Red Sox Fans Owe Craig Breslow an Apology After Rookie's Electric Mound Debut

Red Sox Fans Owe Craig Breslow an Apology After Rookie’s Electric Mound Debut

When the July 31 MLB trade deadline came and passed without the Boston Red Sox making a major deal, not only were the team’s fans livid with rage, but even respected MLB media insiders were beside themselves. They blasted the performance of baseball operations chief Craig Breslow with terms such as, “lethargic,” “epic fail,” “meh” — and even one, former Red Sox player Lou Merloni, now a radio and TV broadcaster for Boston, saying that Breslow’s …

Red Sox Fans Owe Craig Breslow an Apology After Rookie's Electric Mound Debut

A seemingly major failure by Boston Red Sox chief of baseball operations Craig Breslow now looks like a big success after all.

Red Sox lose 4-2 in Excellent Payton Tolle Debut - Sport Relay

The Boston Red Sox can’t capture late-inning magic after an excellent start by Payton Tolle in his MLB debut and lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 Friday at Fenway Park. Notable Don Frye lookalike Payton Tolle made his major league debut on the bump against Paul Skenes. Tolle gave a more than respectable effort competing against the NL Cy Young award contender. Unfortunately, most of the lineup couldn’t capitalize on the rookie’s strong perform…