by bcowett | Feb 28, 2014 | Andrew Miller, Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Farrell, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Will Middlebrooks
I don’t even care that it was two college teams. The Red Sox played baseball yesterday. They pitched and hit and scored runs and stuff. It all still counts. We’re not always the optimistic sort, but the 2014 Red Sox look different and not as 2013-like. Is...
by bcowett | Feb 26, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, Garin Cecchini, Grady Sizemore, Koji Uehara, Matt Barnes, Pedro Martinez
It’s back! Baseball is back! Break out the party poppers! Start the ticker-tape parades down every main avenue and street! There’s actual baseball being played today! It’s been missing in action for a few years now, and Dustin Pedroia has noticed....
by jcookson | Feb 26, 2014 | Blake Swihart, Boston Red Sox, Brian Johnson, Cody Kukuk, Drake Britton, Jamie Callahan, Manuel Margot, Ty Buttrey
This week I’m highlighting five prospects I expect big things from in 2014. Last January I nailed it by predicting success for Garin Cecchini, but some of the other picks (cough Jose Vinicio’s cough) weren’t so great. I’m hoping I can look back with pride on...
by tbrooks | Feb 25, 2014 | Boston Red Sox
No baseball player has ever captured my imagination quite the way Nomar Garciaparra did. I have lost hours of my life arguing his virtues over those of Derek Jeter. My heart was broken over the trade and my first sad thought following our World Series Game 4 victory...
by bcowett | Feb 24, 2014 | 2014 Red Sox offseason, 2014 Red Sox Spring Training, Boston Red Sox, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, Jackie Bradley, Jon Lester, Koji Uehara, Mike Trout, New York Yankees
Something of note: there will be a ton of Spring Training games broadcasted this year, and not just by ESPN. Looks to me like baseball is on the rise again. He says he’ll give a hometown discount, but what does Jon Lester mean by that? Just a few million off per...
