Rangers scored a total of thirty-eight runs over the six games, while the Yankees scored a total of nineteen. The total number of runs scored in the series was fifty-seven and the Rangers had 66.67% of those runs, while the Yankees had 33.33%.

In the World Series I’ll be rooting for the Texas Rangers over either the San Francisco Giants or the Philadelphia Phillies.

Texas Rangers logo is from the website mlb.com

American League Division Series 2010

Well only one of the two teams that I wanted to win their respective American League division series did so; the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays. The other team, the Minnesota Twins, lost to the New York Yankees. The results of the two series are as follows:

Wednesday 6 October 2010–New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Thursday 7 October 2010–New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Saturday 9 October 2010–New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 1

New York swept Minnesota three games to none out of the five game series. The Yankees scored a total of seventeen runs over the three games, while the Twins scored a total of seven. The total number of runs scored in the series was twenty-four and the Yankees had 70.83% of those runs, while the Twins had 29.17%.

Wednesday 6 October 2010–Texas Rangers 5, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Thursday 7 October 2010–Texas Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Rays 0
Saturday 9 October 2010–Tampa Bay Rays 6, Texas Rangers 3
Sunday 10 October 2010–Tampa Bay Rays 5, Texas Rangers 2
Tuesday 12 October 2010-Texas Rangers 5, Tampa Bay Rays 1

Texas beat Tampa Bay three games to two out of the five game series. The Rangers scored a total of twenty-one runs over the five games, while the Rays scored a total of thirteen. The total number of runs scored in the series was thirty-four and the Rangers had 61.76% of those runs, while the Rays had 38.24%.

Now, for the American League Championship Series, I’ll be rooting for the Texas Rangers over the New York Yankees.


Images:
Left: New York Yankees logo is from the website mlb.com
Center: ALDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com
Right: Texas Rangers logo is from the website mlb.com

National League Division Series 2010

Well the two teams, the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, that I wanted to win their respective National League division series, lost to the Philadelphia Phillies and to the San Francisco Giants. The results of the two series are as follows:

Wednesday 6 October 2010–Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0
Friday 8 October 2010–Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
Sunday 10 October 2010–Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 0

Philadelphia swept Cincinnati three games to none out of the five game series. The Phillies scored a total of thirteen runs over the three games, while the Reds scored a total of four. The total number of runs scored in the series was seventeen and the Phillies had 76.47% of those runs, while the Reds had 23.53%.

Thursday 7 October 2010–San Francisco Giants 1, Atlanta Braves 0
Friday 8 October 2010–Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 4
Sunday 10 October 2010–San Francisco 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Monday 11 October 2010–San Francisco 3, Atlanta Braves 2

San Francisco beat Atlanta three games to one out of the five game series. The Giants scored a total of eleven runs over the four games, while the Braves scored a total of nine. The total number of runs scored in the series was twenty and the Giants had 55.00% of those runs, while the Braves had 45.00%.

Now, for the National League Championship Series, I’ll be rooting for the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies.


Images:
Left: Philadelphia Phillies logo is from the website mlb.com
Center: NLDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com
Right: San Francisco Giants logo is from the website mlb.com

Postseason Participants 2010

At the end of last year, I made a prediction as to who the participants in the 2010 postseason would be. My prediction turned out to be somewhat off the mark. I had predicted the following:

AL East – New York Yankees
AL Central – Minnesota Twins
AL West – Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card – Boston Red Sox

NL East – Atlanta Braves
NL Central – St. Louis Cardinals
NL West – Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card – Houston Astros

Two of the AL teams (the Twins and the Yankees) I predicted did make it this year and only one NL team (the Braves) did so. That is 50.00% for the AL, 25.00% for the NL, and 37.50% overall. The 2010 postseason is as follows:

AL East – Tampa Bay Rays
AL Central – Minnesota Twins
AL West – Texas Rangers
AL Wild Card – New York Yankees

NL East – Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central – Cincinnati Reds
NL West – San Francisco Giants
NL Wild Card – Atlanta Braves


Since the Boston Red Sox are not in the postseason, in the Divisional Series I will be rooting for the Minnesota Twins (playing the New York Yankees) and the Texas Rangers (playing the Tampa Bay Rays) in the AL and for the Cincinnati Reds (playing the Philadelphia Phillies) and the Atlanta Braves (playing the San Francisco Giants) in the NL


Images:
Left: ALDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com

Right: NLDS 2010 logo is from the website mlb.com

Analysis of the Boston Red Sox 2011 Regular Season Schedule

The preliminary schedule for Boston’s 2011 season has been announced and here is a breakdown of the season by month.

