After an edge-of-seat performance in the bottom of the ninth last Tuesday (October 9), the Boston Red Sox won their playoff series against the New York Yankees without the help of knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright (off the mound for now because of resurgent knee trouble). The Sox are now battling the Houston Astros in the […]
His left knee is once again afflicting ace Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright, and it will keep him off the mound for now. He had knee surgery last year. On October 6, Bill Koch of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (“Knee pain re-emergence ends knuckleballer Steven Wright’s season”) reported: Alex Cora was confronted with some […]
CLNS Media Network’s Nick Quaglia discusses the prospective postseason role of Red Sox knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright, whom Quaglia believes to be the “Most Crucial Postseason Weapon” of the Sox. Despite the team’s success, some people have been worried about the bullpen. One question: who can best fill the gap between starter and closer? Quaglia […]
“One of the goals for Red Sox manager Alex Cora this coming week will be to bring Steven Wright out of the bullpen with runners on base to see how he responds,” reports Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe. Cora (pictured with Wright) wants to try it before October. The knuckleballer has thrown 10 scoreless […]
A Rotoworld item notes Steven Wright’s performance in the Sox’s September 16 game against the New York Mets. The knuckleball pitcher pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up a save against the Mets on Sunday. Wright walked one and struck out one… Wright was able to get his work in and also pick up […]
Easing back into the game after several weeks on the disabled list, knuckleballer Steven Wright pitched a scoreless inning in an 8-2 Red Sox victory over the Atlanta Braves on Labor Day. Alex Speier reports that Wright threw an impressive number of strikes, with 17 of his 23 pitches (74 percent) either landing in the […]
Several days ago we were seeing reports that good news was coming for knuckleballer Steven Wright, who had been away from the mound for several weeks because of trouble with his knee. Red Sox right-hander Steven Wright is expected to come off the disabled list and join the team Saturday, manager Alex Cora said…. “Steven […]
We’re hearing good reports of knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright’s progress, and keeping our fingers crossed that he’ll be in action again before this MLB season expires. Slow and steady wins the race, in this case. Wright acknowledges that he pushed himself and his post-op knee a bit too hard, too fast when he returned to […]
On June 26, knuckleballer Steven Wright was returned to the disabled list because of his knee (subjected to surgery last year). But he has been upbeat about the problem. “I mean, it’s frustrating because you want to go out there and compete,” ESPN quoted him. “But when I had the surgery, they kind of told […]
The Boston Red Sox faced the Seattle Mariners again last Friday, and won, but not until Sox knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright had given up ten earned runs over a little more than three innings. The score was 14-10, after the Sox had lagged 5-10. Knuckleballers have on days as well as off days. If Wright […]