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

An Open Letter to Terry Francona

Terry, your sixth season with the Boston Red Sox as the team’s Manager has come to a close and I just want to write a few words to you. If you look at previous postings within this blog in which you are mentioned, it would seem that I am completely exasperated with you – this is far from the case. I am extremely happy that you are managing the Red Sox and totally love that Boston has two World Series championships under your leadership. It’s just how you use pitchers that sometimes gets me frustrated. You have improved since the 2006 season – perhaps the 2007 season approach would work in the coming season. But I’ve written enough about that for this season – on to other matters. I’m sure there are goals that you would like the team to achieve in 2010. Here are mine – hope some of them match yours.

Ten In TwentyTen

Win the season series against the New York Yankees
Win the AL East
Win at least 100 games
Increase road game wins by 10% (four additional wins)
Increase home game wins by 10% (six additional wins)
Have twelve to sixteen complete games
Starters pitch at least seven innings per game (based on game performance)
First place in AL defense
First place in AL offense
Win the World Series

I’m confident that with all the free agents, team/player options, trades, minor league callups, and returning players activity which will occur over the next several months, the Boston Red Sox will field an excellent team to begin the 2010 season. And Terry, with you at the lead, the Red Sox are sure to be in contention from the start. Enjoy the offseason, reflect on 2009, and return to Spring Training with renewed determination to improve Red Sox results for the 2010 season. Make the Boston Red Sox champions again!