April 2011 – Twenty-seven games: Twelve home and fifteen away = 44.44% at home. Playing nine teams. Starting on the road and ending at home. Three days off. Highlight: Home opener on the 8th against the New York Yankees

May 2011 – Thirty games: Eighteen home and twelve away = 60.00% at home. Playing ten teams. Starting at home and ending at home. One day off. Highlight: Interleague play begins on the 20th against the Chicago Cubs at Fenway Park

June 2011 – Twenty-five games: Ten home and fifteen away = 40.00% at home. Playing nine teams. Starting at home and ending on the road. Five days off.

July 2011 – Twenty-six games: Fourteen home and twelve away = 53.85% at home. Playing seven teams. Starting on the road and ending on the road. Five days off. Highlight: Eighty-second All-Star game on the 12th

August 2011 – Twenty-eight games: Fourteen home and fourteen away = 50.00% at home. Playing eight teams. Starting at home and ending at home. Three days off. Highlight: Equal amount of time at home and on the road

September 2011 – Twenty-six games: Thirteen home and thirteen away = 50.00% at home. Playing five teams. Starting at home and ending on the road. Two days off.



Fenway Park logo is from the website mlb.com

Red Sox 2010 Regular Season Overview

The Boston Red Sox 2010 – Regular Season – Month By Month

April – 11 Wins, 12 Losses = 47.83% Winning Percentage
May – 18 Wins, 11 Losses = 62.07% Winning Percentage
June – 18 Wins, 9 Losses = 66.67% Winning Percentage
July – 12 Wins, 13 Losses = 48.00% Winning Percentage
August – 15 Wins, 13 Losses = 53.57% Winning Percentage
September – 13 Wins, 14 Losses = 48.15% Winning Percentage
October – 2 Wins, 1 Loss = 66.67% Winning Percentage

All Months – 89 Wins, 73 Losses = 54.94% Winning Percentage

The Tops In Nine

Runs Scored – Marco Scutaro 92, David Ortiz 86, Adrian Beltre 84
Runs Batted In – Adrian Beltre 102, David Ortiz 102, Victor Martine 79
Homeruns – David Ortiz 32, Adrian Beltre 28, J. D. Drew 22
Batting Average – Adrian Beltre .321, Kevin Youkilis .307, Victor Martinez .302
Wins – Jon Lester 19, Clay Buchholz 17, John Lackey 14
Complete Games – Jon Lester 2, Clay Buchholz 1
Strikeouts – Jon Lester 225, John Lackey 156, Daisuke Matsuzaka 133
ERA – Clay Buchholz 2.33, Jon Lester 3.25, John Lackey 4.40
Saves – Jonathan Papelbon 37, Daniel Bard 3, Felix Doubront 2, Ramon Ramirez 2


The Highlights

April – Wins Opening Night home opener against the New York Yankees; Sweeps the Toronto Blue Jays
May – Sweeps the Los Angeles Angels, the Minnesota Twins, and the Tampa Bay Rays
June – Daniel Nava hits a grand slam on the first pitch of his first at bat as a Major Leaguer; Sweeps the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers
July – All-Star selectees: Adrian Beltre, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester, Victor Martinez, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia; David Ortiz wins the All-Star Homerun Derby; Sweeps the Los Angeles Angels
August – Shuts out the Los Angeles Angels 6 to 0
September – Sweeps the Seattle Mariners
October – Wins final season game against the New York Yankees which denies them the AL East Championship

Image of Fenway Park on Sunday 4 April 2010 is from the Boston Red Sox organization

Red Sox Hitting Recap, 4 April to 3 October 2010

Between Sunday 4 April 2010 and Sunday 3 October 2010, the Boston Red Sox played one hundred sixty-two games – winning eighty-nine and losing seventy-three.

