Marlon Byrd on his turnaround: ‘Sometime you need to re-learn’ hitting
Marlon Byrd (center) has been the focus of a resurgent Red Sox offense. (AP) This has been one weird season for Marlon Byrd. The man who signed for $15 million over three years with the Cubs before the...
View ArticleWhat to do with Aaron Cook, Daisuke Matsuzaka and other Red Sox notes
Aaron Cook has a 1.89 ERA in five Triple-A starts. (AP) With a May 1 deadline looming on a major league option, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said Monday that if the Red Sox decide to promote...
View ArticleRed Sox won’t bring in managers until Theo Epstein situation is resolved
Until Theo Epstein's future is determined, the Sox will not start interviewing candidates to replace Terry Francona. (AP) The search for the next Red Sox manager will need to wait for the decision...
View ArticleDave Magadan on M&M: Carl Crawford is ready to break out of slump
Dave Magadan Red Sox hitting coach Dave Magadan joined Mut & Merloni Wednesday to break down the performance of Boston’s big bats, including Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury and David Ortiz. To...
View ArticleAdrian Gonzalez goes 3-for-4 for Red Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In his third day of testing the surgically repaired labrum in his right shoulder, Adrian Gonzalez hit off a batting tee for approximately 10 minutes on Thursday. With trainer Mike...
View ArticleDave Magadan on Adrian Gonzalez: ‘I liked him from the beginning’
Dave Magadan Dave Magadan was sold from the very first swings. Magadan first witnessed Adrian Gonzalez’ left-handed swing in the San Diego Padres’ 2006 spring training, when the then-24-year-old first...
View ArticleRed Sox pregame notes: Cameron’s guts, Ellsbury’s timetable, and more
A busy day for updates at Fenway Park, focused chiefly on roster moves that are and are not being made. In short: Mike Cameron has been put back on the disabled list due to the ongoing (and, in fact,...
View ArticleHow a Hitting Coach and Little League Saved Ortiz’ Season
The task of hitting coaches is at times complex. They need to be detail oriented, observing their players’ swing paths, contact points, pre-swing set-up, hand position, foot position and bat speed,...
View ArticleChat with Red Sox Hitting Coach Dave Magadan
Red Sox hitting coach Dave Magadan has generously offered to drop by the Virtual Press Box on Thursday at noon to take questions in the second installment of WEEI.com’s Thursday baseball chat series....
View ArticleMagadan: Ortiz Looking ‘Hitter-ish’
The moment was almost uncomfortable, not for what happened, but for what followed. Mike Lowell had just launched a homer to lead off the third inning. But the ovation for Lowell was not as enthusiastic...
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