The hypothesis is that when the Boston Red Sox have double digit hits (ten or more) in a game, the team is likely to win the game. When the Boston Red Sox have single digit hits (zero to nine) in a game, the team is likely to lose the game.

Hitting (Season-To-Sunday 3 October 2010)

Red Sox wins when hitting in double digits = 54
Red Sox losses when hitting in double digits = 21
Total number of games = 75
Red Sox won 72.00% of the games when hitting in double digits

Red Sox wins when hitting in single digits = 35
Red Sox losses when hitting in single digits = 52
Total number of games = 87
Red Sox won 40.23% of the games when hitting in single digits

The hypothesis remains valid.


NOTE:

With my perception of the Boston Red Sox as being a power-hitting team, I would have predicted that the total number of double digit games would be greater than the total number of single digit games. This was not the case in 2010. Establishing 82 double digit games as the minimum number necessary to confirm my theoretical prediction and with the Red Sox having a total of 75 double digit games; they fell short by seven games, which is an 8.54% difference


Images:
Left: Pie chart of Red Sox percentage wins and losses when double digit hitting
Right: Pie chart of Red Sox percentage wins and losses when single digit hitting

Red Sox Recap, 1 to 3 October 2010

Between Friday 1 October 2010 and Sunday 3 October 2010, the Boston Red Sox played three home games against the New York Yankees in Fenway Park.

Game One – Saturday 2 October 2010 - DAY

Red Sox 5 runs 11 hits 2 errors
Yankees 6 runs 11 hits 0 errors
Red Sox lost
Game totals: 11 runs 22 hits 2 errors
Analysis: Red Sox had 45.45% of the game runs, 50.00% of the game hits, 100% of the game errors

Game Two – Saturday 2 October 2010 - NIGHT

Red Sox 7 runs 11 hits 2 errors
Yankees 6 runs 7 hits 4 errors
Red Sox won
Game totals: 13 runs 18 hits 6 errors
Analysis: Red Sox had 53.85% of the game runs, 61.11% of the game hits, 33.33% of the game errors

Game Three – Sunday 3 October 2010

Red Sox 8 runs 8 hits 2 errors
Yankees 4 runs 8 hits 1 error
Red Sox won
Game totals: 12 runs 16 hits 3 errors
Analysis: Red Sox had 66.66% of the game runs, 50.00% of the game hits, 33.33% of the game errors


Combined Totals

Red Sox 20 runs 30 hits 6 errors
Yankees 16 runs 26 hits 5 errors
Red Sox: two wins, one loss
Totals: 36 runs 56 hits 11 errors
Analysis: Red Sox had 55.56% of the total runs, 53.57% of the total hits, 54.55% of the total errors


Hitting (Season)

Red Sox wins when hitting in double digits = 54
Red Sox losses when hitting in double digits = 21
Total number of games = 75
Red Sox won 72.00% of the games when hitting in double digits

Red Sox wins when hitting in single digits = 35
Red Sox losses when hitting in single digits = 52
Total number of games = 87
Red Sox won 40.23% of the games when hitting in single digits

Season-To-Sunday 3 October 2010

Red Sox: 818 runs 1510 hits 111 errors
Opponents: 746 runs 1395 hits 85 errors
Red Sox: eighty-nine wins, seventy-three losses
Totals: 1564 runs 2905 hits 196 errors
Analysis: Red Sox had 52.30% of the total runs, 51.98% of the total hits, 56.63% of the total errors

AL East Standings (at the start of Monday 4 October 2010)

Tampa Bay 96 66 .593
New York 95 67 .586
Boston 89 73 .549
Toronto 85 77 .525
Baltimore 66 96 .407

Images:

Left: Pie chart of percentage share of runs between the Red Sox and Yankees
Right: Pie chart of percentage share of hits between the Red Sox and Yankees

Red Sox Yard Yankees, 8 to 4

YANKEES: 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 8 1

BOSTON: 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 x - 8 8 2

Well it's the last Boston Red Sox game I'll watch in my favorite New England sports living bar until next year. For the final game of the 2010 season, the Red Sox are playing the New York Yankees in Fenway Park. Although Boston will not be heading to the postseason, a win in this game would result in a tie with the Yankees for the season record and, depending on what happens with Tampa Bay, would deny New York the AL East division title, making them the AL Wild Card participant. Even though the bar is officially opening at 9:00 a.m. on the weekends, I'm the only patron in the bar and I arrived around 9:20 a.m. and Andrew and is still setting up. Guess I'll have to wait for breakfast. Or perhaps I'll try one of the new items on the menu. And the other Red Sox regular, Rich, has arrived to watch the final game. Want to end in triumph. And the game begins! We take the lead. More people have arrived, but it is a quiet crowd. The Yankees tied it up, but on another Boston homerun, the lead returns to the Red Sox. David Ortiz is done for the season. Yesterday Mike Lowell played the final game of his career and retired to much appreciation from the fans and other people in his life. Thank you Mike! Glad you were able to end your career with Boston. Doing some damage to the Yankees in the sixth - lead increases! It is a homerun derby of a game - a second one of the game for Lowrie. Perhaps no extra innings today. Well, the Yankees scored a run and now have the bases-loaded in the eighth, with two outs - no more runs scored! The last time the Red Sox are at bat for 2010 and they go down 1, 2, 3. Jason Varitek is called back after heading out to play at the top of the ninth - a nice ovation from the fans. Just the top of the ninth to get through and it is a season for Boston - not when the Red Sox wanted to end, but they do tie the season series with the Yankees and New York does not win the division. Now will have to get through the postseason and look forward to next year. Thank you Red Sox!

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YANKEES: Starting Pitcher: Dustin Moseley, Losing Pitcher: Dustin Moseley

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: John Lackey, Winning Pitcher: John Lackey (14)

YANKEES: Homerun: Nick Swisher

BOSTON: Homeruns: J. D. Drew (22), Jed Lowrie (8, 9)

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RED SOX: Wins: 89, Losses: 73, AL East Standings: Tampa Bay, New York, Boston, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Friday 1 April 2011, Texas Rangers, Rangers Ballpark

Boston Red Sox logo is from the website mlb.com

Red Sox Restrain Yankees, 7 to 6

YANKEES: 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 7 4

BOSTON: 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 7 11 2

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YANKEES: Starting Pitcher: A. J. Burnett, Losing Pitcher: Ivan Nova

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Winning Pitcher: Robert Manuel (1)

BOSTON: Homerun: Felipe Lopez (8)

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RED SOX: Wins: 88, Losses: 73, AL East Standings: New York, Tampa Bay, Boston, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Sunday 3 October 2010, 10:35 a.m.PT/1:35 p.m.ET, New York Yankees, Fenway Park, John Lackey

Boston Red Sox logo is from the website mlb.com

Yankees Yank Red Sox

YANKEES: 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 11 0

BOSTON: 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 5 11 2

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YANKEES: Starting Pitcher: Andy Pettitte, Winning Pitcher: Phil Hughes

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield, Losing Pitcher: Jonathan Papelbon (7)

YANKEES: Save: Marian Rivera

YANKEES: Homerun: Robinson Cano

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RED SOX: Wins: 87, Losses: 73, AL East Standings: New York, Tampa Bay, Boston, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Saturday 2 October 2010, 6:05 p.m.PT/9:05 p.m.ET, New York Yankees, Fenway Park, Daisuke Matsuzaka

New York Yankees logo is from the website mlb.com

POSTPONED: Red Sox Vs. Yankees - Game Tomorrow

Due to rain, tonight's game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees in Fenway Park has been postponed until tomorrow, Saturday 2 October 2010 and will be part of a double-header. This game will be played at 6:05 p.m.PT/9:05 p.m.ET, after the already scheduled game at 1:10 p.m.PT/4:10 p.m.ET.

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